Blogs about: Outlining
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Hurray for cooperative characters
just passed the 40K mark, so hurray for that too! i like to do an outline and sketch out my chapters, but i don’t like to get to crazy about it, because i like letting the story and the characte… more →
Along For The Ride
End Of Year
wrote 2 days ago: I’m only 2 weeks away from my first 4 month sprint, and so far I’m pleased with my progr … more →
The Importance of Outlining. . . and How To Outline, Part Two
wrote 4 days ago: In part one, I described how to begin outlining a novel. To summarize, create a grid describing char … more →
Books on Writing ~ The Procrastinator's Tool
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wrote 6 days ago: Books on writing – you walk into the bookstore and there sit shelves and shelves of books, all … more →
The Importance of Outlining. . . and How To Outline, Part Two
wrote 1 week ago: In part one, I described how to begin outlining a novel. To summarize, create a grid describing char … more →
Visualizing the Scene
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wrote 1 week ago: When I was writing the first draft of Twenty-Five, it was so easy. Scenes just came to me. I knew … more →
Rediscovering Outlines As a Productivity Tool
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wrote 1 week ago: Through high school and college, I used to rail against having to use outlines because I saw them as … more →
The Importance of Outlining... and How To Outline, Part One
wrote 2 weeks ago: I Used to Hate Outlining Back in school, I hated when English teachers wanted me to outline an essay … more →
The Importance of Outlining. . . and How To Outline, Part One
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wrote 2 weeks ago: I Used to Hate Outlining Back in school, I hated when English teachers wanted me to outline an essay … more →
Outline, Freestyle, or Something In Between?
wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve always been a freestyler. As in, no outlines for my writing. I get an idea, a few charact … more →
New Plan
wrote 3 weeks ago: So, the plan to do 9 novels in 401 days is not going so well, and I really need to plan for a few mo … more →
Infected With Christmas Cheer
wrote 3 weeks ago: I do not like the Holidays. Ever since I worked the Holiday season at a Target about ten years ago, … more →
In Defense of Choosing Not to Outline
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wrote 3 weeks ago: by Alexandra Shostak I’m sure you’re all familiar with the “to outline or not to o … more →
On Writing - Structure vs. Free Form
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wrote 3 weeks ago: One of the areas of writing I’ve been reading about is structured vs. free form writing. The t … more →
Reverse outlining your novel
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wrote 1 month ago: I wish I was the kind of writer who benefited from an outline before I write, but they never work ou … more →
hurray for cooperative characters
wrote 1 month ago: just passed the 40K mark, so hurray for that too! i like to do an outline and sketch out my chapters … more →
Character Sketching
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wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been thinking about another project. This time, I’m going to do things differently, … more →
lunch hour links for writers – 11/18/09
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wrote 1 month ago: Well I missed my lunch hour links deadline last week, I simply had one of those “perfect storms” whe … more →
NaNoWriMo: Off the Map
wrote 1 month ago: My first NaNoWriMo was in 2006. I started the month with nothing more than a counting down tagline, … more →
new synopsis
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wrote 1 month ago: i rewrote my synopsis. it isn’t perfect, but it has more detail and, hopefully, interest than … more →
