In today’s video, I give you an update and a sneak peek of my writing process for the dystopia/sci-fi story I’m working on. I have enjoyed it immensely, as it has sparked new ideas, helped me better understand my protagonist and the antagonist, developed the plots profoundly, and allowed me to vividly imagine both familiar and new scenes. It has been a lot of fun! I have written to a friend a few times to share with her the fantastic moments I have had; I call these moments “Eureka” moments. I can say that this has been a beautiful journey that has left me excited about this story. I worked from home in the mornings until lunchtime, and, of course, in Old San Juan at a cafe and in my car, which has become my second office. I suppose I should start calling Old San Juan my third office, lol.
In An Author’s Vlog 24, you will be able to watch me put scenes on Post-it notes and arrange them on a whiteboard. I prefer updating the whiteboard with the new scenes because I find it more visually appealing than looking at them on the computer. I created a table on a sheet to organize the scenes in order, along with the main plot of the trilogy and the plots for the first installment. Additionally, I included the conflicts that each scene will have in order to create the necessary dramatic effects and move the plot forward. At this point, I have approximately 121 scenes. Although I have started writing new chapters, I feel the need to go back to the beginning and incorporate the new details that arose while crafting the scenes.
September is almost over, and I thought I would have at least 60% of the writing done. However, as you can see on my homepage called “Saludos,” where I have the percentage of the story posted, I am at 39% with a bit over forty-two thousand words. My goal is to write one hundred and ten thousand words. This week, I have to work on it. I will keep you posted through the vlog and come by here to my website to check the percentage so you can know where I am at.
By the way, before sharing the link to see the video on my writing process, this week I shared on Instagram a reel that has a “scene” of the story. Can’t say much, and the words are in Spanish, but the words are a clue in the story for something that will change the protagonist’s journey.
Here is the link for An Author’s Vlog 24, enjoy and read you in the comments: https://youtu.be/T7lMJWX4ezo