In 2019, my dad and I started working on Second Chance for a Christmas Wedding. More than four years later, it’s almost ready to be published! I came across a few blog posts from the early writing days and thought I would share them.
May 1, 2019
Last Friday, my dad and I sat down and put pen to paper as we started writing a book together. For the past few years, he’s bounced story ideas off me, and this year, we decided to finally do it. Earlier this year, we had decided which idea to pursue, and on Friday night, we got started.
First, we sat there. We watched some TV. The cat sat on our notebook. My dad asked the cat to write the book for us, and the ice was broken.
More or less.
Then we stared at an empty notebook page. I said, “I’ve never written a book with anyone before.” My dad said, “I’ve never written a book at all – but I have read one.” So we’ve got that going for us, and it actually made me feel pretty good about things.
Finally, we got down to business. My dad, it turns out, is a lover of backstory. Lots of backstory. Timelines of backstory. We spent the evening backtracking our hero’s family, all the way to his grandfather’s military service. We talked about the different military branches his father might have served in and debated the merits of different officer positions he may have been promoted to.
All in all, a good first night.
HoneyBee Mullins 