Category: Writing

Wild discovery about Titanic Voyage

Julie Bihn My Books, Titanic Voyage, Writing

Just found this out this week, and it’s a bit of a trip. In Titanic Voyage, Liam is adopted. The name “Liam” derives from “William.” Liam works at an amusement park, Historytown, which is owned by “Rochester” (Alistair Seymour Rochester III). Liam’s BFF/sidekick, “Rocky,” is legally named Alistair Seymour Rochester IV. Here’s where it gets …

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Finding Characters in Unexpected Places

Julie Bihn My Books, Titanic Voyage, Writing

Writers, readers, have you ever found any characters in unexpected places? One of my favorite characters is Allistair Seymour “Rocky” Rochester IV, a precocious and wealthy self-proclaimed teenage genius. (He’ll appear in Historytown: Titanic Voyage, a romantic time-travel story which is in the hands of beta readers as we speak!) I’m not one for visualizing …

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How much editing does a book take?

Julie Bihn About, Based on a true story, My Books, Titanic Voyage, Uncategorized, Writing

There are hundreds, thousands, maybe millions of different ways to write a book. I consider myself a “discovery writer” or “gardener” (some might say pantser). I tend to write extremely messy first drafts, sometimes drafts that have only a vague semblance to the story that I later realize I want to tell. Did you ever …

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Revisiting what makes me a “discovery writer” instead of a “pantser”

Julie Bihn About, Writing

Yes, I talked about it last month, but I was thinking again about the term “pantser” being used for a writer who does not have a solid outline in advance of writing. Many authors seem to embrace that term, but it’s always rubbed me the wrong way. I think I figured out another reason why …

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