tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603374637711904147.post624055850604136132..comments2024-03-28T11:13:36.211+01:00Comments on We Do Write: Write AwayDorothy Dreyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359417869474783409noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603374637711904147.post-70405417062832269602010-03-09T02:33:33.898+01:002010-03-09T02:33:33.898+01:00Hi Dorothy,
Thanks for an interesting post.
I...Hi Dorothy,<br /><br />Thanks for an interesting post.<br /><br />I've been thinking about this a lot. I used to avoid outlines because I assumed they kept me overly focused on getting from A to C at the expense of a spark that might occur at B. <br /><br />Recently I started doing something like what you're describing and writing ahead of where I am in a story as soon as the idea occurs to me. Instead of a separate "outline" document I've been doing this right at the bottom of everything I've written.<br /><br />Two advantages I've found to doing this are 1) it keeps me from procrastinating about what sentence comes next when I get stuck and 2) I'm writing out fresh, fuller ideas that I might not remember as clearly if they'd ended up a bullet point on an outline.<br /><br />I just found your blog. What an excellent idea to focus on aspiring writers! I'm looking forward to following it.Paulo Camposhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12757396066387441355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603374637711904147.post-21657900137414528642010-03-05T19:23:48.984+01:002010-03-05T19:23:48.984+01:00I don't outline that much and I envy those tha...I don't outline that much and I envy those that can sometimes. However, I did have to break down and do it for this rewrite. I have been trying to rearrange scenes into a different order and it was hard for me to wrap my head around it. So I wrote a little outline (okay, I wrote a few different ones before I discovered the right one) that tells me what order the chapters need to go in now. It has really helped me get past the "Where do I go from here?" thought. Now I just need to get off my butt and do it!Anastasia V. Pergakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350626962513824401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603374637711904147.post-88736719782435887712010-03-05T17:38:36.340+01:002010-03-05T17:38:36.340+01:00Indeed, go what works for you.
I am both. I outli...Indeed, go what works for you.<br /><br />I am both. I outline in my head for the most part. I watch every story and listen to almost every character. However, it is very rare that I do a physical outline. I did several drafts of one pre-nano 2008, the year I won, but when I wrote the novel I didn't so much as glance at the outline.<br /><br />During this march novel writing event that I'm doing, I did a mini outline of what this part of the book entials. It's on the program omnioutliner, which I've never used before but it does a simple, one line set of bullet points. I'm sure it does more but haven't figured them out.Dawn Embershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214560861614476799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603374637711904147.post-46654014830358455862010-03-05T17:32:26.695+01:002010-03-05T17:32:26.695+01:00I am not an outliner. I hate knowing how the story...I am not an outliner. I hate knowing how the story I'm writing is going to end! Once I see the ending in my mind, I usually lose enthusiasm for writing it. I think I'm an oddball tho and most writer's done have that problem from what I've read elsewhere.Heather Babeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032800572592796632noreply@blogger.com