Sixteen is my number. I was born, had my first date with my husband and married my husband on the 16th of the month. July 16th I got to see a very dear friend that I don't get to see very often. I'm so happy we got to spend two hours together that evening. She has written a blog ever since I've known her and she keeps her readers up to date much more than I ever have. She is one of the few people I told that I'm writing here again. She was one of the first people I told that I'm writing something that might be a book one day. She has recently entered the world of writing fiction and after catching up on what is new our main topic was writing.
She is co-authoring a novel with a friend of hers and she got some very good advice from her friend that she shared with me. "Outline the stories you want to tell. You don't have to outline the entire story at once. Write down what you want to include and that will lead you to the entirety of the story." At this point I have only written down the stories that have come to me and nothing more, totaling about 20 pages. I've been stuck on these 20 pages for months. I read blogs about writing to learn more about it and I've even attended a writing workshop with one of my favorite authors, Silas House, in order to learn the right way to approach writing. I've found there is no right way. Everyone has their own way.
During our conversation I explained to her my basic plot and where I wanted to take the story. Through talking to her and thinking about it afterward with everything I've learned so far I finally have my rough outline of events that move the story forward. Thank you so much dear, dear friend for helping me see the path on the sixteenth of July. It still is a special number.
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