That Frank Peretti Thing

 

Hello again! I am pulling an all-nighter to work on my story, but I am taking a short break and decided to share a random thought that has crossed my mind on multiple occasions over the years. When I was in high school, I read a good deal of Frank Peretti's books. I found his writing excellent, and still do, and for this reason I analyzed his stories. That is how I discovered that in all of the books I read by him, whether it was consistent with the character or not, a character was bound to use the phrase "Hoo boy!" Was it missed in the editing, or was it intentional? Until this very day I question is it secretly his personal stamp that says Frank Peretti saw himself most in that character as opposed to the others, or did he just write that because he had not considered another expression at the time. If you're reading this Frank Peretti, I hope you will answer my question.

   That is all! Write well friends!

~Mrs. Sarchet

From Scene to Shining Scene

Hello!

It has been a while since I updated on my writing journey. I am happy to say that I am still chugging along. Like most writers there are times when I suffer writer's block, but I have been determined to have periods of writer's block kept short. There are two major things that have helped me. The first is that I have chosen to remain consumed by my story. In whatever I do, I ask myself if there are any elements I can incorporate into my story. When I am out and about, I ask myself what my characters would be doing if they were here. The second is I have been writing out scenes regardless of where they fall in the story. More often than not I envision a scene before I have a full context as to where it should fall, and I have found that if I write it out then it inspires me to write another scene. Then I can connect them like puzzle pieces. I know that not every scene I write will make it to the final cut, but it helps me to understand where I should go next with the story.

Basically...

I am always either thinking about writing my story actively writing it. I am just grateful for the writing journey I am on. 

Write well friends!

~Mrs. Sarchet