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On Writing & Storytelling: I Tried Drafting a Scene Today…but Ended Up with an Outline Instead

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Alex Diaz-Granados
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Clockwise (from top right): Jim Garraty at South Miami High, circa 1983; Maddie in March 2000; Marty, circa 1981; Jim Garraty, circa 2000

On Writing & Storytelling, or: Well, at Least I Came Up with a Concept!

Another possible cover design for “Reunion: Coda” Image Credit: Juan Carlos Hernandez

Hey, everyone.

I’m back on my blog with some news about Reunion: Coda‘s Chapter 17, Scene Three.

No, I didn’t, sadly, write Scene Three…or even begin writing it. The writer’s block I’ve had this week has made it hard for me to come up with the story and type it into Microsoft Word. I did my best to get some fresh air, a bit of sunshine, and some exercise.  I also tried to chill enough to get into a good writing mood.

But it didn’t work out: I couldn’t get into a good head space and write any part of Scene Three. But I was set on doing something with Reunion: Coda, even if it was just a basic idea for the scene I mentioned. A rough outline, you know.

Around 4:30 PM, I jotted down some ideas for the plot twists I want to add to Chapter 17. Nothing too fancy, though. It’s just a 365 summary of what goes down after Jim and Maddie have a “morning after” brunch in his midtown Manhattan place on Sunday, March 12, 2000. I wrote the main action in the scene. I also listed the things that Jim and Maddie will chat about during the scene, and a cute ending.

Well, I may not have achieved what I set out to do today, but I’m closing down my desktop PC with a smile, knowing that I have a blueprint for tomorrow’s work.