weather and writing
March is here with all the wind and temperature changes that go with it. Just as we can predict the weather and temperature using historical data and scientific research, we can predict the plot of a story using tropes, themes, and commonly known patterns. The specific details of character traits, personal interactions, and setting can vary like daily temperatures, wind velocity, and precipitation. Getting reader-ready takes a little research, a little data, and sometimes a little help.
Weathermen have experience reading the signs of the weather to tell others what is coming. They work daily to keep track of current patters, and even then, sometimes the weather changes in an unexpected way. That makes the precipitation 80% likely now instead of 90% likely, because the variable just got added and changed the whole outlook. However, there is still a basic set of possibilities, however large.
As an author, you will have an idea of what your story will look like and the path each character takes to get to the conclusion. As an editor, I can help you get what is in your head onto the page and make it clear to the reader. Sometimes all it takes is a gentle nudge, asking the right questions, to get the words flowing. Sometimes it takes a push to knock loose the walls built up around how to present information.
Editors have lots of experience with different plots, settings, and expected outcomes. A twist in the plot simply means that the expected interaction between the characters and the setting and situation is not what usually is written. We can offer the expected outcome, and also help with discovering some new unexpected paths. But we can help you stay within the basic set of possibilities for your genre.
Writing in any weather
Whether your March is blustery and cold or calm and mild, it is certain that it is March. Your story is your story, whether it is clear on the page or jumbled around still. Readers love to find new material and hear new ways of expressing the same kind of story. Let’s connect and work together to get your book or manuscript ready for reading! Take advantage of the monthly savings offer by request.