RaymondC's profile

Almost three years ago, I sat down to write my first novel.  Over the course of those years, I began work on three more, effortlessly avoiding a commitment to any one work in particular while wrecklessly engaging myself in whichever novel met my mood. As you can well imagine, the approach was far more ambiguous than ambitious.

I’ve since taken a step back and started reading up on fiction writing, learning the things that editors look for in a attempt to hone my skills.  I was, metaphorically speaking, like a 6’4” 255 lbs. man gifted with immeasurable speed and strength and tried out for a football team not knowing a darn thing about the sport but just assumed I’d be a star.  

Long-story-short, (all puns and foreshadowing aside) I…

Almost three years ago, I sat down to write my first novel.  Over the course of those years, I began work on three more, effortlessly avoiding a commitment to any one work in particular while wrecklessly engaging myself in whichever novel met my mood. As you can well imagine, the approach was far more ambiguous than ambitious.

I’ve since taken a step back and started reading up on fiction writing, learning the things that editors look for in a attempt to hone my skills.  I was, metaphorically speaking, like a 6’4” 255 lbs. man gifted with immeasurable speed and strength and tried out for a football team not knowing a darn thing about the sport but just assumed I’d be a star.  

Long-story-short, (all puns and foreshadowing aside) I’ve recently learned that all the plots and ideas I’ve come up with are only particulars, where the story itself is universal and, while any writer can just sit down and weave a master plot, it is the characters who will tell the story.  Taking it one step farther, it is the depth of those characters who will determine the depth of the story and so I’ve come here to work on my skills at creating depth, while learning from the skills most of you already have.

I’m honored to be a part of this community and look forward to meeting all of you.