tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008803196079197549.post5821627057048173069..comments2022-10-19T02:42:43.955-05:00Comments on Sharing the Journey: Heidi Peterson's Author Blog: The Behind-the-Scenes Writing TagHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008803196079197549.post-73116635290281619932015-11-12T06:47:59.661-06:002015-11-12T06:47:59.661-06:00Poor SOAG, the novel I keep starting and not finis...Poor SOAG, the novel I keep starting and not finishing.<br /><br />That's so cool that ODS's ending has not changed! My <i>Fickle Creek</i> ending never changed either. And it's usually the final scene, the denouement, that I'm writing toward, not the climactic finale stuff.<br /><br />I'm still that way with RCC! Having zero trouble loving it still. Probably that short time frame, like you said. Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008803196079197549.post-90808558591385588892015-11-12T00:53:11.154-06:002015-11-12T00:53:11.154-06:00Hamlette,
Yes, I remember! (And a note on SOAG com...Hamlette,<br />Yes, I remember! (And a note on SOAG coming soon, btw.) Thankfully, thus far the endings for my novels have truly been the pivotal scene that springs to life first -- characters, setting, and conflict resolution complete. (You know, even with all the somersaults that <i>On David's Shoulders</i> has been through, so far the ending setting has never changed? :) And I don't feel dogmatic about it, it's just that it's now so much more <i>right.</i>)<br /><br />*grinning* Yes, exactly!! I'm still thrilled in the clouds about AFSS (maybe because it took such a short time to write??), but I can't wait to finish my edits and start giving my undivided attention to ODS material and *research* again. ;)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008803196079197549.post-80439917915417491982015-11-06T12:38:27.343-06:002015-11-06T12:38:27.343-06:00Heidi, Oh YAY! I'm so excited to read it!!!! C...Heidi, Oh YAY! I'm so excited to read it!!!! Congratulations!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315660089925645214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008803196079197549.post-61234470314011124972015-11-06T12:31:38.881-06:002015-11-06T12:31:38.881-06:00YES! I must know what the ending of any story or ...YES! I <i>must</i> know what the ending of any story or novel is before I can begin. Not just how it ends, usually, but the actual final scene. Must know that. Remember how I tried to start <i>Son of a Gunfighter</i> last spring and got about 500 words in and fizzled? I had a general idea of how it ended, but I didn't know that final scene, and I couldn't progress. The a few weeks ago, I shared <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkj3PH2jGV8" rel="nofollow">a Bobby Darin song</a> with Deborah Koren that I couldn't get out of my head, and I said it always gave me this image of Glenn Ford standing on the edge of a meadow, and all of a sudden this whole scene clicked into place while I was emailing back and forth with her about it -- and I realized that was my ending. And now, I can write!<br /><br />I blog in tiny increments all over the place too. Which is why a lot of the time, I get way more blogging than "real writing" done.<br /><br />I love how you said <i>I do have certain movies that are a huge part of my process, freshening me up for different stories and generally starting off an explosion of creativity. </i> I'm that way too! And different projects require different movies to give me juice. And, of course, sometimes I *have* to watch movies for *research* that happen to contain whoever has been cast in my current WIP. I feel a spate of Hugh Jackman, Audie Murphy, and Glenn Ford movies coming up...Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008803196079197549.post-90004004438649927962015-11-06T11:29:36.918-06:002015-11-06T11:29:36.918-06:00Meredith,
Aren't they splendid? I'm so gla...Meredith,<br />Aren't they splendid? I'm so glad you love them, too, and thanks so much for commenting! :)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008803196079197549.post-50588026118230625202015-11-06T11:28:29.274-06:002015-11-06T11:28:29.274-06:00jessica,
How fun! I haven't done YouTube at al...jessica,<br />How fun! I haven't done YouTube at all, but I do have an entire "soundtrack" put together for my current western novel-in-progress. Such loveliness! ;)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008803196079197549.post-7416841328527020632015-11-06T11:21:03.147-06:002015-11-06T11:21:03.147-06:00Natalie,
I'm so very glad you enjoyed it! And ...Natalie,<br />I'm so very glad you enjoyed it! And yes, exactly. ;) <br /><br />Btw, I <i>finished</i> AFSS(!!!!) and now I'm doing edits, so hopefully you'll be hearing from me super soon. :) I can't wait to read yours!!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008803196079197549.post-44470436873831007272015-11-05T08:29:22.851-06:002015-11-05T08:29:22.851-06:00I love the Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast sou...I love the Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast soundtracks! Great writing music. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764461173370472669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008803196079197549.post-26257406678951264532015-11-02T18:02:02.055-06:002015-11-02T18:02:02.055-06:00I love music while I write, too :) I actually mak...I love music while I write, too :) I actually make YouTube playlists for each of my stories--it's so much fun picking out songs to suit the characters and it helps me a lot. Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008803196079197549.post-67963882503219952432015-11-02T16:27:55.883-06:002015-11-02T16:27:55.883-06:00This was so interesting, Heidi! I loved getting a ...This was so interesting, Heidi! I loved getting a peek into your writing process!<br />I really like how you said that staring a new novel is "an infrequent and momentous occasion." I currently have a few story ideas wanting to be dwelt on, but I'm not allowing it until my book is done. I can't afford distractions right now. heehee :)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315660089925645214noreply@blogger.com