I can’t
speak for other authors, but I’m always surprised – nicely surprised – at what readers
have found in my books. I’ve learned that sometimes it takes a reader to show
you what you done.
The
writing of Dancing
Priest happened over a period of years, but it followed a fairly
standard trajectory. The idea for the story incubated for quite some time, and
then the story line was envisioned in my head long before the first word was
actually typed. I knew the story I wanted to tell; I knew who the characters
were; and I knew all of the side stories that would be pulled along with the
main story.
During the
editing and publishing process, the draft actually changed very little from
what I’d submitted, at least in terms of the story line. There was a considerable
amount of editing, but the story line remained unchanged.
To
continue reading, please see my post at Christian
Poets & Writers.
Top photograph by Ben White via Unsplash. Used with
permission.
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