tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post4816369706964741406..comments2024-03-10T10:34:02.181+02:00Comments on The Alliterative Allomorph: I like it nice and slow.Jessica Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-54961757690720974892010-10-18T17:37:35.105+03:002010-10-18T17:37:35.105+03:00I've yet to find a method that I'm totally...I've yet to find a method that I'm totally comfortable with. All the academic writing that I do means that I'm fairly meticulous and I tend to edit as I write. Doing NaNoWriMo this year will help me to just wing it and write without stopping. Bring on the Masharena!Jamie Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168603412367448706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-33885517618033618752010-10-06T01:39:07.388+03:002010-10-06T01:39:07.388+03:00I really have to work on #3 - about the senses. Th...I really have to work on #3 - about the senses. This is a great writing routine.<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-21486508060715490282010-10-06T01:07:21.082+03:002010-10-06T01:07:21.082+03:00Love the question posed at the end: 'are you s...Love the question posed at the end: 'are you still struggling with how you think you're supposed to do things?'<br />The answer is yes, but relating to designing, not writing. I think it takes a long time to work out a process that suits you. <br />The fact that my design work is assessed for uni makes things trickier too - you have to make sure that your thought processes are clearly represented, so you're not just working with an entirely personal shorthand. It has to make some kind of sense to other people as well. This changes both the process and the outcome to some degree.<br />It's a bit like stuff at a quantum level - observation changes the outcome!Allison Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033364798801012466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-21428120913571994142010-10-06T00:19:26.361+03:002010-10-06T00:19:26.361+03:00My process is similar to yours, but not really. E...My process is similar to yours, but not really. Each day (if all is going well), I write. The next day, I look at the previous day's writing and fix the obvious mistakes and see if I've grounded the scene enough or if the poor people are floating in midair. If they're floating, I fix that.<br /><br />When the WIP is done, then I make it pretty.<br /><br />I love writing, sex, and caramel, not necessarily in that order.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-41631535628077210282010-10-05T23:48:54.500+03:002010-10-05T23:48:54.500+03:00I have to get it out of my head before I start per...I have to get it out of my head before I start perfecting.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-9914033518700375082010-10-05T23:34:54.921+03:002010-10-05T23:34:54.921+03:00I pound out a chapter, then the next day before I ...I pound out a chapter, then the next day before I pound out the next chapter I look back over the previous days work and do some rough editing. I do this everytime I write. It works for me...or maybe I should say I'm happy with that process. Whether it works or not is still to be determined. :)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-74744911040236401192010-10-05T23:32:30.738+03:002010-10-05T23:32:30.738+03:00I write the whole thing and then go back and attac...I write the whole thing and then go back and attack from the beginning, making many passes through the manuscript.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-21840925637014708822010-10-05T22:50:13.536+03:002010-10-05T22:50:13.536+03:00I can write pretty fast if I want, unless I talk a...I can write pretty fast if I want, unless I talk about it with others, so . . . mums the word!Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-18413170887694996082010-10-05T22:36:31.826+03:002010-10-05T22:36:31.826+03:00I think I'm still learning my process. For a w...I think I'm still learning my process. For a while I got stuck in the "write by rules." It came out horribly wrong. So now I'm going with my gut.Christine Danekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00979611961825725350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-38878812107950412302010-10-05T22:19:56.213+03:002010-10-05T22:19:56.213+03:00I just sit down and write.
~ D-FensDogg
'Loya...I just sit down and write.<br /><br /><i>~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'</i>Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-12753146511619498032010-10-05T22:11:01.792+03:002010-10-05T22:11:01.792+03:00The editing stops me up too long so I have trouble...The editing stops me up too long so I have trouble getting writing again. The Cozy I am currently editing I had to polish and sparkle my first 50 pages for the audition (no point writing the rest until I knew, eh?) and then waited, and I had a fair bit of trouble getting going again.<br /><br />When I wrote the rest, I did it in one (about 6 weeks)--it was too short, but it turns out that is okay, as with a mystery, there are clue patterns to weave in--I had a few great ideas after the fact, so the EDITING has been a fair amount of work, but I think is really improving it. I'm learning a ton about plotting, and i think I really LIKE having the skeleton down first before filling in some of the muscle and flesh.<br /><br />I write by making a TIMELINE, starting, adding to the timeline, then beginning a notebook of details for later as they occur to me--about 3 chapters in, I have to start using an 'outline' for the next few chapters at a time.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-35802519291791591102010-10-05T22:01:17.597+03:002010-10-05T22:01:17.597+03:00Up until now, with this crazy novel-writing advent...Up until now, with this crazy novel-writing adventure, I've tried to heed the advice of many and write the whole first draft, ignoring the wails of my inner editor. I've come to realize, as you know firsthand, this is not the process for me. If I were to describe my process, I'd copy and paste your steps above here.<br /><br />So glad things are moving along so well with B.L.O.P.!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899768909313326172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-22905115970979812922010-10-05T20:52:09.878+03:002010-10-05T20:52:09.878+03:00I'm still trying to figure out my rewrite proc...I'm still trying to figure out my rewrite process. Going a few chapters at a time seems to help, but I feel like I'm floundering in the water not swimming like I need to be. I've tried it three different ways now and none have quite fit. I'm still figuring it out. I think I need to just write a better first draft, a perfect draft so that I don't have to go through this. ;-) I do love pulling it apart and meatying (yes, not a word but I like it!) it up. I just wish I could find more of a streamlined process.