Thoughts so far
17, February,2011
- Formal planning takes time.
- I’m finding Ywriter very useful.
- I wonder if all the planning will suck the spontaneity out of the writing when I finally start.
- I have avoided numerous character dead ends and potential re-writes already.
- Going for a walk is a better way to sort out plot points than banging out stream of consciousness crap on the keyboard.
- Reading books that have almost, but not quite, got it right, is useful when I am plotting.
- Research can hijack my mind and turn a good simple story into a crappy tentacled plot.
- Selective re-listening to a range of writing podcasts has helped me make decisions about structure and characters.
Not an amusing list and possibly only helpful to me, but there you go.
I will constuct a list of podcast episodes I used to help me plan out the story. ”Cameron’s online guide to not f**king up before you start.”
cheers.
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