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January 7, 2010
So let me set the scene. I was
tired last night, and I really didn't
want to sit down on the laptop and
work on the second book of my
YA fiction novel, Hidden Force. I
was congested and wanted to go to
bed. But, I forced myself to work
on about 450 words of revisions...
not much I know but better than
nothing. Then, instead of going to
bed, I headed to the shower. Well,
that's when it hit me. As I was
finishing, I was hit with an epiphany
for the novel. Out of the blue, just
like that, the element I needed to
bring it all together and move it from
just "good" to "amazing" came to
me. No longer was I tired. I rushed
to find some index cards and a
pencil to jot down the idea before it
faded into nothingness. There were
details there that I couldn't forget.
As I jotted down one detail, it lead
me to another, and another. These
were elements that would tie-up
loose ends, answer knawing
questions within the plot, and bring
the story a sense of completeness.
And within this epiphany also came
an alternate ending that would build
the pace and momentum in the
novel.
I can't give away too much
since I haven't written it yet, but
here's a taste of what came to me
last night:
are now pinned to my writing board
- reminders to weave the elements
into the story in the appropriate
places.
I love epiphanies, I just wish I had
more control over them. This was a
big moment.
Until next time, stay happy &
healthy.
-Michelle
So let me set the scene. I was
tired last night, and I really didn't
want to sit down on the laptop and
work on the second book of my
YA fiction novel, Hidden Force. I
was congested and wanted to go to
bed. But, I forced myself to work
on about 450 words of revisions...
not much I know but better than
nothing. Then, instead of going to
bed, I headed to the shower. Well,
that's when it hit me. As I was
finishing, I was hit with an epiphany
for the novel. Out of the blue, just
like that, the element I needed to
bring it all together and move it from
just "good" to "amazing" came to
me. No longer was I tired. I rushed
to find some index cards and a
pencil to jot down the idea before it
faded into nothingness. There were
details there that I couldn't forget.
As I jotted down one detail, it lead
me to another, and another. These
were elements that would tie-up
loose ends, answer knawing
questions within the plot, and bring
the story a sense of completeness.
And within this epiphany also came
an alternate ending that would build
the pace and momentum in the
novel.
I can't give away too much
since I haven't written it yet, but
here's a taste of what came to me
last night:
- Belial knows Faith's potential
& wants to bate her to use
her power in a full-out
explosive burst. This would
set-off a chain reaction:
causing the barriers between
the two worlds to crack,
melding elements of the two
worlds, causing Enlita to
crumble, and seeping Enlita's
energy to earth creating
mutations to all living things.
are now pinned to my writing board
- reminders to weave the elements
into the story in the appropriate
places.
I love epiphanies, I just wish I had
more control over them. This was a
big moment.
Until next time, stay happy &
healthy.
-Michelle
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