tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242057561756705671.post8700509625311510506..comments2023-06-09T04:57:12.071-07:00Comments on Jane Charles: Seeing Where the Road LeadsJane Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01137487095312386152noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242057561756705671.post-12033885833932749542011-12-05T18:17:40.231-08:002011-12-05T18:17:40.231-08:00I thought I was a diehard plotter but recently rea...I thought I was a diehard plotter but recently realized I still pants a lot of major scenes and plot points. And this was after I thought I'd never pants again!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242057561756705671.post-57445932839913137672011-11-17T17:56:54.467-08:002011-11-17T17:56:54.467-08:00That's a great point, Heather. Even though I d...That's a great point, Heather. Even though I do plot, I'm often surprised by my characters and things they do, or the times that they choose to do them. It keeps things interesting. My plotting philosophy is that I need to have the bones down, the main points that they're going to go through, but leave a bit of room for them to breathe.Catherine Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05830640955594808304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242057561756705671.post-55880472819986037662011-11-17T16:58:20.202-08:002011-11-17T16:58:20.202-08:00Great post, Catherine. I started out plotting and ...Great post, Catherine. I started out plotting and now just go with the flow. I tend to act out the story in my head as I write, writing a first draft pretty quick. I add detail in layers during edits later and that helps me pick up dropped threads better or wonky descriptions. I think if I went back to plotting I'd be sick of the story before I reached the middle. Outside of the HEA, I like not knowing exactly what choices my characters are going to make until they are ready to make them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242057561756705671.post-12088479590729652132011-11-17T13:01:35.185-08:002011-11-17T13:01:35.185-08:00Thanks, Jerrica! I still wonder how pantsers can d...Thanks, Jerrica! I still wonder how pantsers can do it, even though I've now done it. LOL.<br /><br />Lisa, thanks for dropping in. I bow down to all parents out there who like order, because having kids seems to remove all order from life! I don't know how y'all do it.Catherine Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05830640955594808304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242057561756705671.post-60596357642814179932011-11-17T10:23:09.349-08:002011-11-17T10:23:09.349-08:00Nice post! I always wonder how authors write thei...Nice post! I always wonder how authors write their stories. <br /><br />I need order in my life and I like to plan it out and I get a bit er, annoyed if it doesn't always fall into place just right. But with two young boys I have had to learn to just go with the flow a bit more and for the most part, it seems to work out well :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18286272080574520945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242057561756705671.post-74008024811699398892011-11-17T08:06:04.499-08:002011-11-17T08:06:04.499-08:00Great post, Catherine! I'm a pantser all the w...Great post, Catherine! I'm a pantser all the way. I've tried plotting...I really have. Index cards, storyboards, detailed outlines...none of them worked, so I stopped trying. I let my characters lead the way, and they've done a decent job of leading me so far. lol. <br /><br />And I LOVED your story in the anthology! I know everyone else will too :)AvonLadyJerricahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14611705826419158520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242057561756705671.post-17140149847093299702011-11-17T07:12:41.040-08:002011-11-17T07:12:41.040-08:00Oh, Ella, that's hilarious. I ended up managin...Oh, Ella, that's hilarious. I ended up managing movie theaters twice for the same reason.<br /><br />Olivia, I think it takes some trial and error to discover if we're plotters or pantsers...or "pantsters" if you use Erin Knightley's phrase. :)Catherine Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05830640955594808304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242057561756705671.post-51946272324507741562011-11-17T06:53:33.421-08:002011-11-17T06:53:33.421-08:00I am the QUEEN of the unexpected detour! I couldn&...I am the QUEEN of the unexpected detour! I couldn't walk a straight path if my life depended on it, lol. I get distracted very easily, also it sometimes leads me somewhere new and fun, so I try to just go with the flow. That being said -I thought I was a "panster" too, but I'm starting to realize my work gets done much more efficiently and with less re-writes if I at least plot if loosely. Great post, thanks for sharing!Olivia Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754488304155415915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242057561756705671.post-29225762086225815822011-11-17T06:48:25.584-08:002011-11-17T06:48:25.584-08:00Very nice post.
I try not to say I'll never ...Very nice post. <br /><br />I try not to say I'll never so something again, because then I usually end up doing it. That's how I ended up in the Army twice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com