tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post379916129322765440..comments2023-11-05T11:28:09.589+00:00Comments on Scribble City Central: A Writing 101 Production - Part 5 To Plunge or To Plan--That Is The QuestionLucy Coatshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16774389681477698245noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post-10547296245022135552010-01-25T17:56:28.725+00:002010-01-25T17:56:28.725+00:00I am a plunger who became a planner and now I'...I am a plunger who became a planner and now I'm a planner! It makes for work at the beginning of a project but it also makes it much easier to write day to day if you know where you're going and what you're doing.adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post-65023935237862159122010-01-25T11:08:59.841+00:002010-01-25T11:08:59.841+00:00What a lovely lot of comments--really nice to see ...What a lovely lot of comments--really nice to see what others do. Thank you all very much for taking the time. I must emphasise that ONLY AT THE BEGINNING of a book am I properly organised. Thereafter, as you see from the amount of post-book rubbish clearance I have to do on the desk, everything goes to pot as I plunge through the story (but I do put all those things I mentioned into the sacred Files as I go). @Keren Looks like a post on Chapter Planning and Synopses had better be next then. Sigh. I can see this Twitterwisdom post is NEVER going to get written!Lucy Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774389681477698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post-9989106601194713072010-01-24T20:49:41.259+00:002010-01-24T20:49:41.259+00:00Plan? What's that again?
No, Like Nicky I PL...Plan? What's that again? <br />No, Like Nicky I PLUNGE right into the story, no idea what story it is or who it's about or where it will take me. <br />After a while I do force myself to stop and look back at it; to see what my characters know, who they are, who they have issues with (love, hate, resent etc). I get them to tell me in a sort of long rant which can be really informative.<br />Often at that point I know where it is all going to end, but I've rarely got any idea of what will happen in between - that's what makes it fun and keeps me going- I need to find out.<br />I do recognise that "Oh! %>*^%^%&!!! Where did I put that bit of information I desperately need?" moment. But I'm just not very good at being organised for more than five minutes.Linda Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354324158228109351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post-32879196439175885962010-01-24T18:13:32.729+00:002010-01-24T18:13:32.729+00:00Chapter plans and synopsis! That's what I need...Chapter plans and synopsis! That's what I need help with...waiting with bated breath.Keren Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post-27396520735606302322010-01-24T16:26:18.485+00:002010-01-24T16:26:18.485+00:00With my latest manuscript, I found it incredibly u...With my latest manuscript, I found it incredibly useful to keep a character list that featured names (why do I find it impossible to remember what even main characters are called!) and physical characteristics (green eyes, or blue), and how people are related. I referred back to this time and again. It particularly helps with minor character consistency as it allows them to feature as and when needed to build a credible extended community around your main characters. Whose names I can never remember...karen ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05595346107578248030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post-47009763275056453762010-01-24T15:19:48.027+00:002010-01-24T15:19:48.027+00:00I'm definitely a plunger first - and then bits...I'm definitely a plunger first - and then bits of planning happen as I go along. But first I'm gripped by an idea, a story, a character and I have to leap headlong, no matter the state of the desk before the whole thing wings away. Stories, I've learned, aren't always willing to stick around and wait. If I faff around too long, if I try to plan upfront, the thing just flits off. So for me, it starts with carpe diem - or rather, carpe story!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post-29593296055731750112010-01-24T15:18:53.073+00:002010-01-24T15:18:53.073+00:00Glad to hear I'm not the only scatterbrain in ...Glad to hear I'm not the only scatterbrain in the business [types he as his keyboard see-saws on a pile of unopened credit card bills]. This post came at the right moment as I have just started working on a full length novel. Thanks!Saviour Pirottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050985173663527791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478585016269977581.post-21874682595066830692010-01-24T14:44:35.276+00:002010-01-24T14:44:35.276+00:00I am a planner. Not so much that my characters can...I am a planner. Not so much that my characters can't breath or move or direct themselves, but I know in which direction the story should go. It surprises me once and a while though.<br /><br />annAnn Elle Altmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02192162600274764681noreply@blogger.com