The Plot Thickens

Behind the scenes view of my writing process

There it is. The full plot of my next novel, the first in a trilogy. This picture is the first of its kind and was created using Obsidian, a wonderful app that has permeated every corner of my life. From keeping track of items at work to world building at home. The picture above was created with the Canvas feature, allowing me to graphically map out different arcs of the story.

For my first novel, there was zero plot. I had an idea and then put fingers to keyboard and let the story unfold for me. Which was a good storyline, but there was little character development and foreshadowing. Then I wrote another novel (never to see the light of day) and there was a loose outline of what I thought was a great story. Then I rewrote that plot at least five times and ended the journey with no story.

So here is my third stab at deciphering my brain and what it needs to create spell-binding stories. I spent almost two months ironing out the journey of our new hero and the hardships he is going to face along the way. So now when I sit down to write, I already know what I’m writing and can focus on elements of writing more than the story.

We shall see if the effort was worth the story…