WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 12 -- Tuesday

[linaewen]

Hello on Tuesday!  What kind of a writing day has it been so far today -- or if today hasn't gotten going yet, how did you fare yesterday?

       - I thought about my fic once or twice
       - I wrote
       - I did some planning and/or outlining
       - I did research and/or canon review
       - 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

Tuesday Discussion:   How do you feel about outlines?  If you use them, how detailed do you make them?

Comments

[linaewen]

I haven't gotten going yet today, but I hope to get some writing in later in the day.

I love outlines, I always work from some kind of an outline. Usually it consists of main ideas or points I want to make in the order I think they should appear in the story. The outline gives me a foundation to work from but if the story or chapter strays from it as it is composed, that's okay, too!

[mythicmistress]

I think doing an outline or two might help me, I seem to keep coming up with scenes for fic that are all over the place in the timeline of the fic. Maybe putting the scenes in an outline will help me create a coherent whole.

[frogfarm]

I posted a new chapter of WIP One last night. Today I was going to work on outlining the next, as well as another chapter of WIP Two. Unfortunately, I got blamed for bullshit family drama yet again and I've completely fucking had it. I don't mind being the villain, but I hope they have something to discuss over Thanksgiving other than whinging about me.

[tamaraaeknight]

Research and outlining as I have an upcoming deadline.