I'd like to quote Jo March in the 1994 movie edition of Little Women.
"Down at the Eagle, they pay $5 for every story they print. Why, I've got ten stories in my head right now!"
That's how my mind looks. A bustling hob-glob of characters milling around. There are pioneer women, medieval royalty, fantasy creatures, Civil War soldiers, farm boys, rail riders, gold prospectors, ranchers, farmers, bankers, teachers.... it's a wonder they don't all know each other and appear in each other's worlds from time to time!
I know each by name and by heart, and I'm excited to one day share them with you.
The first and only characters who have lived their story beginning to end outside my mind are from the Civil War era. Remember my friend HT from the first post? She and I dreamed these guys up when I was eleven. The first draft was 100 pages long exactly!
...Okay, that was with about 16-point font.
But I was SO proud of it. I could just see publishing houses clamoring at my doorstep to get their hands on this masterpiece!
I had a lot to learn about writing a novel...
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