Me? I start at the beginning and work my way through the entire book, chapter by chapter. Some authors use intricate outlines, while others wing it. I know of another who writes scene after scene after scene, and then puts them together like a jigsaw puzzle. I know one author who writes the first and last chapter first, and then tries to make them meet. I’ve had the privilege to speak to different authors during the years, and hear what works and doesn’t work for them.
There isn’t a right or wrong way to go about it. Hey, Jeyn here, the girl with the Dark Insides, here today to talk about the writing process and the research that went into The Bodies We Wear.Įvery author has a different writing process. Published September 23rd 2014 by Knopf Books for Young Readers The Writing Process Jeyn is a former singer, songwriter, actress, bicycle courier and tree planter.Īn avid traveler, she’s been around the world, most recently, teaching high school in South Korea.Ī lover of animals, Jeyn volunteers regularly with helping abandoned and abused animals, especially cats. For the next few years she played in an alternative/punk band called Missing Mile before moving to England where she received her MA from the prestigious Creative Writing graduate course at Bath Spa University. When she was 21, she moved to Vancouver with dreams of being a rock star, graduating from the University of British Columbia with a degree in Writing and Psychology.
J eyn Roberts (pronounced Jen – the Y is silent)grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and started writing at an early age, having her first story published when she was 16 in a middle-grade anthology called LET ME TELL YOU. (Giveaway details at the end of the post)
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