Scene It Before

I’m a very visual person. I can’t call up a picture in my mind and remember it well enough to write about it, especially if it’s very complicated. My mind doesn’t work that way. (Well, sometimes my mind doesn’t work at all.) So for my story I drew what I thought the setting would look like so I would know how my characters moved around in it. I was lucky to find a real location and a real Museum (thank you Natasha) to use as the basis for my story. Using pictures and information from their website and plot lines from my story, I drew the fictitious Hillside Museum grounds complete with gardens, out buildings, parking lots, meadow and trails on a grease board. It is propped up behind my computer. Now when I write that Nate walked from the caretaker’s cottage to the museum or the sunken gardens, I walk with him on the drawing to see what he would see. It's helped me a great deal.

Here's a picture of my workspace.  And my ever present helper, Bella

 
 
 
 

I have issues, NaNo!

OK, so my story is having Growing Pains and my time frame Isn’t Working. My research is Useful but not Complete. My structure is Lame and my first plot point is Puny. I’ve rearranged my chapters Twice, which made scenes work Better Together, but made me Totally Confused again about my Story.  But, I’ll probably do it again Tomorrow. So, tonight I totally agree with Bill the Cat – AAACK!


Or in other words, AAACK – My Complete Story isn’t working. It’s having Growing Pains of the Totally Lame and Puny kind. I’m twice as Confused as Bill the Cat.  Here’s hoping I’m Together better Tomorrow. Where is that WINE???