Writing Sam's Hell

I recently finished a little Supernatural fanfiction project called "Sam's Hell". A bit different from my usual writing style, this comedy was a series of flashback's which explained how Sam spent 180 years in the pit with Lucifer, Michael and Adam. While writing it I got ... a bit bored, shall we say? I decided to take pictures showing the different stages of writing. So, here they are ... the behind the scenes look at making Sam's Hell.

Stage One - Brainstorming



Trying to figure out the pacing and which chapters would cover which rules. This is the first draft to give me a general outline for how the story would progress.  These pages are filled with random rules, character notes and timelines.



While figuring out the plot, it was important to plot out a rough schedule for myself to follow. How many chapter's I could write in x amount of days. Once I knew how many chapters I was going to write, I could focus on plot.

Stage Two - Plot Development

Typing out all the rules allowed me to see which ones I was missing and which years I had overlooked. I would make notes beside each one for story ideas and plot points.

Stage Three - Rough Draft

First draft is written out by hand. Columns usually filled with side-notes for myself.

Stage Four - Typing/Editing the Story

Once everything is typed up and read through, it is ready to be posted.

Stage Five - Posting the Chapter

Each chapter is individually uploaded as a document. During this time formatting is done, as is a final edit.

Then I post it as a chapter with my story!

Stage Six - Let the World Know

I always send out a tweet when I post anything.

Read reviews and hope people liked it. This is always my favourite part.

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Written while ...

Listening to: All Right Now - Free

Watching: Nothing ... surprisingly.

Eating/Drinking: Water.

Located: In the study.

February 5th, 2011.