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PPenpilot replied to the thread I fear ruining my story by plotting it out.Here's the thing. You won't know what works for you until you try it. For me the process of writing a book changes with every project...
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PJust want to say, I thought all the answers above were all well thought out, and showed me people who are really tying to understand...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread Are classical tropes overdone?.When it comes to writing, whenever someone states that you can't do something, 99% of the time you can tack the following to the end...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread What counts as "moving the plot forward"?.One thing I forgot to mention, for a novel, you usually have more than one plot. There are usually at least two, often more. There's the...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread What counts as "moving the plot forward"?.To me, it just means making progress towards the goal. Sometimes that progress may seem like loosing ground, but it's all progress. In...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread What about Thinking Time?.I stopped using word count as the only metric for progress a long time ago. I use brainstorming, note taking, sketching scenes out...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread Not seeing or feeling the magic.When something hasn't been solidly defined, it can be anything you want it to be. It can shift to match your current mood and desires in...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread My All-New Zero Draft Approach.My first novel I discovery wrote pretty much all of it, and over the years I've outlined more and more. The way I see things now is...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread My All-New Zero Draft Approach.I think it's how ever you want to write it. I've heard people say they write it like any other draft, but with almost zero concern for...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread My All-New Zero Draft Approach.I've heard of lots of authors doing this. They write out the "zero draft" then throw it out and write the first draft. Some don't refer...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread Using the "Story circle" for every chapter?.Check out scene sequel format. I found it very helpful. Here's a post I made on it a while back in a different thread...
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PMore creative than what? I'm not sure I have a definition of creativity that I'm comfortable with across the board. As was pointed out...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread How can I make an unlikable protagonist likable?.Think of likeable and unlikable as a scale. If you want the audience to like someone, you have them do likeable things. If you want the...
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PTwo things about this one. The first is a story about Neil Gaiman. At one point, he was in the middle of one of his (many) books, and...
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PPenpilot reacted to Prince of Spires's post in the thread How to get over finishing the story? with
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Butt in chair, hands on keyboard. In the end, that's what it comes down to. No other way to finish a story. A few things to try / keep...