Amanda Kenney
I live in Massachusetts. I am sixteen and I’m in my junior year as a homeschooled student. I am a Roman Catholic.
I have an older sister, a younger brother, and a younger sister. I also have a some kind of hound mutt named Baby Girl, a kitten named William Shakespeare Gandalf the Grey, and a bunny named Spock.
My interests include: fencing, horse-riding, writing, reading, and making parodies. My favorite books are: Orthodoxy, Lord of the Rings, Ranger’s Apprentice, Chronicles of Narnia, The Bronze Bow, The King’s Shadow, The Hobbit, Anne of Green Gables, Diamond in the Window, and Pride and Prejudice. Authors with multiple books I like: Regina Doman, Shannon Hale, and Patricia C. Wrede.
If you would like to contact me, email: dreameramanda@gmail.com
i was just wondering how long has it taken you to write your new book?
i’ve been writing a story of my own since i was 12, now being 16 but im only up to about pg 100 because i keep having new ideas for the story and can’t decide which to use. how do u pick a plot and stick to it?
My new book took me over two years to write; in August it will be three. Technically it’s done, but there is a lot of editing and revising to do, and often a chapter needs a complete rewrite; in that way I consider it unfinished.
When I get a new idea, I try to fit it into the current plot. My original plot is usually vague enough that there’s room for tampering. If something about the original and the new idea proves to be incompatible, however, I make one of two choices: scrap the original and replace it with the new, or make the new into a whole different story (maybe even a sequel if applicable). In the end you have to trust your instinct as a writer to choose the best option, and discipline yourself to stick to your choice. If the lure of the new idea is just too strong to resist, go ahead and spend a few days writing it. That’s usually all it takes for me to get bored with it and go back to my real work. It’s a sad fact that not all ideas can live; some must be sacrificed for others. These suggestions work for me, and hopefully they’ll help you. One of the best ways to help your writing is to study yourself and figure out how you work, and from that your strengths and weaknesses.