I’m a new writer who’s never had a blank page. During COVID I watched a lot of TV, and one program (which I recorded and rewatched) gave me the idea that is the basis for my first book; in a Writers Group, I developed many ‘raw’ scenes and character descriptions as Prompts. I began reading similar books to see how their characters were described and kept notes in a spiral notebook. While taking notes, I’d often think up changes I can use in my own book based on ideas I picked up, and scribble notes in the same spiral notebook. So my notes are scribbled in several books, one for each series I was reading.
I’m a new writer who’s never had a blank page. During COVID I watched a lot of TV, and one program (which I recorded and rewatched) gave me the idea that is the basis for my first book; in a Writers Group, I developed many ‘raw’ scenes and character descriptions as Prompts. I began reading similar books to see how their characters were described and kept notes in a spiral notebook. While taking notes, I’d often think up changes I can use in my own book based on ideas I picked up, and scribble notes in the same spiral notebook. So my notes are scribbled in several books, one for each series I was reading.
You have put in the work to learn your genre and the tropes people expect. I especially like the idea of writing your own prompts. Thanks for sharing.