Everyone in all walks of life have strong opinions. As authors we get to express our opinions to a readership, or that is the aim.
But entertainment has to take priority. In my view entertainment makes difficult subject matter more digestible., however, the reason I'm writing the story is to shine a spotlight on some form of perceived prejudice or injustice. I set the stage and the stage will reflect a particular perspective and then I allow the characters to play out the drama. If I have decided a thriller is the best genre with which to tell the story, then I will have an idea of plot twists and turns and the ending, but I write with a very light touch. I will even have scenes and dialogue prepared in many handwritten notes, but invariably find everything changes as the characters express themselves. It is for this reason I find writing fiction so exciting - through the characters I get to experience perspectives I'd missed or hadn't considered.
Every novel I've written has ended differently to what I had planned.
The process for me, as the author, is about losing control, standing back and allowing the characters to tell their story. It is like channelling life, people, a world, from another dimension. Is it the same for you?
But entertainment has to take priority. In my view entertainment makes difficult subject matter more digestible., however, the reason I'm writing the story is to shine a spotlight on some form of perceived prejudice or injustice. I set the stage and the stage will reflect a particular perspective and then I allow the characters to play out the drama. If I have decided a thriller is the best genre with which to tell the story, then I will have an idea of plot twists and turns and the ending, but I write with a very light touch. I will even have scenes and dialogue prepared in many handwritten notes, but invariably find everything changes as the characters express themselves. It is for this reason I find writing fiction so exciting - through the characters I get to experience perspectives I'd missed or hadn't considered.
Every novel I've written has ended differently to what I had planned.
The process for me, as the author, is about losing control, standing back and allowing the characters to tell their story. It is like channelling life, people, a world, from another dimension. Is it the same for you?
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