tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post2859544319213426424..comments2023-11-02T06:50:41.703-07:00Comments on Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal: To Plot or Not To PlotLorendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17874101070837077093noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-32962183282195186632011-04-14T21:42:49.894-07:002011-04-14T21:42:49.894-07:00I do think it's funny that you two have built ...I do think it's funny that you two have built such a great buddy system being so different :-)<br />AngieAngBreidenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193337694193623903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-83182519984105780282011-04-09T13:17:35.472-07:002011-04-09T13:17:35.472-07:00YES!!! Finally, someone who's been there!
I o...YES!!! Finally, someone who's been there!<br /><br />I outlined only once, as well. I was very professional about it, making sure to get every plot point down just as I'd been taught. Then I sat there just looking at the paper. I thought "Welp, this story has been written," and put it away. I never looked at it again. <br /><br />Oddly enough, I never thought of it again, either. I can tell you danged near every story I've ever come up with from the time I was eight, except that one.<br /><br />I am SUCH a pantser, right down to rabbit trails, red herrings, and dead ends. But, on the flip side, some of my most miraculous bits of plot spring from those elements as well, so I figure it all works itself out in the long run.Katnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-14618606602339975962011-04-09T13:14:58.212-07:002011-04-09T13:14:58.212-07:00I agree completely. However, sometimes I find myse...I agree completely. However, sometimes I find myself incapable of working out where to go next. The plot stagnates. Does that happen to you?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18167620412513985019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-8874648158262410472011-04-06T15:49:56.128-07:002011-04-06T15:49:56.128-07:00Marilyn,
Don't you love it when everything fee...Marilyn,<br />Don't you love it when everything feels right? I'm glad you are writing real.Lindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109206610786414955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-55499434323119450372011-04-06T15:48:51.288-07:002011-04-06T15:48:51.288-07:00Judith,
I think your process is your process. I h...Judith,<br /><br />I think your process is your process. I had to really learn to trust it. But if your insides are screaming "no!!" then go with the flow and just write. :)Lindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109206610786414955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-30894559184618080402011-04-06T15:47:43.732-07:002011-04-06T15:47:43.732-07:00Missy,
I think that's the key. If you don'...Missy,<br />I think that's the key. If you don't LOVE revising a lot, then a plotter you should be. You do such a great job of preworking. And your stories show it.Lindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109206610786414955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-50452650020869434072011-04-06T15:46:45.693-07:002011-04-06T15:46:45.693-07:00Lynn,
I forget where I heard the term, but it'...Lynn,<br />I forget where I heard the term, but it's been recently. :)Lindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109206610786414955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-29027769534998110862011-04-06T15:46:10.607-07:002011-04-06T15:46:10.607-07:00Hildie--Pansters unite!! Yay!Hildie--Pansters unite!! Yay!Lindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109206610786414955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-49508075249311329372011-04-06T13:05:50.880-07:002011-04-06T13:05:50.880-07:00It took me a while to figure it out I am panster. ...It took me a while to figure it out I am panster. No matter how hard I tried, I always write alway from my plot line. So I give up and everything feels right.Marilyn Muñizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02580237142729710762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-11596578051303509482011-04-06T10:15:24.787-07:002011-04-06T10:15:24.787-07:00I have taken workshops on plotting and have tried,...I have taken workshops on plotting and have tried, and tried, to implement the process, but everything inside me screams "No!" My muse goes into tantrum mode. So I've sort of surrendered. I know where I have to end up, can see a few important plot points, and just let it fly from there :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09121607007678352619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-8188713530317010162011-04-06T08:36:57.314-07:002011-04-06T08:36:57.314-07:00I used to be a pantser, but then I ended up having...I used to be a pantser, but then I ended up having to do so much "fixing" that it took me forever. And I did not like that part! LOL So I started with a GMC chart and have added more and more pre-writing work since then. :)Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-31990318968033996812011-04-06T08:09:01.762-07:002011-04-06T08:09:01.762-07:00Plantster. I LOVE IT!! That's a great term. ...Plantster. I LOVE IT!! That's a great term. <br /><br />Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-33191843501730299952011-04-06T06:12:40.352-07:002011-04-06T06:12:40.352-07:00Lindi, I'm with you, the thrill of writing is ...Lindi, I'm with you, the thrill of writing is not knowing what's going to happen next. Sometimes I am as surprised as a reader would be. Totally a PANSTER here!!! Great article!Hildie McQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929695404979016647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-41894036474551224782011-04-06T04:10:01.349-07:002011-04-06T04:10:01.349-07:00Not sure about the plantster. I think it involves ...Not sure about the plantster. I think it involves a little plotting. I know Patty Hall has totally gone from being a panster to a plotter. But I just can't do it! Not yet, anyway.<br />The question I have for you is this:<br />How do you WANT to write? What is your gut telling you? Dive in? Plot?Lindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109206610786414955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-9599961984281484032011-04-06T03:36:54.858-07:002011-04-06T03:36:54.858-07:00Hi Lindi,
You know I love this topic....I wrote do...Hi Lindi,<br />You know I love this topic....I wrote down about 20 to 30 plot points for a contemporary romance recently. By the time I got done with it, after I brainstormed a little more on it with my crit partner, I had totally lost interest!<br /><br />Now, with a historical I'm writing, I've tried to plot out where it's going... and I notice I'm stalling on it as well. <br /><br />However, with my busy schedule, I can see the good in plotting. <br /><br />But I'm wondering if I need to find out more about the plotser.. or whatever that medium was between plotting and pantsing!Christy LaSheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032336838120917451noreply@blogger.com