Okay, it’s decided. Starting in January, here on Go Teen Writers we’ll spend 2011 walking through the book writing process. I’m super excited about that, guys. I’ve been putting together lesson plans (sorry about forcing you to read that phrase during your spare time. I nixed the word “curriculum.”) Here’s some of what you can expect us to talk about:
- Organizing your thoughts
- Making sure your idea is big enough
- How to make characters sound different from each other
- Creating an unusual setting
- Plot Layers
- Writing Resolutions
And many, many more that I’ve yet to plan. Sheesh. I may have to post more than twice a week.
Of course now that I’ve been working on lessons for that, I’m drawing a total blank about what to talk about in the meantime. Drat.
I guess something we can talk about is how we all want this to look. Like when we talk about brainstorming, do you guys want to be able to have the group help you grow your ideas? Because we can make that happen. Assuming the group wants to do it.
The other thing I’ll say is this: If you want to write a book, now is the time. There’s no reason to wait. You don’t need to be wait to be older or wiser or have cooler life experiences. (Though you might need to have those things before you’re publishable.) You don’t need an office. You don’t need to hunker down in the wilderness for 6 months. All you need to do to be a writer is write. Being published doesn’t make you a writer. Writing makes you a writer.