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Apr. 1st, 2022 07:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mithen--How would you describe your writing process?
Haha, at the moment almost nonexistent, alas! Ideally, I tend to come up with an idea--usually for a basic plot trope or a key scene, then figure out a plot that allows me to get to that scene or enjoy that trope to the fullest. I tend to be a really linear writer--I start at the beginning and if I get stuck, I'm stuck until I figure it out! I'm not good at skipping around, though sometimes I wish I were...
How's the writing process been for what you're working on right now? Mine is pretty typical right now--I got a basic idea, I'm doing research (what was the gay scene like in Liverpool in the 1950s? What was life like in the Merchant Marine in the 1950s? What was life like for a graphic designer in the 1970s in New York City?) It's taking longer than usual because it's set in something so close to the real world...
Haha, at the moment almost nonexistent, alas! Ideally, I tend to come up with an idea--usually for a basic plot trope or a key scene, then figure out a plot that allows me to get to that scene or enjoy that trope to the fullest. I tend to be a really linear writer--I start at the beginning and if I get stuck, I'm stuck until I figure it out! I'm not good at skipping around, though sometimes I wish I were...
How's the writing process been for what you're working on right now? Mine is pretty typical right now--I got a basic idea, I'm doing research (what was the gay scene like in Liverpool in the 1950s? What was life like in the Merchant Marine in the 1950s? What was life like for a graphic designer in the 1970s in New York City?) It's taking longer than usual because it's set in something so close to the real world...
