tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post4761697461544234295..comments2024-03-15T05:16:15.397-06:00Comments on Writing While the Rice Boils: Musing About Writing, a Guest Post by S.M. CarriereDebbie Maxwell Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-41867378797280886922011-06-25T18:46:21.340-06:002011-06-25T18:46:21.340-06:00Janet- I'm always so impressed with pansters. ...Janet- I'm always so impressed with pansters. My daughter is one, too. One time I encouraged her to write a synopsis of an idea she had. When she did, she lost all her enthusiasm for the story. I guess you have to go with what works for you!<br /><br />~DebbieDebbie Maxwell Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-16135658556192916092011-06-25T16:10:14.412-06:002011-06-25T16:10:14.412-06:00Coming late to the party, but great post! I write ...Coming late to the party, but great post! I write entirely by the seat of my pants and it seems hard to find people who will admit to that. My thinking partly is that if I outlined the whole story, I would know what happens. What's the fun of writing about something you already know? Sure, it's a jump in the dark, but writing is always like that anyway.Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-652196530497694022011-06-19T23:29:26.750-06:002011-06-19T23:29:26.750-06:00I think it's healthy for all of us writers to ...I think it's healthy for all of us writers to realize there's no one way to do it. And who knows? Maybe we'll try a different method with the next book!<br /><br />~DebbieDebbie Maxwell Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-61493515814989863522011-06-19T11:21:04.939-06:002011-06-19T11:21:04.939-06:00I loved reading about your writing process, S.M. I...I loved reading about your writing process, S.M. I think you have a rare gift. If I tried to write like you do, I WOULD have gaping holes and inconsistencies. Thank you for sharing and thank you for inviting her, Debbie!Pam Asberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700210661754783889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-27145377522226338102011-06-16T10:16:56.899-06:002011-06-16T10:16:56.899-06:00It's interesting that you have a different met...It's interesting that you have a different method for different types of writing. I'll have to remember that!<br /><br />~DebbieDebbie Maxwell Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-9072877020700255432011-06-16T07:56:27.471-06:002011-06-16T07:56:27.471-06:00Hi Terri,
There were a few authors, Virginia Wool...Hi Terri,<br /><br />There were a few authors, Virginia Woolf among them, who wrote a novel or two stream of consciousness style and people still rave about them today.<br /><br />I've had the same issue. Even now on the writer's groups I belong to online, I still copp a fair amount of flack.<br /><br />To each their own, I say. It can be difficult, but finding your own style (you mind find mine too loose after all) is important. I can't wait to hear how you're going now that you can relax a bit!<br /><br />I find other people's working methods extremely interesting, Krissy. Perhaps I ought to have taken Psychology in school...<br /><br />I think your method is very sensible. I'll give it a shot next book and see if it improves my writing!<br /> <br />Good luck on your current WIP.S.M. Carrièrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08568011755497760300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-2452867861683668502011-06-15T16:50:12.644-06:002011-06-15T16:50:12.644-06:00It's so great to read about other writers and ...It's so great to read about other writers and how they go about the task of writing. I'm in the middle: I'm highly intuitive in terms of what I want to write about (my first screenplay that I'm currently revising came completely from inspiration; there was barely an outline in place, and because of how the plot came together, wasn't really needed), but for more detailed works such as my current WIP, I tend to write a rough outline of the chapter I'm about to write to make sure all important elements are being brought to the surface. I only write down the elements though, not an exact pinpoint of what is going to happen, because you have to trust that your characters are going to do that for you.Krissy Brady, Writerhttp://www.krissybrady.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-60992169412773470982011-06-15T13:57:32.029-06:002011-06-15T13:57:32.029-06:00It's difficult when everyone around you expect...It's difficult when everyone around you expects you to do things 'their' way. So glad you're finding your groove!<br /><br />~DebbieDebbie Maxwell Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-72642280493795635422011-06-15T13:15:06.031-06:002011-06-15T13:15:06.031-06:00This post was so freeing for me. I have spent the ...This post was so freeing for me. I have spent the better part of 2 years trying to fit into the writer's mold that has been outlined in every class and every writing club I have belonged to. And the process inhibits me. I now feel like I can go back and free write as this post describes. I see the character and the ending, now maybe I will be free to write it down instead of fitting it into an outline, arc, or character list. Maybe I can just write....what a concept.T. Forehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03961022948394386206noreply@blogger.com