This is the fourth post in my Writing Right Out In Public public novel project. Read the introduction for full details and links to all currently published posts. One of the problems with writing a novel in public, at least in my mind, is that the public gets to see your mistakes and false starts. I suppose … Continue reading Calling a Mulligan: The Real Opening Scene

This is the third post in my Writing Right Out In Public public novel project. Read the introduction for full details and links to other posts. Now that I have a basic summary of some of the story's foundation out of the way, it's time for some actual scene writing. I have to admit, writing … Continue reading Writing Right Out In Public: The Opening Scene

This is the second post in my Writing Right Out In Public public novel project. Read the introduction for full details. In my introductory post to this public novel writing project, I made note of the story seed I settled on for this tale: “A young boy living in the forest seeks revenge on the … Continue reading Writing Right Out In Public: This Nameless Story’s Foundation

John Michael Greer, over on his Dreamwidth site, recently proposed a challenge and project to his readers who are interested in being writers: writing a novel in public. He suggested not just that he would write said novel one scene at a time, posted on his blog, but that he would include notes on why … Continue reading Writing Right Out In Public: An Introduction