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Friday, October 7, 2011
Feather Stone: Author: About Feather
Feather Stone: Author: About Feather: As a Canadian, I was allowed the freedom to explore a kaleidoscope of infinite ways of being human. The only restrictions imposed by my pa...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Feather Stone: Writing 'The Guardian's Wildchild'
Once I start writing a story, I become a virtual slave to the process – and love it. It becomes an endeavor of passion that becomes an integral part of my day, everyday. If I am not working at the computer creating more chapters, I am constantly thinking about scenarios, dialogue, or doing research.
It took me five years to write the first draft of the Guardian’s Wildchild. Then I went back to page one and rewrote the entire story. The story went through several more rewrites over the next three years. I reduced it from over 1000 pages to what it is now, 277 pages.
Some days I would sit down to do more writing but found no inspiration. During those times, I would read previous chapters or paragraphs and massaged the characters or plot to achieve better clarity or impact. I always worked at it, every day – not because I thought I should, but because I was driven by something I truly can’t explain.
The Guardian’s Wildchild was written following a paranormal event that I experienced one night – time/space travel. The experience was so intense I decided that I needed to write about it, if only for the purpose of getting it out of my head. I thought it might take just a few pages.
I often feel the presence of a spirit guide who has been devoted to my spiritual growth since I was a child. As I wrote of the previous evening’s paranormal experience, I would ask questions about how or why the events of my experience took place. Who was the captain? Why was he sad? Why was the woman standing beside him on his ship? On and on, more and more questions. The answers flowed and a story began to take shape. Often, I felt that I was an instrument of a spirit yearning to tell her story.
It took me five years to write the first draft of the Guardian’s Wildchild. Then I went back to page one and rewrote the entire story. The story went through several more rewrites over the next three years. I reduced it from over 1000 pages to what it is now, 277 pages.
Some days I would sit down to do more writing but found no inspiration. During those times, I would read previous chapters or paragraphs and massaged the characters or plot to achieve better clarity or impact. I always worked at it, every day – not because I thought I should, but because I was driven by something I truly can’t explain.
The Guardian’s Wildchild was written following a paranormal event that I experienced one night – time/space travel. The experience was so intense I decided that I needed to write about it, if only for the purpose of getting it out of my head. I thought it might take just a few pages.
I often feel the presence of a spirit guide who has been devoted to my spiritual growth since I was a child. As I wrote of the previous evening’s paranormal experience, I would ask questions about how or why the events of my experience took place. Who was the captain? Why was he sad? Why was the woman standing beside him on his ship? On and on, more and more questions. The answers flowed and a story began to take shape. Often, I felt that I was an instrument of a spirit yearning to tell her story.
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