tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post4920086938801277748..comments2023-11-02T01:21:52.355-07:00Comments on TheArtofNotGettingPublished: PLOTTING: WHAT? YOU WERE SERIOUS ABOUT THAT?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-14268362387403612082015-09-30T17:06:34.867-07:002015-09-30T17:06:34.867-07:00Thanks so much, Crystal! I actually feel like I&#...Thanks so much, Crystal! I actually feel like I'm making some headway. I know there are variations in the ways different writers plot. And they're all fine, as long as it eventually get done, right? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-36180358809253669372015-09-30T10:56:56.634-07:002015-09-30T10:56:56.634-07:00My plotting is SUPER loose until I have the first ...My plotting is SUPER loose until I have the first draft completed. That's when I plot hardcore and bring all the important aspects into focus--once I really know the characters because they've told me their story. Best of luck with everything!Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-12240230185135369332015-09-16T13:34:15.440-07:002015-09-16T13:34:15.440-07:00Thanks, Tammy! The problem I'm having, though...Thanks, Tammy! The problem I'm having, though, is that some of these rules actually make sense, dammit!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-457239331628476082015-09-15T21:32:00.713-07:002015-09-15T21:32:00.713-07:00Oh my. Defy the odds with grace babe!!!! I just wr...Oh my. Defy the odds with grace babe!!!! I just write and don't overthink the rules. Excuse me. I mean "the rules". Tammy Theriaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128574900510175415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-55257814833442831962015-09-10T19:01:03.636-07:002015-09-10T19:01:03.636-07:00Thank you, Kami! For EVERYTHING!Thank you, Kami! For EVERYTHING!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-20402492111234530672015-09-10T18:53:11.465-07:002015-09-10T18:53:11.465-07:00Hey Pam, thanks for making me feel like I'm no...Hey Pam, thanks for making me feel like I'm not the only one in this remedial class! But ugh, how I hate following rules, even good ones....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736019203704382525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-8565406178603714202015-09-10T18:51:56.450-07:002015-09-10T18:51:56.450-07:00What a wonderful post! ;) Goooooooooo Susan!What a wonderful post! ;) Goooooooooo Susan!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448143712353831233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345254913878149620.post-33695667695535897412015-09-10T14:40:22.436-07:002015-09-10T14:40:22.436-07:00I guess I'm a lot like you, as a writer. I lov...I guess I'm a lot like you, as a writer. I love my characters. I could stay with them for chapter upon chapter with nothing special happening, except their interesting lives. Plot? Really, do I hafta? But it makes the difference between a boring book, and a good one. I know, I know. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com