Draft Diaries: Entry #05 – When The Pages Begin
So, I started Polarity last week.
Thereās always something interesting that happens when I begin a new story, especially in those first chapters. I can spend months outlining, understanding my characters, knowing what drives them and how they would respond in any given situationā¦ but once my hands hit the keyboard, none of that really matters.
What matters is getting the words on the page.
Those first few words always remind me of a track star hearing the gun go off. Itās time to move. For me, thereās usually a brief stall at the start, but once Iām anchored in a scene, Iām soaring.
And this first chapter soared.
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