One Day at a Time

I'm a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants sort of writer, which means I don't do a lot of planning, I just start writing, with no clear idea of where the story will go. For some, this is madness, but for me, it seems to work. Here's why: I tried to create a scene list, some sort of general outline, for my second book just to see how it would work, and I'm already starting to wonder if my story will even follow it. My character is so much fun to write about I don't want to try and force him to go where I think he should go. The story I had planned for him does not seem quite right.

I'm creating an ensemble of characters and I get to 're-use' a character I had to cut from my first book (this makes me really happy, I'm so glad he gets a second chance).

I guess I will continue to figure it out as I go, because what's the point of all that work of plotting and planning if I don't even end up using it?

I also think that my writing continues to improve. I can see a difference between the first book and this one. My vision (so far) is clearer and I am (I know, I'm repeating myself) excited to write about my new favorite character. He is going to be a blast, he's such a great person, I know there are going to be some exciting times with him as the main character.

On another note, I'm trying to figure out my next step career-wise. It's intimidating coming back with no job, but I am trusting that God has a plan, whether that is for me to stay here in Alaska, or move somewhere else. It's a little bit like riding a roller-coaster (or what I imaging it would be like, since I have never actually been on one) it's a fun (and scary) ride.