Category Archives: The Writing Process
The Writing Process: Part 5 – The First Draft (A)
A friend of mine asked via Twitter: “Mrs. @mbweston, what’s your writing process?” To answer his question, I’ve been writing a series of blog posts about how I go about my personal writing process. So far, we’ve covered: The Writing … Continue reading
The Writing Process: Example of a “Pre-Draft”
Yesterday, I blogged about the writing process and discussed a bit about pre-drafts (click here to read). I figured today I would post and example of one. This is the pre-draft prologue to a short story I am writing for … Continue reading
The Writing Process: Part 4 – The “Pre-Draft”
A friend of mine asked via Twitter: “Mrs. @mbweston, what’s your writing process?” To answer his question, I’ve been writing a series of blog posts about how I go about my personal writing process. So far, we’ve covered: The Writing … Continue reading
The Writing Process: Part 3 – Plot: Your Story’s Skeleton
A week ago, a friend of mine asked via Twitter: “Mrs. @mbweston, what’s your writing process?” To answer his question, I’ve been writing a series of blog posts about how I go about my personal writing process. So far, we’ve … Continue reading
The Writing Process: Part 2 – The Conflict
A friend of mine, via Twitter, asked me what my writing process was. I quickly discovered that describing my writing process in 140 characters or less would be impossible, so I decided to blog about it. If this is your … Continue reading
The Writing Process: Part 1 – Getting Your Inspiration
At the beginning of this year, a friend of mine asked via Twitter: “Mrs. @mbweston, what’s your writing process?” I answered with a series of blog posts that I have decided to repost. Since describing my writing process in 140 … Continue reading
Quote of the Day: March 21, 2009
"You’re the writer. You’re the one sitting at the keyboard day in and day out. Force your words to do your bidding!"–M. B. Weston
Creating Fantasy Takes Research
I used to joke that creating fantasy was easy because it didn't require any research. That changed last weekend when I gave a talk about "Making Make-Believe Believable" at the Naples Press Club Writer's Conference, and I decided to bring … Continue reading
Beyond Writing: Keeping the Manuscript Alive
I’ve received a couple of e-mails asking me about writing–mainly about how I structure my time and stay disciplined, and other things that aid writing, and I figured I would answer them in my blog. Disciplinary technique: I’m still working … Continue reading
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