tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post7813708278966761298..comments2023-07-06T17:27:01.924+03:00Comments on Shadows of the Past: Writing Tips (VII)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06645785208371532099noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post-80978085841250076492014-12-10T13:46:17.500+02:002014-12-10T13:46:17.500+02:00Thank you for sharing with us your way of writing!...Thank you for sharing with us your way of writing! Yes, sometimes our "muse"simply takes us by surprise as you say.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645785208371532099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post-71871374042420025202014-12-09T23:17:17.478+02:002014-12-09T23:17:17.478+02:00I am definitely a pantser and I wouldn't have ...I am definitely a pantser and I wouldn't have it any other way. For me, the joy of writing is having the ideas flow to me and scribbling them down as fast as I can. Sometimes I'm just as surprised as my readers about what happens!Laura Stricklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07602797049933793628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post-24398939003153563652014-12-09T21:22:36.317+02:002014-12-09T21:22:36.317+02:00I am so glad many authors came and shared the way ...I am so glad many authors came and shared the way they do the writing. Where do they start from. For me, too, the first draft is like child birth. Never easy. We are much alike, I'm glad to see I'm not alone! Grin! <br />Thanks for commenting!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645785208371532099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post-18163396045023110572014-12-09T21:16:47.089+02:002014-12-09T21:16:47.089+02:00Well, Daisy, you must write as you feel it easier....Well, Daisy, you must write as you feel it easier. In fact there's no rule. We, authors make the rule. Thank you for stopping by!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645785208371532099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post-92014340178411751882014-12-09T18:24:27.572+02:002014-12-09T18:24:27.572+02:00Thanks for the post, Carmen. I am a bit of both as...Thanks for the post, Carmen. I am a bit of both as well and also like plonster. It's mysterious enough to make people stop and go, "Eh?" The first draft is the hardest for me, as I invariably feel all writing that came before was some kind of hocus pocus I have no power to replicate. Ooh, what a sinking feeling. I do like to start with an overall story idea, a loose outline, and the main characters in my head or in sketches. Having at least that much helps alleviate the sinking feeling. I love hearing how others do it. Thanks again.Flossie Benton Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09014187603260716073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post-76507232788664535082014-12-09T18:17:36.307+02:002014-12-09T18:17:36.307+02:00I have tried plotting, I have 3 stories all plotte...I have tried plotting, I have 3 stories all plotted out but they don't fire me to write. I can't see the pictures in the character arc so it doesn't work for me.<br />My best currently results at present, I know it may change, happen when sit at the keyboard and let the images pour onto the page. I think sometimes I make life hard by writing this way but it seems to work. <br />A very interesting topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post-39262395383743749422014-12-09T16:44:05.331+02:002014-12-09T16:44:05.331+02:00I think many of us combine these two ways of writi...I think many of us combine these two ways of writing. After all it can't be a dividing line between them I appreciate your commenting the post! Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645785208371532099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post-43966947051714406892014-12-09T16:38:29.927+02:002014-12-09T16:38:29.927+02:00Hi, Carmen! I used to think I was a solid panster ...Hi, Carmen! I used to think I was a solid panster but the more I write I've recognized I'm a bit of both (hey, love plonster! :)) I generally start with a vague idea of what my story is going to be about and I flesh out character worksheets. Generally, I even have the first couple scenes in my head, but from there I pretty much wing it and let the story unfold as it progresses.<br /><br />My characters definitely influence the direction of my story as scene unfolds into scene, so often I'm surprised by events I hadn't expected. <br /><br />Fun post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post-20303229986702324092014-12-09T15:53:12.214+02:002014-12-09T15:53:12.214+02:00Thanks for stopping by!
I fully understand you as...Thanks for stopping by!<br /> I fully understand you as, the same as you, I am a bit of both, with a tendency towards more outline. It may sometimes depend on mood too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645785208371532099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post-43096419308139204982014-12-09T14:44:00.634+02:002014-12-09T14:44:00.634+02:00Hi Carmen! I have to agree that I get frustrated ...Hi Carmen! I have to agree that I get frustrated by that question. I am a little bit of both. Love the word plonster by the way, hee hee. I'm a flighty person by nature, so I always fancy just diving into it. However I've discovered at least a little outline is necessary, and I need to know how I want it to end. Stories often changes direction but those first drafts have to. I reckon all writers have their own special mix of plotting and 'pantsing' :) Thanks for the post! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04243917167676835527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post-18737434226975058032014-12-08T23:54:35.307+02:002014-12-08T23:54:35.307+02:00Thank you for stopping by!Thank you for stopping by!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645785208371532099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post-44063837954029807892014-12-08T22:47:59.658+02:002014-12-08T22:47:59.658+02:00Good post! Thanks. Just shred with twitter. :-)Good post! Thanks. Just shred with twitter. :-)Paulette Mahurinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11871805612786183986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post-39211424173810319992014-12-08T22:17:28.546+02:002014-12-08T22:17:28.546+02:00Nice to hear from your writing experience. Yes, es...Nice to hear from your writing experience. Yes, especially when the story has many characters, keeping folders with their details comes handy. Good to know. Thanks for leaving a comment!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645785208371532099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post-35908814948821494812014-12-08T22:06:38.820+02:002014-12-08T22:06:38.820+02:00I have to have at least a point of departure and d...I have to have at least a point of departure and direction, but I do give myself flexibility. A rough quick sketch of what I want at the very least.<br />As a work grows I do keep folders of each character, so that I don't change them as the story progresses. M.C.V. EGANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575143818423442046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post-81222413502249710552014-12-08T21:35:39.853+02:002014-12-08T21:35:39.853+02:00Oh, I like it! Plonster! LOL! Good point!
Thanks...Oh, I like it! Plonster! LOL! Good point!<br /> Thanks for stopping by!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645785208371532099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136317338267812281.post-7733008141772317782014-12-08T21:27:06.185+02:002014-12-08T21:27:06.185+02:00I think I'm a little of both, so I just made u...I think I'm a little of both, so I just made up the word: plonster. Hahaha I hope people won't confuse me with monster LOL.Camelia Miron Skibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024483965891339463noreply@blogger.com