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By: Corrine Jackson » How Writers Do It: A Writing Process Series – Part Four

Corrine Jackson » How Writers Do It: A Writing Process Series – Part Four — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:35:11 +0000

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By: Bryn

Bryn — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:20:01 +0000

I tend to write a few thousand words of random scenes before I even know what the story is about or who the main character is. Outlining is what happens after I have 100K words, and can’t figure out how they all fit together…

By: Leila

Leila — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:37:03 +0000

I really like the idea of combining both approaches. I’m definitely more an NOP, but these days I try to have a rough map in my head of where things are going so I know what direction things are heading in, even if I don’t know exactly how they’ll get there. Because yeah. Editing plotless stories is a HUGE headache.

By: Bee

Bee — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:12:46 +0000

Haha..such a cool post!

Must do the ‘write the back cover blurb’. I do so much of the spontaneous writing thing, my plot goes for a toss

By: Jennifer (Herb)

Jennifer (Herb) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:59:25 +0000

Chai, I love to drink chai!! And I’m a NOP on most days and if I become an OP, then I no longer want to write because I know what is coming. And um, Supernanny?? I’m there!

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:05:25 +0000

Put me down for a NOP. I might start over a few times, but once I take off – look out! PLot – what’s plot? Did we cover that??? Oh, and your driving experiences sound identical to mine. Calgon and Supernanny FTW.

By: ChristaCarol

ChristaCarol — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:52:12 +0000

I’m a panster. A dreamer panster. I daydream, ponder in the head, write what I think when it’s strange hours of the night, but don’t outline, and only think to a certain point and then wing it. Your tags inspire me to be more creative with mine

By: Tracey

Tracey — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:37:15 +0000

Dude, it always come from the butt. It’s just that no one else has had the guts to admit it before.

I am an outliner, and oddly enough that’s not enough to guarantee a coherent plot, but nor do I ever feel a lack of spontaneity. Must be ’cause my outlines are spontaneously incoherent.

By: Cory

Cory — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:29:31 +0000

I’m both an NOP and an OP. I do an outline, but try to be free with it. And it is hard to pinpoint the exact moment an idea sparked because it’s usually a culmination of things that have been floating through your head.

By: Karla Nellenbach

Karla Nellenbach — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:01:07 +0000

Sadly, I am an OP…I can’t help it. Do you think there might be some kind of medication for that or at least a meeting I could attend?