tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187177475795501579.post9032600720368278515..comments2024-02-16T03:38:44.296-07:00Comments on Feywriter: Tuesday Tally and the diff between my WIPsfeywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224558691840388691noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187177475795501579.post-48528049632564258472009-08-04T23:59:38.650-06:002009-08-04T23:59:38.650-06:00I guess I'm a half pantster - I write without ...I guess I'm a half pantster - I write without an outline for short stories, but mainly because I cannot be bothered. And if I stuff up, then it's ok, because it's only a short story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187177475795501579.post-11218810902574212222009-08-04T18:45:01.499-06:002009-08-04T18:45:01.499-06:00I have to plan the story out. My first novel was a...I have to plan the story out. My first novel was a rambling, incoherent mess.<br /><br />What I do now is sketch the main points, and enjoy the joy of creation trying to make the plot work.<br /><br />They key is not to 'talk out' the book so much you don't have any desire to tell it anymore.PV Lundqvisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04144485318046805732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187177475795501579.post-24583397531441474282009-08-04T14:45:29.046-06:002009-08-04T14:45:29.046-06:00For my WIP I started with a detailed outline for t...For my WIP I started with a detailed outline for the first five chapters, and only a general outline for the rest of the story. When I finished chapter five, I had a better idea of where to go from there. So it turned out to be a hybrid plotter-pantser thing. I'd say just go with it and see where it takes you; each novel demands a different approach. And I think it's easier to pants stories with a first person POV, since you don't have to be so organized about who's saying what when :)Andrea Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478845861604754432noreply@blogger.com