Outlines don’t work for me for planning and writing a novel. But on the other hand, I have found revision outlines to be an extremely useful tool under some circumstances. I’m looking at Nicky (Not Forgetting) now, thinking in terms of emotions and thoughts as Alex suggested, and things look like they might [...]
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on the other hand
Posted in novels, writing, tagged Not Forgetting, revising, writing on August 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
the plot thickens
Posted in writing, tagged Not Forgetting, plot, writing on August 3, 2009 | 22 Comments »
I’ve been thinking a lot about plot recently, trying to gain some insights into why it is that outlines so far haven’t worked for me. It ought to be simple enough to write down what happens, right? And then the meaning hangs on that. If I get to know the characters better [...]
