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April 12, 2014 by Tricia Goyer 2 Comments

Life in the Midst of Writing a Novelization

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Life in the Midst of Writing a Novelization

We are two weeks away from release day for the novelization of Moms’ Night Out, available April 22!

People ask me how books are written. Well . . . the novelization for Moms’ Night Out was written as I sat in the front of a twelve-passenger van WITH my whole family inside, as we headed for a research trip to Amish country and Disneyworld!

No, I don’t normally write books from the front seat of a twelve-passenger van. (I have written books on other long trips before!) But for Christmas, we decided that instead of giving everyone a ton of gifts, we’d go to Disneyworld. EVERYONE meant:

  • My married son, my lovely daughter-in-law, and my two grandkids ages two and four months,
  • My missionary daughter, on home for Christmas from the Czech Republic,
  • My college-age son,
  • Our three little kids ages six, three, and three at the time,
  • My husband and me!
The life of a #writer: a 12-passenger van, vacation, and a novelization! @TriciaGoyer

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Yes, you have that right . . . I wrote a book about being an overwhelmed mom while driving twenty hours in a van with FIVE children ages six and under! Why this worked:

  • I didn’t have to be “in the mood” for the book. I was an overwhelmed mom!
  • I was in the front seat. And I put in my earbuds to watch the movie. (Peace!)
  • I didn’t have to worry about the dishes, laundry, dog, my Grandma, cooking dinner, getting the mail, going to the store, putting away decorations.
  • It is an amazing movie and so FUN!

If I were to write a movie about our trip, there were a few “scenes” that stood out:

Find out what scenes I’d write a movie about from our trip by clicking HERE.


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  1. Andrea Cox says

    April 12, 2014 at 12:47 pm

    Tricia, sounds like your family/work trip was filled with fond memories and productivity. So happy for you! How’s your daughter liking the Czech Republic? Still starry-eyed about it? I’m sure she’s blessing others and being blessed by God for it.

    Road trips are so much fun for me. I also have taken my laptop and written on a story during the many hours on the road, and a few of the hours in hotels. There’s nothing quite like shaking up my surroundings to fuel my creative juices.

    Hope release day is awesome for this book!

    Blessings,
    Andrea

    Proofreader/Writer
    writingtoinspire.blogspot.com

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    • Tricia Goyer says

      April 26, 2014 at 7:48 pm

      My daughter loves the Czech Republic. It’s a lot of work, but a huge blessing, too. She’s picking up the language and building wonderful relationships.

      I actually like writing when I travel. I’m cozy in the front seat and all the kids are strapped into carseats!

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