The Colorless Dragons - Elisheva Free

I have joined that group, however my book isn't necessarily Medieval, so I wasn't entirely sure about posting there.

Thanks!
-Elisheva

Goodness you're quick. Nice dragon pic, BTW. My only feedback about the summary is that, as written, it seems like two separate stories (the girls and the dragons). I suggest adding something about what ties them all together.

Although there are authors who can write without a roadmap, I can't. I wrote the book content summary and then a chapter-by-chapter outline to keep me on track. Nothing was written in stone, but it was a useful guide.

Agree with Norm about using some type of roadmap.  The book content summary gives the readers an idea of what the story will be about and can always be changed as you move along.  Like Norm, I use a chapter-by-chapter outline.  For each chapter I use 2-3 sentences to give me an idea of where I'm going.  I've done that for the entire book, although I have already added a couple extra chapters since I started and also moved some others around.  It may not be for everyone, but it can help when you are first getting started.  Good luck!

Pretty much everything I have ever written from school papers to whimsical poems to make fun of authority figures as a kid to short stories to my first full novel was done in my head without any type outline. One thing I did do for my novel because it was a fictionalized memoir was this: Somewhere I came upon a tiny address book, one which would fit in my billfold and stayed there for thirty or forty years, and if I thought of anything I might one day want to include in the book I knew would happen eventually, I wrote a single word or phrase as a reminder. The entire book was eventually written in about a month. The story was whole in my head, but to fill in I would go through that list from my little address book and each word or phrase not already included would become a complete chapter or incident. So, if you can write it in your head, then do so. If you think of something while not at your writing station, then jot it down, text yourself, or whatever, a word or phrase which will bring the entire idea back to focus and use it when you are ready. Works for me anyway - not the texting part, I don't do that, lol. Whatever works, you use it and forget about any rules to the contrary. Take care. Vern

Hi Elisheva,

Just read the first chapter, and liked it a lot. It's beginning of a good story. As others have said, everyone has there own style. I like to have a beginning and end in mind when I start to write, and some conflict ideas along the way -- plus a good idea of the central characters. I sometimes write this down, but more often than not, mull it over in my mind.

Specific scenes, sub-plots, and secondary characters evolve as I write. And sometimes the ending changes completely as I write. But I always start with a general plot in mind: A leads to B, C does this, then D happens, etc.

Most important thing is to write it. If it's trapped in your brain, no one else can appreciate it.

Cheers,
Don