A Book Writes Itself...

Mar 30

Sometimes!

Ok, for me all the time, but I just noticed it this time because it was different from before.

When I was writing Frankenstina, the outline that took me 3 months to prepare was driving the first 15 chapters of the book. Then all of a sudden, the book seemed to take on a mind of its own but it stayed within the overview of the main outline.

One thing that happened was it created the 3rd book in the 4 book series. I had only planned on writing two books. Frankenstina and Frankenstina Reborn. But at some point, events started happening in the book that even though it didn't leave the reader wanting more info, it did present the opportunity to create another story line. If I had tried to include it in the first book, instead of it being 413 pages it would have wound up being over 800 pages. And I was working on a deadline so that was impossible.

This also happened with Training a Titan I. I had only planned to do one book of this Young Adult adventure book, but in the very last chapter the book decided to create a cliff hanger. OMG where did that come from I asked. Sooooooooooooooooo....I got to work drafting Training a Titan II "Circle of Wolves"

In this sequel a minor character has now become a supportive character at page 251!. He couldn't become a main character because he wasn't going to be around long enough. But the book needed him in order to facilitate two of the main characters ability to function believable to the reader.

How's that for not giving a spoiler alert?

Basically what I'm saying is, no matter how detailed you made your outline, or how clear your vision is for your book, if you write from the creative mind, the end product will tend to be a wee bit different.

Write on!

Jerrimiah Stonecastle

Stonecastle Publications LLC

"Throwing Stones at a Glass House"

Jerrimiah Stonecastle

Born and raised in the slums of New York, he was raised by a single mom who earned her Master's in Early Childhood Development while working as a teacher's aide. She sent young Jerrimiah to the prestigious Power Memorial Academy for Boys, the Alma mater of NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He worked part-time after school to help his mom pay for his tuition.

He declined a full scholarship from Concordia University and joined the US Army and became a combat medic. He returned to New York upon his discharge where he was hired by the NYC Chief Medical Examiner’s Office as a medical stenographer.

In 1982 he joined the New York City Police Department. In 1983 he was recruited by the Organized Crime Control Bureau (OCCB) as an undercover officer in their narcotics division. He finished out his career as a detective assigned to the Bronx Homicide Task Force.

When he retired in 2002, he relocated to Florida to pursue his passion for writing. After hundreds of rejection letters and reading Amanda Hocking's story, he decided to self-publish his own works. In 2016 he formed Stonecastle Publications LLC and has published 30 books so far. He has an additional 400 fiction and nonfiction novels in draft form in his company's literary vault.

On October 31, 2018, He launched his first horror novel "FRANKENSTINA" and released the sequel "FRANKENSTINA REBORN" on Halloween 2019. There are two more books in the horology.

On March 7, 2023, he received the Literary Titan Book Award for the apocalyptic thriller "A Flash of Light".

Stonecastle Publications LLC

"Throwing Stones At a Glass House"

https://jerrimiahstonecastle.org/

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