TNT2: the process

[azuire]

Hello everyone! Hope you're all getting a plethora of ideas for the Week 1 Topic! Meanwhile, it's Tuesday, and here's another TNT column! Remember, if you have an idea for a discussion, feel free to PM it to us!

Allons-y!

My favourite parts of the writing process are:
a) characterisation. I enjoy giving each character the breath of life, so to speak. Learning strange things about them: how they react under pressure, what their favourite colour is, and if they're prone to putting ketchup on bananas. One of the first questions I ask a character is, 'If you're in a dark alley and someone attacks you, what do you do?'
b) endings. I love that satisfying feeling of finishing a work: I have so many half-baked ones lying around. Especially if it's a long work, that I forgot about and came back to.

So, what are your favourite parts of the writing process? And what are your least favourites, if any?

Share away :-)

Comments

[azuire]

Description is tough for me. I pick my words very carefully and precisely, and I don't like extra hang-ons. I think I'm more of a narrative style writer.

[selkath]

I wish I could figure that out. I always have trouble pushing the plot itself along, and get hung up on lengthy descriptions, because I want to be certain that the reader sees exactly what I have in my mind (even if that's not always possible.)