Comments | glimfeather: Writing stuff once more....*cough* *cough* *not obsessed.*

glimfeather

Writing stuff once more....cough cough not obsessed.

Jan 29, 2007 13:35

A very cool article about plot outlines from http://www.anti-shurtugal.com/
I've learned so much from that site. :)
P.S: Pan's Labyrinth was fecking awesome.

Outlines Are Your Friend

by Fragon Calfbreaker

They are.

No, really.

You there in the back rolling your eyes ( Read more... )

Comments 5

generationxwing January 29 2007, 04:48:54 UTC

I've never tried hard enough to work on an outline. Usually when I do, I end up throwing the paper away and going "Fuck it."

I have my own ways of working through a plot.

glimfeather January 30 2007, 02:49:09 UTC

I was the same.

The first time I actually sat down and wrote one was for another fantasy novel I plan on completing. Once I'd finished the plan I felt ecstatically happy with what I'd produced, and I can't wait to start work on it.

What I find frustrating is starting something and abandoning it midway. I usually end up with 20 half hashed ideas...For once I just want to finish one.

I think it's sometimes hard to stay motivated with writing and then many other things get in the way. And for some people, such as myself, it's difficult to stay disciplined.

"Okay I will write for an hour each day"

It doesn't always work like that.

frame_jock January 29 2007, 18:38:38 UTC

I've gone the outline route. Should probably go back to it, but I find I end up lacking detail (even to my eye) within the 'finished' product.

But, my muse has been seen in my life again of late, soooooo.... who knows where we go from here.

glimfeather January 30 2007, 02:59:39 UTC

You end up lacking detail within the finished product?

I don't understand how this is by fault of your plot outline, unless you follow it a little too closely. The purpose of the 'PO' is to act as a guideline, so that you can extend upon...I don't understand where the problem is. (Explainy?)

I think you have a good amount of skill in detail. From what I've read so far, I've never gotten the impression of 'not enough.' I think your descriptive language is probably the strongest part of Bards. Something I still need to improve on.

frame_jock January 30 2007, 19:57:57 UTC

Oh, I'm not as bad as all that, but... I generally try to follow too many sticking points and some of the finer things get lost.

But honestly, a lot of credit with detail in what I write has to go to Mandy. She'll tell you she can't write a damn thing from scratch, but she can fluff something up really pretty that's already there. Not to say that I can't do a decent job on my own, but if you read through the posted parts of the Bard's tale there's a stark difference between the first & third chapter, and the second (the first one I posted). There's detail in the second, but the others are much prettier (gonna take most of the credit for the dress though) because of the woman's touch that comes through. To be sure, it's my words, but there's plenty of her shining in.