Palouse Writing Project

[rec]

After considerable back-and-forth on the logistics of this project, I think something has been worked out.

 

I will post the documents that I write on my Hosted site, Rec's Forum, but any discussion/feedback/comment should come here at the Writer's Corner. In this way, the group of documents that chronicle the writing process will be in one place an accessible without a great amount of seaching, but the discussion postings can be made on an ongoing basis.

 

The only drawback to this logistical approach I see is that quotations from the original documents will have to be cut-and-pasted into this forum, so two browser sessions might have to be opened to accomplish that easily.

 

The first posting is a summary of the background newspaper story. Because of copyright issues, we cannot post the original several-part series that described in great detail the life of the cello prodigy who provided the inspiration for the fictional story that I intend to write over the next year. Unfortunately, the set of newspaper articles is behind a pay-archive screen. [i don't remember paying for them, so there might be a way around it.]

 

The second posting here is summarizes the themes from the news story and the changes from those themes.

 

To this point I don't expect much in the way of feedback from participants in the forum, but as I outline the characters opportunities will arise.

 

The next posting, probably tomorrow, will be the summary of Palouse as I see it now, followed by a description of the major characters.

 

rec

[Camy]

If I were you I would keep the project in your forum, and give it advertorial here, in Writer's Corner.

It's your novel and your forum, and that way you'd keep it all in one place.

 

Whatever you decide to do, it's going to be fascinating. You write in a totally different way to me, and I'm hoping to pick up some useful tips about planning - a concept I'd very much like to to try one day

 

Camy

[Jack Scribe]

The next posting, probably tomorrow, will be the summary of Palouse as I see it now, followed by a description of the major characters.

 

L,

 

It seems you have an opportunity to create a deep, intriguing back story. More about the parents, his siblings, early home life, how the mother handled seeking out help to develop the prodigal talents, etc.

 

Good luck in the project!

 

Jack