February!

 February 5, 2017

The month of February is off to a good start. I’ve probably written about 3K words so far. I’m up to about 56K total words and moving into the last third of the project. Once I’ve completed it I will start the revision process, though since this is a part of a series I’m also thinking about going back to the couple of stand alone short stories and beefing them up. Decisions decisions!

I’ve even created a Twitter handle. SeanErikAuthor – not much there yet, but slowly building up.

Goals for the month of February:

Finish the first draft of my current project.

Name my current project. I have a few ideas but nothing that has really stuck with me.

Continue working on the Bible for my various worlds. I currently have my Urban Fantasy, my high fantasy, and then the Space Opera/Sci-Fi I’m working with my wife on.

This week I want to talk about part of my writing process. Am I a planner or a pantser?

I’m a little of both. I usually have an overarching goal. I typically know how the story will start, a few high points in the middle, and how it will end. I’ll sketch out a few points in the middle, linking everything, but sometimes it’s just a freeform writing match and I just let my mind go.

I also find the oddest inspirations to move past roadblocks. I try to take my dog for a walk every morning. I don’t take my cell phone, just keys. I’ll let my mind wander and it usually goes to whatever project I’m working on. I’ll push aside any frustrations I have and just start to work on where I’m hung up. I’ll run through scenarios, options, sometimes walking back the train of thought until I find an answer.

That’s it for now. I’m going to post this then get back to work. Future installments will be about my writing process, world building, how I deal with writers block, etc. Please leave any questions or comments below.

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