Little by little, bit by bit, books are built like building blocks from a kernel of a story to a wonderful book. While writing, some of the blocks may tumble, files can be lost, sentences scratched out, pages, and chapters deleted. It’s a building and rebuilding process. I’ve mentioned in posts and to family and friends that The Elen Chronicles is a haunting book. It’s like a good ghost who shadows me at all times. As a writer, I am normally somewhere between a plotter and a pantser. This story literally pours from my fingers at the oddest of times – like at stoplights, in grocery stores, or in the shower. As these paragraphs unfold, I plug them into an outline of chapters – something I’ve never done before. Shelves are full of resources. Notes are scrawled on pieces of paper tucked into books and in my journal. I discover more about Elen’s character as I learn more about the 17th century. The writing process is a magical one. Here’s to building the castle of my dream story with the building blocks of words, sentences, and paragraphs.
