Well, just as I had feared, the discovery writer inside me just won’t let the outliner do its work.

I have stumbled on the outline for my next book for months now : I first got the idea in february (I think), and had thought to save it for outlining. Sure, there is only one thing to do while writing a mystery : outlining, right? Is there?

But the outliner inside me isn’t a good one, it seems. He’s the source of my writer’s block, that’s sure.

All in all, I had one good brainstorming session in june , where I outlined the major parts of the book (Using Dan Wells 7 points system), but since that, zip. Nothing.

So, I gave in today, and let the discovery writer have his way. He knows where the book is supposed to go, and has enough of a setting now that he can begin to write something.

A few months back, I had written 15 lines in the main character’s voice, like in a journal entry, to get a feel of this character. Now, I put myself behind the desk, and wrote 2 new scenes for the beginning, introducing the two main characters. Despite the heat – I so despise heat – I managed to write 1500 words, and feel good about it. This one should have a more epic feel than the last one which was more of an urban fantasy.

So, I’ll have to stop this crap about outlining : I’m not an outliner. I’ll just begin to write and see where the book goes from there. Of course, I’m still missing important parts (like who the villain really is?), but that’s what discovery writing is for.

As last time, my objective is to write about 100 000 words, with a first draft before the end of the year, if possible.

Stay tuned for a new book incoming shortly.