tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533238794548293419.post8272960300305901982..comments2023-09-09T09:06:58.754+01:00Comments on Crawl Space: On plottingSarah Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03379986260169703599noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533238794548293419.post-8076178731579994112008-02-04T08:23:00.000+00:002008-02-04T08:23:00.000+00:00Very sound advice, JA. I should have added that. I...Very sound advice, JA. I should have added that. I suspect I found writing this latest synopsis/plot outline easier than any other because it's a sequel and I know my characters that much better, so I know how they'd react in certain situations which makes it easier to structure in a way that challenges them enough to be exciting and intriguing. Nothing's ever set in stone, though. Better not be, given that the agent, publisher and editor(s) will doubtless want to put their stamp on it somewhere down the line!Sarah Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379986260169703599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533238794548293419.post-59116937418650941432008-02-03T23:33:00.000+00:002008-02-03T23:33:00.000+00:00As with most writing questions, the jury is still ...As with most writing questions, the jury is still out on this one. Some writers (Stephen King, for one) drops his characerters into a situation and sees what happens for there.<BR/><BR/>But for me it really helps to have some form of structure before I start writing - a line on a map which I know is taking me somewhere (rather than just wandering!)<BR/><BR/>But I have to say, that line gets re-drawn may times as the writing progresses - as I discover, for instance, that the people my characters have become somehow no longer match the end I had in mind.<BR/><BR/>So I agree, start with a structure - but don't believe it's set in concrete.<BR/><BR/>JohnJohnAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08128104538788053722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533238794548293419.post-77828205819278352842008-02-03T17:53:00.000+00:002008-02-03T17:53:00.000+00:00I hope it helps. It was a technique I discovered b...I hope it helps. It was a technique I discovered by accident and it may work for me because I respond to deadlines in a particular way, which might not suit everyone. I think focusing on the hard-end of what makes a story worth telling (and reading) is a good discipline, though. Good luck with the presentation!Sarah Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379986260169703599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533238794548293419.post-837584839733490792008-02-03T17:39:00.000+00:002008-02-03T17:39:00.000+00:00I was just yesterday trying to think about how to ...I was just yesterday trying to think about how to fit my fear of plot into the 10 minute presentation on myself that I have to give on Tuesday. (no not dreading that at all, why do you ask?) <BR/><BR/>I do like the idea of synopsis rather than outline though. more organic and less like something I might do with my fifth grade teacher standing over me.Rivers Fichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14796561474403278678noreply@blogger.com