tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post5128183559681296948..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Planning A Novel by Rebecca LuElla MillerStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-33163682060873931122014-05-12T20:06:05.566-05:002014-05-12T20:06:05.566-05:00I'm a pantser to the core. Generally, I know h...I'm a pantser to the core. Generally, I know how I want a story to begin and end, and then I make the rest of it up along the way.<br />Cool post!<br /><br /><br />Alexa Skrywer<br />alexaskrywer.blogspot.comAlexa Mintahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865586987033390255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-72168915441658965722014-05-12T17:37:50.122-05:002014-05-12T17:37:50.122-05:00That's really cool that you edited for Bryan D...That's really cool that you edited for Bryan Davis. I know him personally. ^ ^ I'm plantster. I plan very basic parts of my story then write. :) Good post! Thank you!<br /><br /><a href="%E2%80%9D//storitorigrace.blogspot.com%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">Stori Tori's Blog</a><br />Victoria Grace Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849013182543674707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-63138943518671999422014-05-12T01:35:58.436-05:002014-05-12T01:35:58.436-05:00I write by the seat of my pants, for sure. It gets...I write by the seat of my pants, for sure. It gets me in a lot of trouble though because I always write the whole story and then I get to the ending, and I have absolutely no idea how to tie all the loose ends together, so I end up going back and changing details so the story can end in a satisfying way.<br /><br />www.alicekouzmenkowriting.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450748262991587797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-2710302508554170182014-05-10T22:15:50.091-05:002014-05-10T22:15:50.091-05:00I totally write by the seat of my pants. I never t...I totally write by the seat of my pants. I never try to come up with the whole story at once, I just pose interesting situations and see where they take me, how the characters develop. Sometimes things change based on research or a better plot opportunity but mostly it's just "he would do this in this situation" or "wouldn't it be interesting if"...Autumn Gracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03409474077209387004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-86559769585392759362014-05-10T21:47:30.571-05:002014-05-10T21:47:30.571-05:00Thanks, Keturah. I appreciate the encouragement.
...Thanks, Keturah. I appreciate the encouragement.<br /><br />BeckyRebecca LuElla Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823550402103559922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-33123934929983003782014-05-10T21:44:14.072-05:002014-05-10T21:44:14.072-05:00Thanks, Lily. That "cross off the most likely...Thanks, Lily. That "cross off the most likely" was a huge realization for me, too. It's so easy to go with the first or second thing that comes to our minds, but that's when we make characters or include plot points that everyone else makes or includes. The way to stand out is to push ourselves to go beyond the ordinary and imagine. Hope to see some of your work in print someday!<br /><br />BeckyRebecca LuElla Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823550402103559922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-20234696245581487422014-05-10T16:32:07.882-05:002014-05-10T16:32:07.882-05:00Hey, everybody, got my first article published/pos...Hey, everybody, got my first article published/posted!! http://bozemanmagazine.com/news/1/posts/2014/05/04/246_n-a-37Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-14983358253817757412014-05-10T16:30:56.472-05:002014-05-10T16:30:56.472-05:00Really liked this post!!Really liked this post!!Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-67883802426359745722014-05-10T08:15:33.894-05:002014-05-10T08:15:33.894-05:00Thank you so much, Ms. Miller!Thank you so much, Ms. Miller!Alea Harpernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-41188926247486389042014-05-09T22:11:20.709-05:002014-05-09T22:11:20.709-05:00Great post! I'm an outliner, and I use somethi...Great post! I'm an outliner, and I use something similar to the method you described. I really like the idea of making lists, and crossing off the most likely scenarios. Totally need to try that. Thanks for passing that along!Lily J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08517974784100159005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-2477283785527704752014-05-09T21:47:32.709-05:002014-05-09T21:47:32.709-05:00I used to just write whatever scene or two my imag...I used to just write whatever scene or two my imagination had made up ahead. I didn't know much farther than that. Now I have a chapter-by-chapter outline. I'm sure it's going to change, but it's better than nothing. :)<br /><br />http://teensliveforjesus.blogspot.ruSofia Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703884443937255154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-1706612586060091322014-05-09T21:23:15.957-05:002014-05-09T21:23:15.957-05:00I don't exactly know which I am.
