…as with many of yeez Lads and Lassies of Blog Land who scribble stories and novels, I’m often asked where the ideas come from for the plots… to date, each of the four books in my Jack Calder crime thriller series has begun in my head as an ‘ending’… I prefer to have at least a rough notion how it all ends… the trip on the way there can take the narrative down many a twisty-turvy path… and that’s before yeez even consider what the characters get up to when they decide where yer novel’s going… another quirk of mine is to get a title as early as possible… that kinda lends a bit of a ‘persona’ to the book for me…
…as some of yeez may be aware, my excellent publishers, Crooked Cat Publishing will be flashing the newly-minted fourth in the series, KILLER CITY, in August…
View original post 205 more words
Legends of Windemere 
An interesting reversal of my practice. I usually have no idea how it will all end. Mad Water was the only exception to the rule so far. I wrote the ending first, then the rest of the story. Of course, by the time I reached the end again I had changed my mind, so I rewrote a different one 😀
LikeLike
I tend to imagine endings before the middle. Probably because I play with the idea in my mind for a while. It helps me see if the thing has longevity and traction.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Well, you also plan ahead. I’m a notorious pantser 🙂
LikeLike
True. The planning is a big part of the fun for me.
LikeLiked by 1 person