Monday, August 25, 2014

Writing a Novella

I was talking with my spouse about writing and the things that go into it. She write horror stories and is trying to think of something to write about. I was looking over a novella I am writing and realized that I need to tighten up the structure.

 I read Herman Melville's Bartleby and saw how I need to focus on one particular time in the protagonist's life. Jack Kerouac's Subterraneans is another novella that I will read. I've written numerous short stories in the past so writing a novella is no different save the fact that it is longer, a short novel if you will. I have a protagonist and am further developing his character. 

Character development  has become one of my favorite parts about writing. As I mentioned in the past, I like quirky characters who do not fit the mold of being strange or weird. Guess that's the creative part of me.

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