I contacted a local group here in our area via email. The man who runs the group returned my email. He seemed very nice, friendly and welcoming. At first I thought this was a good idea to have other potential authors read, edit and critique my work. Rejection from these people didn't worry me....
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Writers groups
Thirty-minute Exercises in Colored Pencil
Some pictures I drew, each one in thirty minutes or less. These will NOT be illustrations for the book we're writing.
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Be true to your characters
Once upon a time, someone wrote a trilogy. Many believe it should have been left alone as a trilogy. But the author decided (or agreed) to write just one more book to kind of finish up the story and tie up all the loose ends.
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Time and place
When we first began the process of brainstorming the book, we thought it would be cool to have the story take place sometime in the past, like decades ago. We considered the 1950s or 1960s even though none of us is a child of the '50s or '60s.
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Outline is essential
The outline is like a road map. We knew where we started, of course, and we knew pretty much where we want the story to go. Our problem came from not having a road map to show us how to get from here to there.
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A quick look at the characters and plot
The story is a supernatural mystery/adventure with teen romance, nerds and geeks, handsome guys and beautiful girls. Topics include rejection, death and suicide, revenge, acceptance, friendship, true love, and the ultimate choice to sacrifice one's own life for another.
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