How To Write a Novel — First Contact
Day 6 of writing my novel in public
I’ve started something scary here on Medium. It’s something I’ve done before, but never in public. I have a process that I’m going to follow, and I’d like to share it with you.
If you want to follow the journey from the start, go here.
If you missed yesterday’s, you can find it here.
Day 6 — First Contact
Over the last two days, I have met two important characters in my novel — the main character and the antagonist. I know the main character is an 11-year-old boy who is passionate about baking and can ‘see’ smells. He hides his ability because he doesn’t want to be different.
My antagonist loves eating foods that have an atrocious smell, and he stinks. To disguise this, he wears a hypnotic scent. He seeks revenge over those who made him feel bad for the way he smells and is building a stink bomb.
Today I’m going to plan a scene that involves the pair of them — their first contact. I’ll do some planning on what that scene might be like, what motivates the two of them in the scene, and the outcome.
I don’t imagine that this scene will be the opening scene in the book, but that is part of why I’m choosing to start here. When I start at…
