{"id":8226,"date":"2023-02-22T08:18:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/?p=8226"},"modified":"2023-02-22T08:19:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:19:21","slug":"process-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/2023\/02\/22\/process-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Process Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/ideas-thumbnail-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Christopher Gronlund (in sunglasses) looking off to his left. He sits near a wooden fence and a bunch of trees.\n\nText Reads: Where Do Writers Get Their Ideas? Process Series: Part One.\n\nIn the lower left of the image is the Not About Lumberjacks logo.\" class=\"wp-image-8227\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/ideas-thumbnail-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/ideas-thumbnail-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/ideas-thumbnail-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/ideas-thumbnail-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/ideas-thumbnail.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For years, I&#8217;ve wanted to document my writing process more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously, I&#8217;ve shared quite a bit, here, but never a true Beginning-to-End effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s about to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Process Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I <em>finally<\/em> started creating short videos about all that goes into creating an episode of <a href=\"http:\/\/nolumberjacks.com\">Not About Lumberjacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My goal is, when it&#8217;s done, to be able to sit down and watch a playlist for 30-45 minutes showing what I do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A handful of years ago, I did a talk about how to podcast fiction at a podcast meetup. I&#8217;ve only tinkered with YouTube (even though I always wanted to do more with the platform), and was surprised that almost 6,000 people have listened to my almost 50-minute talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ideas into Stories: Creating a Fiction Podcast\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kivs2XJGBvQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, because I didn&#8217;t really pay much attention to YouTube, I only <em>recently <\/em>realized people were leaving comments on the talk&#8230;for years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So another reason for the current series is to ensure I don&#8217;t make that mistake again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video One<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I kicked off the current series with Where Do Writers Get Their Ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Where Do Writers Get Their Ideas?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ewBw_1ZGpYo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The title is self explanatory, mostly meant to show people that if they want good ideas, they just have to be open to them (and always asking themselves: &#8220;What if?&#8221;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously, being new to making videos, there are things I would love to already change about this effort, but&#8230;if I&#8217;ve learned nothing else by writing and podcasting fiction, it&#8217;s to keep moving forward (not obsessing about changing things you&#8217;ve already done).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In time, with effort, things improve. (I&#8217;ve put together six videos so far, and the latest &#8212; about narrating stories &#8212; is the best yet.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video Two<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The second video is about roughing out stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve followed this blog for any length of time, you know I lean toward not planning much at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I typically sit down with a vague idea, begin writing, and discover the story in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But sometimes, I have to do a bit more to see what&#8217;s in front of me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This video is about that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Rough Out a Short Story\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3iPxq66Uh5Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video Three<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The third video is only available for my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cgronlund\">Patreon patrons<\/a> right now&#8230;and fittingly, it&#8217;s about how I use Patreon as a writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/Patreon-Thumbnail-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Text reads: &quot;How I Use Patreon as a Writer. Process Series: Part Three.&quot;\n\nChristopher Gronlund points to the word &quot;Patreon.&quot;\n\nIn the upper right of the image: The Not About Lumberjacks logo.\" class=\"wp-image-8229\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/Patreon-Thumbnail-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/Patreon-Thumbnail-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/Patreon-Thumbnail-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/Patreon-Thumbnail-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/Patreon-Thumbnail.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was originally reluctant to start a Patreon account for my writing, but &#8212; because people asked for it (and I realized that&#8217;s a very fortunate position to be in&#8230;especially for a little show like mine), I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been having a blast with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t do the usual, &#8220;Pay for more stuff,&#8221; Patreon tiers. Someone donating a dollar a month gets access to the same things as someone donating $20\/month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>So, the schedule for these videos&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New videos are released weekly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrons get the &#8220;true&#8221; latest video a week before they go public. So&#8230;the video about Patreon was released to patrons yesterday, while the video about how to rough out a story was released publically on the same day. (Always make sure you say publically and not pubically&#8230;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All this means the series will be finished for Patreon patrons on 04\/25\/2023 and to everyone else the following week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have my work cut out: releasing videos <em>and <\/em>continuing to release stories on <a href=\"http:\/\/nolumberjacks.com\">Not About Lumberjacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Remaining Videos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you like lists, here&#8217;s what&#8217;s still to come:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Writing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read-Through<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recording &#8211; Narration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recording &#8211; Sound<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loading<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promotion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After Thoughts (I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll have some&#8230;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Having Fun<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously, I hope the effort of making the process series brings a little more attention to what I&#8217;m doing, but mostly: I&#8217;m having fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve wanted to do more with videos for years&#8230;and committing to a dozen weekly videos seems like a great way to do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s worked with podcasting and many other things in my life&#8230;just accepting things will not be perfect, but still doing them because you want to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can think of few better reasons to do a thing if one has the means&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For years, I&#8217;ve wanted to document my writing process more. 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