Mr. Jeff O'Handley from The Doubting Writer tagged me yesterday for The Tag You're It Blog Hop. I shall answer the following four questions and tag three other bloggers.
1. What are you working on now?
I have two novels on hold right now. The first is a part heroic/part epic fantasy currently titled The Lost Mountains. It features a band of virtuous knights who battle creatures of pure vice in a secondary world. The magic system involves deities, light, and prisms. It'll be really cool once I get to writing it...The second is a YA fantasy. I consider it a hybrid of Hayao Miyazaki's films and the Fire Emblem video games, only in book form.
I also have a YA fantasy novelette partially complete. It has an herb-and-blood-based magic system.
2. How [do they] differ from other works in [their genres]?
I try to keep my magic systems unique. The cast of characters in The Lost Mountains starts off with a large cast, rather than building up to it. The other novel has a rare approach, introducing a new character or characters in almost every chapter (in the same formula as the Fire Emblem video games).
3. Why do you write?
I write for three main reasons. First, to practice the process for when I become an editor in the future. Second, for the enjoyment of writing something well and entertaining others. Third, with the hope of making money some day soon.
4. How does your writing process work?
I'm a discovery writer. When I get an idea I try to combine it with other ideas and go wild. I have a tendency for extremely tight ideas, so unless I decide to write something longer, I default to flash fiction. I edit as I go, which leaves me clean first drafts, but after long spans of time.
Who to tag? Let's see...
Anne Schlueter of AM Station
Bonnee Crawford of The Blogging of an Aspiring Writer
Brandon Ax of Writer's Storm
Your novels and the novelette sound interesting, Patrick! I used to work with a similar writing/revising process, but now I find it easier to write a whole first draft before editing. Thanks for tagging me. I'll let you know when I've put up my response post.
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DeleteThanks for playing along, Patrick--it's always interesting to hear how others do it. And thanks, also, for using 'discovery writer' instead of 'pantser.' Bleah, I shudder even typing that. Like Bonnee, I don't edit too much as I go. My own preference is to get the story down first and fix things later.
ReplyDeleteYeah, "that word" has really taken over the last year and a half. I strongly prefer to call myself a discovery writer. Thanks for coming by.
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