Winona Kent, author 🇨🇦Nov 27, 2022

Hello. Just saying hi from New Westminster, BC. I'm a Canadian crime writer and author of the Jason Davey Mysteries (professional musician / amateur sleuth stories set in the UK).

I'm currently working on the 5th book in my Jason Davey "musical mystery" series. It's called "Bad Boy". My writing heart is in London, where I was born rather a long time ago.

I'm very interested in:
Abandoned tube stations
#londonunderground
#music
#mysteries
#writingcommunity
#writing @bookstodon

Show threadSharonBergAuthor 🇨🇦Nov 27, 2022
@winonakent @bookstodon Thanks for following. I feel an instant 'found you' when people identify as #Canadian , #fictionwriter or #pantser . Ha, ha! They can be less easy to find. #writing #amwriting #writingcommunity
Show threadWinona Kent, author 🇨🇦Nov 27, 2022
@SharonBergAuthor @bookstodon You're very welcome :-) I'm feeling that too - and trying to figure out how to add a little Canadian flag to my profile. #Canadian #fictionwriter I'm not a pantser - I'm a total plotter. But I'm in awe of pantsers who can wing it while they're writing. #writing #amwriting #writingcommunity
Show threadSchroedingerNov 27, 2022

@winonakent @SharonBergAuthor @bookstodon I am a #pantser - I have a start and a sort of aim. I love the process of seeing where things go.

But also, I think my first draft is a detailed plan. Once i have that down, I can fill it out an make it all work properly. And backfill things that I think about half way through #Writing.

Show threadSharonBergAuthor 🇨🇦Nov 27, 2022
@SteveClough @winonakent @bookstodon Happy to meet you, fellow #pantser . Yes, start and aim for the next paragraph describes how I work. I may have an idea of where I am headed but nothing firm. Often I get to a certain point and have to set things aside to work on something smaller. When I return to the big project quite often I can go again. It isn't a real story, that carries readers to the end unless there is a surprise. I love that I am often just as surprised as the reader of my work is.
Show threadKathyF (Kathryn Barrett)
@SharonBergAuthor @SteveClough @winonakent
Oh, #pantsers unite! I can't plot my way out of a paper bag, which makes writing slooooow for me, sadly. I envy plotters! Whatever plotting I do happens by accident. I swear by serendipity.
Nov 27, 2022 at 8:24pmWeb
Show threadSharonBergAuthor 🇨🇦Nov 27, 2022
@KathyF @SteveClough @winonakent Yes, #PantsersUnite ! I will follow any #pantser .
Show threadKathyF (Kathryn Barrett)Nov 27, 2022
@SharonBergAuthor @SteveClough @winonakent I have attended countless plotting workshops, and read plotting books, and I still can't plot. I think my mind just doesn't work that way. I do find it helpful to go back and see if the plot works by using some of the techniques I've learned.
Show threadWinona Kent, author 🇨🇦Nov 27, 2022
@KathyF @SharonBergAuthor @SteveClough There are also plotting software programs out there but the trick is to make them work the way your mind works. I think plotting is similar to a learning style - you have to learn how your mind works to create a good plot, and build on that - not try to adapt the way your mind works to someone else's idea of creating a good plot. I found that Plottr (software) works extremely well for me.
Show threadKathyF (Kathryn Barrett)Nov 27, 2022
@winonakent @SharonBergAuthor @SteveClough I just heard of Plottr the other day. It sounds intriguing. I'm just in the beginning stages of a new book, so a good time to check it out. Only a few chapters in and a vague idea at this point.
Show threadWinona Kent, author 🇨🇦Nov 28, 2022
@KathyF @SharonBergAuthor @SteveClough I found it an excellent program because I can carry the info I store there across a series of books, and it also has templates if you want to use a specific plotting template with prompts, or you can just create your own. But it allows you to see things visually - and I'm a very visual learner and plotter - and I loved that about it. And it's not very expensive.
Show threadSharonBergAuthor 🇨🇦Nov 28, 2022
@winonakent @KathyF @SteveClough I may try it, though I can't buy anything right now I'm so broke. Plus, I seriously doubt it will work for me. But I am another visual learner, so maybe.