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Hello on Tuesday! Sorry I'm a bit late posting today -- I was traveling and just got back to a computer.
What kind of a writing day has it been today -- or if you haven't begun yet, what do you hope for today?
What kind of a writing day has it been today -- or if you haven't begun yet, what do you hope for today?
- I thought about my fic once or twice
- I wrote
- I did some planning and/or research
- I edited
- I've sent my fic off to my beta
- I posted today!
- I'm taking a break
- I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment
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Date: Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 19:11 (UTC)I always work from an outline, which is usually fairly detailed. I usually organize it by plot point with bullet points for details underneath. The outline tends to be chronological as best as I can figure for how the chapter is going to proceed. My outlines for shorter pieces tend to be less specific and consist mostly of details I want to include in the piece. However, my longer multi-chapter WIPs require the more detailed outline, because of all the details and characters I am working with.
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Date: Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 19:39 (UTC)Two more fics to go. I'm currently doing research for the first one. The prompt is 'amnesia' and right now I'm completely stumped on it, on what fandom and characters to write, on a plot. I have a couple of vague ideas but nothing that's really turning into anything yet.
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Date: Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 20:10 (UTC)I can't outline. I don't tend to know enough about what's going to happen until I get to that part of the story. Outlining is too much like writing the story. Trying to do it removes the impetus for writing the actual story.
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Date: Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 20:47 (UTC)It depends on how long the fic is, or how complicated, but longer fics I outline. The more detailed the outline, the smoother the writing process, but alas, the temptation to handwave during the outline is big, which often comes back to bite me in the ass later.
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Date: Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 20:48 (UTC)Typically I hold my outline in my head. That way I can nip and tuck at it and it keeps me preoccupied during empty hours like bus rides. I don't have to worry about having the right file or notebook, and usually the ideas I can't remember aren't as good as the ones that stick with me. Sometimes stories mutate this way, but I find that starting with a resolution in mind rarely works for me.
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Date: Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 23:06 (UTC)I don't usually write from an outline, and if I do, it's very sparse.
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Date: Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 12:31 (UTC)I write my longer fics from an outline and the amount of details varies for each piece but for anything under 500 words I just write them because they're meant to quick and short.