tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post8263941520029758594..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Getting those plot lines to behaveStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-22929548636469549632011-01-19T12:38:19.487-06:002011-01-19T12:38:19.487-06:00Rose, congrats on achieving your word count goal! ...Rose, congrats on achieving your word count goal! That can be tricky.<br /><br />Nicole, so happy to have you! And I had the same plotting experience you did. I really resisted, but once I started, I was like, "Oh ... this saves me a lot of rewrites..."Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-54752913014800492512011-01-16T14:28:22.750-06:002011-01-16T14:28:22.750-06:00I really liked this post! For the Stop Worrying, i...I really liked this post! For the Stop Worrying, it was like Deja Vu! When I was working on my second book (trust) I was freaking out because I was stuck on Chapter 11 and it wasn't going anywhere. Then I was just like "You know what, I really don't care if it sounds like a four year-old wrote it, I'm just gonna finish it, and fix it later." Two hours later, it was done.<br /><br />I hate plotting. Like, SO MUCH. My third book (deception) was the first one I plotted with, and it's already making things easier! I really wish I had done it with my first two... I just never figured out how! This'll help SO much!<br /><br />I have the "wanting to write whole novel" problem, too! Though some days, all I can really manage is two sentences. Some days, one.<br /><br />THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS BLOG!!! It's amazing!<br /><br />~NicoleSuperNESnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-83828105348018453212011-01-15T18:06:12.012-06:002011-01-15T18:06:12.012-06:00I found this really encouraging - I just finished ...I found this really encouraging - I just finished my first draft and actually achieved my word count goal. It was wonderful, but I found myself thinking, "Man, is it going to be this hard to finish Every Time?" That's nice, that just like everything, else, practice pays off.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150136011032761640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-28376098585272243642011-01-14T22:09:29.090-06:002011-01-14T22:09:29.090-06:00Love this post. =) I'm actually pretty unsure ...Love this post. =) I'm actually pretty unsure about how one of my finished books pans out...<br />Though after I finished it I knew I left out some certain things that needed to be tied.<br />...I'm embarrassed to say I haven't fixed it yet... haha<br />But hey, everyone's writing is sloppy sometimes. =)Jazmine~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06246960020080246030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-32039180194087748272011-01-14T15:02:27.705-06:002011-01-14T15:02:27.705-06:00Jordan: that's awesome! I'm thinking about...Jordan: that's awesome! I'm thinking about an iPad but want to wait to see what the second one is. Something I just got that I love, love, love is an alphasmart! It's so light & fun to type on then hook it up to the comp & watch the words transfer :)Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500897912581589616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-1999374961315170662011-01-14T14:56:23.912-06:002011-01-14T14:56:23.912-06:00I'm working on outlining my first draft right ...I'm working on outlining my first draft right now. I did a basic outline (only like 5 points) for each of my top five or so characters, but now that I've got 50,000 words down I'm going back and making a detailed outline. Last year I tried using index cards, but that didn't work well for me. This time around I'm using a spreadsheet, which has been great! I can drag things around to reorder them easily, and save multiple versions.<br /><br />Thanks so much for doing this series, it has been great so far! I started a bulletin board based on yours. It's also digital (I have an iPad with virtual cork board--it's great because I don't have to print images I find online and I can copy/paste quotes and stuff!)<br /><br />As you can tell, I like technology ;)Jordan Elizabethhttp://heavenlyprincessblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-77475465193744221452011-01-14T14:07:32.871-06:002011-01-14T14:07:32.871-06:00Nicole, you can always do both :) Check it out thr...Nicole, you can always do both :) Check it out through the library, and then buy it when you realize how much you'll be underlining.<br /><br />Roseanna, I'm in the same place now. I've thought out later stuff, but am having difficulties figuring out how to get there. It's coming together, though.<br /><br />Tonya, letting go of wanting to make the first draft perfect is SO freeing. But it takes work to get there.<br /><br />Sierra, good for you, taking your time!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-45874707949627101582011-01-14T13:15:00.030-06:002011-01-14T13:15:00.030-06:00Great advice! I tend to get caught in the worry mo...Great advice! I tend to get caught in the worry moment & want to be perfect on the first draft. I need to work on just letting it go. My drive for wanting to get it right & be good probably hampers my ability to write well, actually. Like it stops some creativity for being to rigid.<br /><br />I really like the index cards idea! It's in the middle of seat-of-pants & outliner. You know certain things HAVE to happen but ate free to feel the flow of what could pop up!Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500897912581589616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-87751336869569491492011-01-14T08:14:17.521-06:002011-01-14T08:14:17.521-06:00Roseanna-
That sounds like me. I have daydreamed E...Roseanna-<br />That sounds like me. I have daydreamed EXTENSIVELY about the middle and end of my piece and it has almost immobilized me for the beginning. I get hung up on little things when I should really just plow thru and come back later.Nicole McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13467516937078644466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-17796484091048193692011-01-14T07:45:05.398-06:002011-01-14T07:45:05.398-06:00Fabulous advice, Stephanie, and something I had to...Fabulous advice, Stephanie, and something I had to do recently, too. My brain was so focused on what I wanted to get to in the second half that I couldn't figure out the first. But once I put aside the goal and focused on the getting-there, I could see how many fun things could happen during the "in the meantime." One inch at a time. =)Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-39421617431749103982011-01-14T07:36:25.159-06:002011-01-14T07:36:25.159-06:00This post was timely for me,and I LOVE the advice ...This post was timely for me,and I LOVE the advice about using the different colored index cards. I have also been thinking about getting Bird by Bird from the library, but maybe its a good one to purchase. So many people seem to love it.Nicole McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13467516937078644466noreply@blogger.com