![]() ![]() At the start, “I think, well, if I’m going to make a human body, the first thing I need to do is lay out the bones.” At this structural phase, she says it helps to break down the writing into smaller steps: “Let me put the bone of this here, and the bone of this here.” “I sort of think of a novel like a human body,” explains Jennifer. One way Jennifer conceptualizes the process of developing a story is through the lens of anatomy. “Just because one thing worked for one project, doesn’t mean it will work for another project.” “I realized I needed to be more flexible with my methodology,” recalls Jennifer. ![]() With every new project, the workflow is different, whether she uses a notebook for her ideas or index cards for jotting down details and fragments. “The more you do, the more you can do,” says Jennifer. “When I did it, it was such a shock.” Jennifer, whose second speculative novel Destroyer of Light comes out in fall of 2021, says that while working on the upcoming book, she often asked herself: “Was it luck or can I do that again?” Evidently, she wrote another novel, and is at work on another. “I actually never thought I could write a novel,” says Gotham teacher and author of Elysium Jennifer Marie Brissett. ![]() All Faculty Profiles Jennifer Marie Brissett ![]()
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