October WIP Challenge Check-In, Day 19

[soldierwitch]

 

Hello writers! I'm rolling in for Tuesday's check-in with thoughts on plotting. I know a good portion of us are outliners instead of pantsers (as in no outline, you write by the seat of your pants), so I'd like to talk process today. Also, please take the time to answer the poll below even if you aren't up for commenting on today's check-in. I'd like to get a sense for who's interested in doing a writing sprint next week and on what day. We'll lock down a time window later. Thanks, y'all! Alright, let's get to it.

Discussion prompts

• If you're an outliner, what kind of outlines do you do? Loose with just enough detail to help direct your story or heavily detailed so you're basically just fleshing out your outline?
• If you're a pantser, what appeals to you about not having an outline?
• How do you keep track of what you want to put in your fic? Journal? Binder? Post-It notes? Note cards? What's your method of keeping up with the direction of your fic?
• How's your WIP coming?

Writing Sprint Poll

Writing sprint date options: Sunday 10/24 - Saturday 10/30. You can pick more than one date that works for you.

What day should we do the writing sprint?

Sunday, October 24

 

Monday, October 25

 

Tuesday, October 26

 

Wednesday, October 27

 

Thursday, October 28

 

Friday, October 29

 

Saturday, October 30

 

 

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Comments

[soldierwitch]

I always intend to be loose with my outline and then there I am fitting in dialogue options and going on about the dynamic I'd like between two characters. It helps though because putting in those pieces even if I end up going in a slightly different direction helps me to get closer to what I'm envisioning in my head. I also keep track of my ideas in my journal until I add them to a folder specific to the WIP that I'm working on.

The outline that's also a part of my October WIP challenge goals is...well, it's going lol. I started it and I realized that I have a decision to make on whether or not I want to actually involve real world laws into my fic or hand wave it. I've been thinking on it, and I'm getting closer to wanting to be somewhere in the middle in that regard. Like enough real world awareness where I somewhat know what I'm talking about but not enough where I get lost in red tape and bureaucracy when it comes to my main character building a house in the woods lol.