Blog Post 3

Progress--

                 I have started the first chapter. Pinterest has many boards to follow that have writing prompts, character banks, and other world building ideas for writers to use. One of those posts was the basis for the first line of the first chapter, which is: "No one was sorry to see him die except the little girl on the corner". Morbid already. They're gonna love it.

                 With the help of other collaborators/friends I've met online, questionnaires for character development are being completed by me. The site charahub.com is a great way to organize characters and find pictures that go with them. It's really helped me in the past with getting to know my own characters and see how they change. The questions are thorough and helpful for development. 

                 What I plan to do with the next few weeks is finish chapter one and get a feel for what I'm writing. I have scenes written out, but no way to get to them yet. I look forward to new ideas and suggestions. 

Blog Post 2

Blog Post 2

Research questions:

• What are the advantages of writing short stories vs. full novels?
• What are some theories of time that could inspire real life time travel? (Is it possible, and what ways would seem plausible in my short story?)
• What are some overused plot lines used in time-travel novels?
• How much is too much made-up "scientific fact"? (Like, made up societies in books have their own laws and even magic, but how much would make it feel impossible?

Checking in

Chase:

I am excited that you are going to be in your own element! Some things to keep in mind:
-Who might be a mentor for you?
-What materials are out there that can help you with your process?
-Who are potential readers you can have along the way whose opinions you value?

Let me know if you would like help thinking through some of this stuff. Also, Brandon Koch is doing something similar so you might share materials with eachother at some point. In the meantime, consider reading through this website about the Iowa Youth Writing Program.

Week One

         Week One Blog Post

         My proposal was writing a novel or a short story. I would love to write an actual long novel piece, but short stories are good too. My proposal at first did not have a genre included, but over the past few days I have decided that it will be Sci-Fi plus some fantasy elements. Also historical fiction features in the setting aspect. It's going to have time travel and everything. Probably will be set in an alternative timeline from ours.
         I have found sites that I like to use to gather some ideas. This one has been the best so far. The best writers use the successes of others to further their development. That is just what I am doing. While I want something completely different from what's been written in the past, I still wasn't decided on my idea. I'm still not, but I know some things. The most difficult part is coming up with a plot line for this story. A few ideas are running through my head but I don't know which path to take yet.
         Next week I want to start planning a plot. Or at least some characters and more world building. I've decided on a time period, but specifically I want to work on the laws that my "society" lives by. My most common writer problem is wanting others to read my story but wanting it to already exist...