tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post5427901222497551474..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Finishing what you've startedStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-11913168593643098772010-02-03T14:27:13.039-06:002010-02-03T14:27:13.039-06:00I'm so glad, Mary! It's good for me to hav...I'm so glad, Mary! It's good for me to have the reminder too!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-59083169115975936062010-02-02T23:14:32.483-06:002010-02-02T23:14:32.483-06:00Stephanie,
You did it again, you helped me with w...Stephanie, <br />You did it again, you helped me with what I was stressing over once more, even if you had answered that question for me before, it rang true once more.<br />Thank you!<br />MaryUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952214296233890414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-75569556634682682882010-02-02T15:52:29.985-06:002010-02-02T15:52:29.985-06:00So glad it was helpful, Emii!
It's super frus...So glad it was helpful, Emii!<br /><br />It's super frustrating to get stuck in a spot in the first draft. Forging on and giving myself the freedom to write lousily until I get back on track is definitely something I do a few times per book.<br /><br />If you haven't tried outlining before, it's worth giving it a try. It can save a lot of rewriting.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-64429807654147642862010-02-02T14:28:50.454-06:002010-02-02T14:28:50.454-06:00This helps soo much. I'm TRYING to write my fi...This helps soo much. I'm TRYING to write my first draft, but I'm stuck on this one part... so I'm just gonna keep writing. You're right about the first draft -- mine is all over the place. Argghh! <br /><br />It'd probably help if I DID have an outline -- but I do the same, just kind of mentally decide what's going to happen in the next few chapters. <br /><br />I can't WAIT for more, and thanks soo much for starting this blog, Steph:))<br /><br />Luv,Emiiemiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042164350910286833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-22209862582127268662010-02-02T09:53:39.145-06:002010-02-02T09:53:39.145-06:00Roseanna makes a really good point. Such a good po...Roseanna makes a really good point. Such a good point that we'll have to talk about outlining in another post.<br /><br />I'm one of those people who doesn't work well from an outline. Sometimes, when I've got a twist I'm building up to or something, I'll outline my next couple chapters. I view my first draft as the "bare bones" of the story, and flesh it out from there.<br /><br />Like Roseanna said, there's no "musts" in the writing process.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-51199445177397558322010-02-02T07:35:37.960-06:002010-02-02T07:35:37.960-06:00Another thing that works for some people--and tota...Another thing that works for some people--and totally straight-jackets others--is outlining. My outlines are mostly just a summary of my vision for the story, hitting on major plot twists and events as they come to me. Usually the end will have a list of bullet points that sound like, "How about this? And maybe do that. Make her think this in response to him doing that thing."<br /><br />Some people can write extremely detailed outlines from the start, knowing what will go in each chapter. That's way too constrictive for me.<br /><br />On the other side of the coin, there are some people who feel way too stifled when working off an outline, but they have been told that they MUST do one. There is no "must" in writing, though. <br /><br />So finding the level of outlining or planning ahead that works for you can also really help get you from "Once upon a time" to "the end." =)Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.com