🎥 My Writing Process: How I Paint by Numbers (Without the Outline)
In a past blog post, I admitted that I am a Pantser —someone who does not outline anything and simply writes, taking the story chapter by chapter to see where it leads. Yes, that's me! I have a vision in my head, and I go with it. It's my way of "painting by numbers." I have each scene in my head as I write; I can see the room, the city, and the atmosphere, and I know the personality of the characters. It might sound strange, but it's like watching a movie in my head, and just like a movie I haven't seen, I don't know where it's going next. 🗺️ The Genesis of An Irish Mystery An Irish Mystery was born during the pandemic. I started by writing about a man in an 8x4 cell. Why Arizona? I'm not sure, but it was in my head. Why a German man? I had been learning German again, a language I first encountered as a young boy when my dad was stationed with the Royal Green Jackets in Minden, Germany . Learning those words made me want to use them in my ...
