Wednesday 15 November 2017

My Writing Process


People often ask me what my writing process involves.

Okay, no one has actually asked me that, specifically. Sometimes they ask me why I'm at their party when I wasn't invited. So rude. It's gotten so bad that I now turn down all invites, espcially the ones I don't receive.

Let's ask myself. "Paul, what does your writing process involve?"

Thanks for asking.

Most writers choose their words, and word placement very, very carefully. I go a step further.

I drill down to the letter. For me, it's all in the letter choice and placement.

Consider the word in the Title of this blog: Process.

See what I did there?

I started with a capital "P". Why? I'm not telling you. But it's crucial to the use of that word in this context.

Then I followed with a boldly placed "r". Then an innocent little "o". I'm most proud of the "ss" at the end. Took a ton of honing to get that right.

If you are an observant person, and I know you are, you'll notice I ended with a ".".

Again, why?

Well, I'm not going to spill all my secrets, now am I?

Buy my book, like everyone else.

Okay, no one has bought it yet. I guess it would be good to get it published first. But then I'd have to actually write it. Which requires a good idea. Hmmmm…

That's my process.