Questions for the writers

[onyxhawke]

Anyone who has taken a gander at my friends list has probably noticed that a lot of the writers on the list spend a great deal of time talking about their writing process. This should surprise none of the people who knew me before I started Eeeevil Agenting, really. It's not the writing process per se that rivets my otherwise gnat like attention, its information, and the writing process has to be about the most malleable set of information I can think of.

So two quick questions for the writers:

What is your favorite part of the writing process?

What do you do when you know you've done something wrong and haven't yet figured out what the source of that wrongness is?

Comments

answers

[cedunkley.livejournal.com]

1. My favorite part of the writing process would be the little surprises that pop up. No matter how much outlining and planning I do, I love when a new character will introduce himself and demand to be included in the story. I've found this character smacks me on the head to point out the subplot I didn't realize I had set up.

2. When things go wrong and I need to mull it over to figure out what and where, I tend to take a short break from what I am writing and dive back into Tolkien's works. Nothing inspires me more than his writing. After pulling myself out of Middle-Earth I can often return to my writing and see clearly where I've gone wrong.