<br /><br />Great post!Jennie Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088195986628533511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-39228546995906714822010-10-05T20:17:00.452+03:002010-10-05T20:17:00.452+03:00A most enjoyable post, a plaesure to read though o...A most enjoyable post, a plaesure to read though on looking at the title I did think you were writing about sex......lol<br /><br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-56522216929970176232010-10-05T19:37:44.275+03:002010-10-05T19:37:44.275+03:00I love the way you do it. I am a bit more structu...I love the way you do it. I am a bit more structured, but not always. Sometimes I surprise myself. There are some great words of wisdom here, Jessica. Thanks! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-34771048280387015102010-10-05T19:18:51.199+03:002010-10-05T19:18:51.199+03:00I admire your thoughtfulness! I kind of blitz my p...I admire your thoughtfulness! I kind of blitz my pieces. Like... write in huge junks and then not touch it for a long time and then edit massive bits. Probably not the best approach, but it works for me... I guess it's mostly about what works best for you.Bridge Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06687000732188023868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-6509875274410268182010-10-05T19:07:14.883+03:002010-10-05T19:07:14.883+03:00My process is very similar to yours. I'm often...My process is very similar to yours. I'm often working on two different series, each with very different protagonists. The re-reading of the most recent chapters is critical to get me back in the characters' head space.Dawn Iushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546425873531022196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-91691619563634066772010-10-05T18:44:37.023+03:002010-10-05T18:44:37.023+03:00My process is like yours, Jessica, except I skip r...My process is like yours, Jessica, except I skip right to Step 3. I'm not good with the mish-mash, so I line edit as I go. At the end of the chapter, I'll do one last pass before moving onto the next one.<br /><br />After that, I don't touch the preceding chapters until the entire first draft is done. (I used to, but that was why I never made any forward progress. Instead, now I just have 35 pages' worth of notes tacked onto the end of my manuscript.)<br /><br />And now I have to try that 5 senses per chapter thing, too. Thanks for the suggestion!Nate Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690171790664252309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-72963708961275808482010-10-05T18:36:31.915+03:002010-10-05T18:36:31.915+03:00I'm in the write fast and then edit world.
B...I'm in the write fast and then edit world. <br /><br />But I will say one of the most beautiful novels I ever read is The Outlander by Gil Adamson (NOT the British time-travel tale) -- and she WROTE her book over ten years. Chapter by whittled chapter, getting each chapter just right before moving on. Ten years! Even her publisher said it was the cleanest ms they'd ever received. <br /><br />BDeb and Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444390852070865517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-53420031505385187002010-10-05T17:39:58.548+03:002010-10-05T17:39:58.548+03:00I'm like you in that I can't pump out a wh...I'm like you in that I can't pump out a whole draft without looking back, although I do try not to make any edits (at least not major edits) during the first draft.<br /><br />I have a notebook that I write the first draft in, and at the end of each day/week, I'll type up whatever I've written. While I'm typing it up, I'll make comments on things that need editing or more research later. Just little notes to remind me what I was thinking about when I get into the revision stage.<br /><br />I also agree with your comment about forgetting about what other writers do. The process is different for everyone.Jessica Ann Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14131293013101275074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-31854913724867841422010-10-05T17:33:53.628+03:002010-10-05T17:33:53.628+03:00It's so interesting reading other writers'...It's so interesting reading other writers' processes. I'm not sure what mine is, but I'm similar to you in that dialogue just comes.<br /><br />For my first book, I would write a chapter by hand. Then I would type it and as I typed I would edit and add. Sometimes, if I was really going along I would write 2 or 3 chapters by hand and then type. The most I ever wrote before typing was 5 chapters. After I finished writing, I waited a month, printed it out and went through and edited. <br /><br />With my second book, I couldn't write by hand ... the words just wouldn't come. I just wrote on the computer straight through from beginning to end -- making sure I was happy with one chapter before moving on to the next. It's been a month since I've finished, I just reread the whole thing (not making any edits) to check for flow and the story. I'll be starting my edits soon.Basthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561466241112288690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-6424921717776046992010-10-05T17:30:48.060+03:002010-10-05T17:30:48.060+03:00I'm learning to outline. It helps me stay on t...I'm learning to outline. It helps me stay on task. Then I try to write a chapter a day (sometimes two) and do edits after that. I'm doing revisions now. It's completely different, but needed. =)Carolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-79927779490355028322010-10-05T16:54:00.976+03:002010-10-05T16:54:00.976+03:00I have to let the whole work out in a draft. Then ...I have to let the whole work out in a draft. Then I work in sections to add/subtract scenes and work in stronger plot elements.<br />Read. Cut. Add. Repeat...then Revise.Carolyn Abiadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567399129586443513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-15934938124894625392010-10-05T16:46:26.535+03:002010-10-05T16:46:26.535+03:00This is kind of how I work too. Write something an...This is kind of how I work too. Write something and then go back over it. I like to have something halfway decent before I proceed, because otherwise I won't know where I'm going :)Lisa Galekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438927319122874125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-31763287685701264552010-10-05T16:29:23.540+03:002010-10-05T16:29:23.540+03:00I like the way you think! I found your blog throug...I like the way you think! I found your blog through Write-Brained and I'm glad I did. Before I had an agent, I was bad about not revising but she keeps me honest. She reads through my first draft and rips it to shreds...and every time she does, it hurts at first but the MS is always better. I think we have to have that outside reader.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.com