Inside the Mind of a Snowflaker: Secrets They Won’t Tell You
Geoff: As a musician and songwriter, I understood the importance of form and structure in art. So when I came across the snowflake method, I knew this would give my book a firm foundation. I already had the basic story and main characters sketched out, but I went to work on the 10 steps in the snowflake method. Each step helped to strengthen the story and refine my focus. I created spreadsheets for my character bible and scene plans. Then I started writing. As a full time pastor, husband and father of three active teenage boys, I wasn’t able to block off large amounts of time to write, so I’d be lucky to get a an hour or two, here and there, three or four times a week. Here’s where my scene list was so important. I always knew the next scene that I’d be writing so I’d be thinking about it through the day, as I was driving or doing the dishes. So when I got around to actually writing, the words would start flowing very quickly. I would easily produce 1000 words in a one or two hours. My most productive times were in the evening after I dropped one of my boys off at a volleyball practice. I’d head to my favorite coffee shop, put on my headphones and crank out the next scene. Writing that first draft was exhilarating.
