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Editing Fool Me Twice in the middle of pandemic with other issues — how I remind myself once again I’m in charge of my own schedule and the difficulty I have in even asking myself for help.
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February 8, 2021
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How do I pick my POV characters? Who gets to be in this story as part of the ensemble? How I try to use past characters and relationships
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Where the idea for FMT came from and the first steps of brainstorming the series.
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December 31, 2020
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After reading Mad World Books 1-3 (a whopping 1100 pages and like 480k words over five days), I made some notes about what I want to finish, the characters I want to make sure we get closure for, and what my central narrative conflict is for the whole series. Plus, let’s talk about the tricky balance of writing versions of characters that are recognizable to the viewers from 17 years ago, newer viewers, and also characters who grow over three books.
No pressure.
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December 30, 2020
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After rereading the first book, I sat down to start my official stages of the Discovery process which are usually: Brainstorming, Outline, Anchor Scenes, Plot Sketch, Chapter Breakdown, Soundtracking. Uh, we’re already on step 3. After one day. That’s fast, right? Too fast?
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December 29, 2020
Note: This is a re-publishing of this video. I accidentally forgot to change the title last time. Sorry.
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I know I said I wouldn’t touch the draft, but well, I wanted to reread! So I read the first fifteen chapters. How bad is it? What work do we need? Uh, it’s actually good news? In 2020? I know, I was shocked, too.
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December 24, 2020
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Mad World Book 4 exists in a weird universe in the writing. I talk about the writing process — how this used to be Book 3 and how the story changed. Plus — what’s the roadmap, what’s the plan? Am I ever going to see the end of this series? Uh, hopefully.
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December 23, 2020
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Why does Broken Girl, Book 1, need a sequel? I talk about how Book 1 narratively works on its own if you’re following just the LL2 marriage or the Liason relationship, but as an Elizabeth story, we needed more. I also included a clip that inspired the entire story when I was rewatching back in 2015. We get into my original vision for the story, how it’s changed, and what I know I’m struggling with going into the sequel. I know why I want to tell this story, but how do I do it?
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December 21, 2020
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In this video, I check in after a few months of radio silence. How did writing this draft go since I got a full-time job, ended up on quarantine, and then switched into remote teaching while the election was going on in a pandemic?
Uh, as well as can be expected.
We also get into the roadmap and what’s next for the process.
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September 19, 2020
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In this video, I talked about the flashbacks I’m adding to give more depth to the back story, give you guys a sneak peek into the some of the subplot scenes, and talk about the next step in soundtracking.
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