tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post3810587776191089947..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Ending Your Story: Shan's thoughtsStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-85971001289866846052014-12-12T21:00:42.329-06:002014-12-12T21:00:42.329-06:00I have two pages left on my 1st draft =) I am very...I have two pages left on my 1st draft =) I am very happy. Thank You GTWAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218772667060656298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-15603399798892544542014-10-01T09:55:56.560-05:002014-10-01T09:55:56.560-05:00I understand. I get bored a lot too if my characte...I understand. I get bored a lot too if my characters are short on surprises. Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-49392061413151847992014-10-01T09:55:16.673-05:002014-10-01T09:55:16.673-05:00Don't you love the part where you're far e...Don't you love the part where you're far enough along that you don't have to worry about the outline? LOVE THIS STAGE!<br />Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-13700533672606602742014-09-30T21:06:50.703-05:002014-09-30T21:06:50.703-05:00When I begin, I normally have an idea of how my st...When I begin, I normally have an idea of how my story is going to end, though I've never actually written out the ending first. But often, by the time I get there, that ending has changed.<br />On the other hand, I have tried plotting everything out before, but I can't really get into it. Half the reason I write is because I'm telling myself the story, and if I already know everything that's going to happen, I just can't bring myself to write it down. I utterly lose interest in the project and have to move on to something where there are still a few surprises.<br /><br /><br />Alexa S. Winters.<br />thessalexa.blogspot.comAlexa Mintahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865586987033390255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-32727800258128588242014-09-29T17:59:56.453-05:002014-09-29T17:59:56.453-05:00I agree with you, Shan. outline my story, then as ...I agree with you, Shan. outline my story, then as I write things invariably change, but the beginning and climax are always the same from the plan to the actual writing. For the first few drafts, I revise the outline accordingly, and then in the final stretch, I just write and forget the plan until I go back for edits on continuity and everything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-83529617572525799662014-09-29T14:39:55.361-05:002014-09-29T14:39:55.361-05:00Another halfsie! I love it.Another halfsie! I love it.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-49521167161419859062014-09-29T14:19:38.585-05:002014-09-29T14:19:38.585-05:00We've done that before, since it significantly...We've done that before, since it significantly cuts back on spam. The problem is that it causes trouble for a lot of our regular readers. We do our best to catch the spam that slips through the filter as best as we can. Thanks for your patience!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-56581586688354652342014-09-29T13:03:51.085-05:002014-09-29T13:03:51.085-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-6595089876900646722014-09-29T13:03:02.012-05:002014-09-29T13:03:02.012-05:00Free writing is one of the best tools in our box. ...Free writing is one of the best tools in our box. Love this.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-80218987613036870012014-09-29T13:02:38.470-05:002014-09-29T13:02:38.470-05:00You know what I love about this? You have a system...You know what I love about this? You have a system. And that makes for so much freedom. You know what's next and I envy you that. Props.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-70967993537310376802014-09-29T13:01:35.296-05:002014-09-29T13:01:35.296-05:00I like bittersweet! Very much. I might be heading ...I like bittersweet! Very much. I might be heading that way too. Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-26962240928364117722014-09-29T13:01:05.204-05:002014-09-29T13:01:05.204-05:00Sounds like you're ready to just sit and go fo...Sounds like you're ready to just sit and go for it. Head down. Blinders on. Fingers on that keyboard and JUST DO IT!Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-35821883244491647862014-09-29T13:00:15.436-05:002014-09-29T13:00:15.436-05:00You are so brave to not write them down! I forget ...You are so brave to not write them down! I forget EVERYTHING! Seriously. EVERYTHING. Like, I had this idea yesterday and I just knew I'd never forget it because it was THAT GOOD. But now? I can't even remember if it was for this novel or not. Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-78468106979496840992014-09-29T12:59:10.436-05:002014-09-29T12:59:10.436-05:00Yesss! Half pantsies unite!Yesss! Half pantsies unite!Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-16414881993614884932014-09-29T12:58:33.065-05:002014-09-29T12:58:33.065-05:00Me too! Except I keep rewriting it. THIS WEEK THOU...Me too! Except I keep rewriting it. THIS WEEK THOUGH! THE END is almost my next thing.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-88767803965993025632014-09-29T12:57:55.795-05:002014-09-29T12:57:55.795-05:00That's what I run into as well. You're lea...That's what I run into as well. You're learning who you are as a writer, though. SO IMPORTANT!Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-66973570593068964392014-09-29T12:57:01.426-05:002014-09-29T12:57:01.426-05:00You're not alone. Many of us need to know wher...You're not alone. Many of us need to know where we're going. I like the idea of having a few plot points here and there to aim for and letting the rest come as it will. Very good plan.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-42740884399984693762014-09-29T12:56:05.077-05:002014-09-29T12:56:05.077-05:00It's like Stephen King says. He says he writes...It's like Stephen King says. He says he writes to find out what will happen next. There's a gigantic part of me that gels entirely with that.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-42897778285444551192014-09-29T12:54:49.809-05:002014-09-29T12:54:49.809-05:00I love that you're open to trying new methods!...I love that you're open to trying new methods! Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-63353736780805732112014-09-29T12:54:18.960-05:002014-09-29T12:54:18.960-05:00I understand. It's very hard for me to write w...I understand. It's very hard for me to write when the world feels messy. Like, right now, I know that I have dishes in my sink and that's a crazy distraction even though I'm three rooms away. It's a pain being compulsive.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-5690318314997634992014-09-28T20:11:26.270-05:002014-09-28T20:11:26.270-05:00When I have a new idea I usually just start writin...When I have a new idea I usually just start writing. When the newness of it goes away then I plot,flesh out my characters etc. So I'd be right in the middle. I do plan but I also to write on the seat of my pants as they say. (:Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141160855127398410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-49116077329344208742014-09-27T16:54:43.056-05:002014-09-27T16:54:43.056-05:00I like to just write and write until I have a good...I like to just write and write until I have a good base. Then I basically tear and edit all that up, after carefully planning it out. It does end up changing as I go along, though. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-13000742694991464432014-09-26T21:55:32.289-05:002014-09-26T21:55:32.289-05:00I do something similar to your 9 pieces of paper: ...I do something similar to your 9 pieces of paper: I get a legal pad and write notes all over the thing. It becomes quite a mess as well. :) At some point the notes are sorted and make it into a Word document or a three-ring binder.Linea Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-75265461988507544322014-09-26T21:44:03.019-05:002014-09-26T21:44:03.019-05:00I love outlining and planning almost as much as I ...I love outlining and planning almost as much as I love writing. When I start a new book, I tape 9 pieces of paper together and just start jotting notes in one corner. In a couple weeks it becomes an elaborate mess of character profiles, maps, chapter outlines, ect. Then, the first chapter outline gets elaborated and copied neatly onto my whiteboard and then finally, I can write. It is impossible to write unless I am staring at that whiteboard. When that chapter is over, the whiteboard is erased and the next chapter takes shapeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-1322937614014423942014-09-26T19:35:37.549-05:002014-09-26T19:35:37.549-05:00I spend a good two to three weeks thinking before ...I spend a good two to three weeks thinking before I begin. I normally have a general idea of what I want by then but sometimes I don't have an ending. Most of my endings are bittersweet. pgacnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01868397677690901418noreply@blogger.com