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Plotting...So how's it done anyway?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Xeno Gilder Mar 18, 2012. 23 Replies 0 Likes

So how does everyone plot their stories? Is it something you do before hand or do you just go with the flow? (I know an author who puts post-it notes all over her walls. )

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The Sound of Music

Started this discussion. Last reply by Nicole Ross Feb 14, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Something cute from my neck of the woods. Listen while you work. http://www.clockworkcabaret.com Continue

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Started this discussion. Last reply by David Mark Brown Feb 18, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Hello from Charleston, South Carolina. I think my whole city is steampunk....er.....they just don't know it.Continue

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Xeno Gilder replied to Jim Placzkiewicz's discussion Plotting...So how's it done anyway?

"Haven't written any Steampunk, but. I have a series of stories about Gargoyles called Clan of the Grotesque (about 7 stories, averaging 7-9 pages), so I come up with an idea, do the necessary research. Then open a regular notepad on my desktop…"

Mar 18, 2012

Wendy L. Callahan replied to Jim Placzkiewicz's discussion Plotting...So how's it done anyway?

"Everything I write is spontaneous. Usually a story idea comes to me first as a solid plot idea. Since it's less about the characters for me, my rewrite is generally for elaborating on the characters. I almost always write the…"

Oct 28, 2011

Winfield H. Strock III replied to Jim Placzkiewicz's discussion Plotting...So how's it done anyway?

"Rewrites. My scenes follow a skeletal plot and each time I revisit I discover new layers to add that tie into other parts of the plot and other character interactions."

Oct 27, 2011

Kelly Stanaway replied to Jim Placzkiewicz's discussion Plotting...So how's it done anyway?

"I usually get a scene or two stuck in my head, then I figure out who was there, how they got there, and so-forth. It generally kind of snowballs from there. Also, background music, I loves me some background music. Mostly though it's getting…"

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Winfield H. Strock III replied to Jim Placzkiewicz's discussion Plotting...So how's it done anyway?

"So often I do a very vague outline, write, and review. Sometimes I'm happier with where my imagination took me than any amount of planning. Sometimes my imagination paints my plot into a corner and I must revise based on referring…"

Jun 30, 2011

Ruth Booth replied to Jim Placzkiewicz's discussion Plotting...So how's it done anyway?

"[Really glad to see some positive comments on Scrivener for Windows - I've been wondering if it's worth trying!] For me so far, it depends on the length of what I'm writing, and how long I've had the idea. Most…"

Jun 29, 2011

Tonia Brown replied to Jim Placzkiewicz's discussion Plotting...So how's it done anyway?

"Most plotting is done on the fly for me. I go back and adjust my tale as needed, as the characters reveal the tale to me."

Jun 29, 2011

Jack Sokol replied to Jim Placzkiewicz's discussion Plotting...So how's it done anyway?

"I just attended Hypericon in Nashville, and question was answered by a panel. It seems there are as many ways to plot as there are writers. My way is to just append notes to the end of my Word Document, if I have an idea, and don't have the…"

Jun 22, 2011

Cass Morris replied to Jim Placzkiewicz's discussion Plotting...So how's it done anyway?

"I just started using Scrivener for Windows a couple of weeks ago, and it has been so helpful for the way I write -- very piecemeal, lots of notes and character bios, changing my mind constantly about where the plot points need to fall -- the…"

Jun 20, 2011

Winfield H. Strock III replied to Jim Placzkiewicz's discussion Plotting...So how's it done anyway?

"I read the Marshal Plan book on writing. Don't recommend it. Too anal. I start with a theme or concept and as scenes pop in my head I jot them down. Then I work on an outline to tie them together."

Jun 20, 2011

Theresa Breaux replied to Jim Placzkiewicz's discussion Plotting...So how's it done anyway?

"Greetings all, I usually lurk on this forum. I just wanted to say thank you for posting the questions and answers! ( goes back into hiding)"

Jun 19, 2011