This is the f...I don't exactly know which I am.<br />This is the first time I've actually gotten anywhere with a novel. I wrote very, very, basic outlines for Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4, and then for awhile I was writing chapter outlines - more like lists, really - as I was writing the novel. Obviously chapters farther ahead in the story. I almost never stay true, but it helps me to have something from which to deviate.<br />Miri Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-89136286852840515622014-05-09T15:05:06.157-05:002014-05-09T15:05:06.157-05:00Alea, I referred a couple times in this article/ch...Alea, I referred a couple times in this article/chapter to "story problem." If you have a story problem, have your main character create a plan to solve it. However, make sure that the plan as she envisions it, doesn't work, forcing her to adjust or even scrap that plan for a new one. <br /><br />So let's say the story problem is, the royal heirs have been abducted. The hero's job is therefore to find them and return them safely. He needs to make a plan. How will he go about finding them? how will he rescue them once he knows where they are? If you keep your main character moving towards his goal, you should find the writing a lot easier. <br /><br />Hope that helps.Rebecca LuElla Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823550402103559922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-81873348522074452212014-05-09T14:33:39.625-05:002014-05-09T14:33:39.625-05:00I'm a plotter. I've tried to pants, but it...I'm a plotter. I've tried to pants, but it never worked. If you pants, I would highly recommend you have your three major plot points planned out and have an ending in sight. All the events should lead to that ending. Which, is why I outline. <br /><br />I outline character arcs, plots, scenes, and well, almost everything. I adore writing and this just makes it easier to focus on the writing instead of dreading, "What am I to do next?!" <br /><br />I've only realized how important structure is for a story in the last few months. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-73987934732538938102014-05-09T13:44:20.892-05:002014-05-09T13:44:20.892-05:00I'm not sure what works for me. I once had a k...I'm not sure what works for me. I once had a kind of outline (the main points I wanted to include in my story), but I didn't exactly stick to it, although it was sometimes handy to use it when I didn't know how to continue. But I also wrote stories (actually most of my stories are like this) without really planning scenes or something (although I think about a goal and conflicts and things like that, of course). So I guess I'm something in between.<br /><br />arendedewit.blogspot.comArende de Withttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143950359368928929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-85151666325438190852014-05-09T12:11:40.673-05:002014-05-09T12:11:40.673-05:00Well ... I sorta had it in a fancier, larger font ...Well ... I sorta had it in a fancier, larger font so it technically wasn't THAT long. Peter Pannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-85463430559744970202014-05-09T12:10:41.696-05:002014-05-09T12:10:41.696-05:00Yeah, Peter was doing one of B and W and it was ar...Yeah, Peter was doing one of B and W and it was around four pages long.Robin Hoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-82984298915591782812014-05-09T12:09:19.193-05:002014-05-09T12:09:19.193-05:00LOL Liz! Hmm... I am like that too, but I do my dr...LOL Liz! Hmm... I am like that too, but I do my drafts on the computer. What I take out I put it in red, or delete it, what I add in the original draft turns white, what I add in the rewrite is blue, and on from there. It's very effective, and you get to see where you were to where you got to! Peter Pannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-46128566760170939122014-05-09T11:48:57.476-05:002014-05-09T11:48:57.476-05:00I'm half seat-of-the-pants, half planner. I do...I'm half seat-of-the-pants, half planner. I do plan, but it is usually just a very rough plotline. I print it out, and during the course of writing the book, I scribble on it, add new points, new characters, new scenes, and cross out old points. The whole book (mainly the end) almost always comes out completely different and the plotline always ends up looking like the victim of an angry two year old who got his hands on a pen. But I like it like that, and it has always worked well for me! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03051094922565669850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-24259114133435143532014-05-09T09:12:28.247-05:002014-05-09T09:12:28.247-05:00I think that planning is good to point, but when I...I think that planning is good to point, but when I plan to much, it becomes boring and the imagination goes out of it. Generally I write an A4 sized plan and then get on with it. It's mostly the research that I do, that's kind of how I do most of my planning. Is there something that I could be improving about my planning method?? Irene Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366212959068343576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-18156093813093975592014-05-09T07:41:33.077-05:002014-05-09T07:41:33.077-05:00I have recently started planning. When I was in 4...I have recently started planning. When I was in 4th grade, my teacher told us to plan and I did it...but I hated it. When I wrote after getting out of 4th grade (which wasn't very often), I didn't planned anymore. Recently, I have begun to plan again, and its a lot more fun! I get to know and love my characters, see what they look like, and develop my story! The problem is...after I plan, I hit a writer's block and can't start actually writing the story. Do you have any ideas for how to get over this?Alea Harpernoreply@blogger.com