For our W.A.F.F.L.E. group writing prompt today, we used this pictured that I found on Pinterest:
We had 20 minutes to write and 5 minutes to wrap up, and here is my short story, unedited:Read More »
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Something Else
Recently, I made my The Book Book Pinterest board temporarily public (seriously, go check it out! over 500 pins on this story-board) and I realized I never did a blog post talking about my most important Pinterest board for writing and story-board-ing:
Something Else
This board has become a staple of my process, now containing over 1,500 pins. I use this board in a variety of ways, but I will first talk about what I pin here. The board description says,
Inspiration/Emotion/Narrative Visuals. Images to use for building novel/story boards, to express the emotional or mental state of characters, to explore relationships, to establish tone, to visualize moments, and to inspire themes.
To break it down, I pin any image that…
- Evokes of a smell or a sound or a feeling (texture)
- Captures the feeling of abstract emotions, such as Joy, Sadness, Loneliness, Freedom, etc.
- Visualizes a moment, such as a hug between friends, running from danger, a first kiss, etc.
- Expresses character, often times these are more abstract images, animals, or artistic images that could represent personalities
- Represents a tone, such as dark and gritty, light and ethereal, adventurous and inspiring
- Is just generally inspiring
When working on a story board, such as The Book Book board, these pins are the backbone of it. Sure, I will pin world-building elements that give a very specific look to things, but those are usually only material images. Images from the Something Else board really help me to develop and understand my characters and story better.
Rosi Kallard, the FMC of the Book Book, for instance, has a variety of images to describe her:
Finding All The Bricks
I’m half-way through my first edit of The Varken and The Blessed is fully outlined and developed and ready to go in November for NaNoWriMo, if not sooner.
So, of course, now I am allowing myself to think about The Book Book. Finally. I can already see how much I have grown in my writing, in my stories, in my characters, and in so much more while going through The Varken. But there is still a lot of room for growth, and that makes me very thankful to still have The Blessed to work through before diving completely into The Book Book.
But, I’m excited! And world-building is an important stepping stone in the process. One that takes thought and time and logic and research and brainstorming. So I’m finding all the bricks to build my world, especially diving into history and culture creation.
Pinterest, as always, is a huge help in this aspect visually. Of course, things will change about the aesthetic of the world I am creating, but it’s helpful to have images to inspire my imaginations.
A new Pinterest board I have been developing for world/character/plot development is my Something Else board. This board has images that convey emotions and feelings and inspiration. Here are some examples:Read More »
