I like to share tips and insight about writing craft on my blog. Today's post is from Sarah Leyton, the author of Sharing Annabelle, who is here to talk about her writing process.
Espresso and Moleskine
Sarah Leyton
I majored in English in college, which you can’t always tell by
my grammar (or lack there of), but it did instill in me a certain writing
process. I start my books by creating a journal. I have a different colored
Moleskine for each book because then I have all my notes in one place, and it's
small and lightweight so it can travel everywhere with me. I always begin the
journal with character outlines and descriptions of the settings. From there I
create a general book outline for interactions I want to happen or particular
scenes I want the characters to engage in. Once I’m satisfied with the small
outline I start writing some of the scenes because then I can really get a feel
for my characters and how I want them to interact. Finally comes the big,
detailed outline of every scene, every character and every interaction I want
to include. When the outline is complete I pick and choose which scenes I’m in
the mood to write and fill in the book piece by piece until it’s complete.
My writing day starts by
walking into my local coffee shop and the baristas getting me my usual order
and then mocking me for coming in for the millionth time that week. Then I take
my coffee with a super-human amount of espresso to my usual table by the
window. Then begins the procrastination. I people watch, drink my coffee and
review what I’ve written and my book journal. That’s when the espresso kicks in
and the mad rush of typing begins. I write until the espresso wears off and
call that a good job. I don’t ever force myself to write because then it
becomes a job instead of something fun that I love to do.
By Sarah Leyton
Annabelle Rawlings has fallen for not one but two men. When
Callum McCray and Mason Webb set their sights on Annabelle, they refuse to give
up until they've made her realize that she belongs to them—no matter how many
times she tries to deny it. They know she has dark, kinky desires that only
they can satisfy. When the guys are forced to deny their love, and hers,
and push Annabelle away because of a deadly threat from their past, they doubt
whether they’ll ever be able to win her back again.
About the Author
Sarah Leyton is a former para-trouper with a love of deep sea
diving off the coast of Fiji and a pet coyote named Spartacus. Just kidding! If
it makes you feel better she welcomes you to believe that's her life. The
truth is that Sarah has spent half of her life in one-mile Kansas farm towns
and the other half in bustling metropolises. This unique perspective opens up
ideas for characters from all walks of life with stories that take on lives of
their own.
She’s a woman who loves
all books, snarky sitcoms and her tiny dog, D’Artagnan. With a perverted sense
of humor and a mouth like a sailor, especially while behind the wheel of a car,
she has an abiding obsession all things Hello Kitty, photography and Michael
Kors. She wishes all of you, readers and writer a like, the most fulfilled
life possible!
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