tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post4333808920717569597..comments2024-03-26T00:18:53.434-07:00Comments on Writing In Wonderland: Plotting for PantsersSylvia Neyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700149683391617521noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-17182629852063134052012-08-04T09:33:19.813-07:002012-08-04T09:33:19.813-07:00That's intense! I've tried making a board ...That's intense! I've tried making a board like this before, but there were so many sticky notes it made me less organized than without a board. Too many things for my simple brain to keep track of... I do work from an outline though, and so far that technique has worked pretty well for me.Aimée Jodoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064718577605753502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-56810479628893543162012-08-04T01:43:56.883-07:002012-08-04T01:43:56.883-07:00I'm a pantser and do not like outlines to say ...I'm a pantser and do not like outlines to say the least. But just like you mentioned, I've hit a few blocks along the way in my story. I like this idea of a plot board and am going to try it. It's a nice way of visualizing the flow of the story and identifying any holes in the big picture. Thanks for sharing. (:Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-70886450906838507932012-08-03T15:41:53.642-07:002012-08-03T15:41:53.642-07:00Wonderful! I think this is just what I need to get...Wonderful! I think this is just what I need to get up out of the ditch and start writing again! I'm not a plotter, and am a pantser, but I've been stuck for three months now, and am afraid of losing the initiative my story had when i wrote the prologue and four introductory chapters. I've got most of my characters identified ... but haven't yet chosen the victim (or, I could say, haven't yet 'heard from' the victim.)<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Terry, of http://terrysthoughtsandthreads.blogspot.comQuilters' Quartershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09164862226942626710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-41031628493311359672012-08-03T13:00:37.594-07:002012-08-03T13:00:37.594-07:00I'm a big fan of Post It notes. So this story...I'm a big fan of Post It notes. So this story board idea is probably right up my alley. Thanks for sharing this tip. :-)Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-13499227012295677582012-08-03T10:47:54.921-07:002012-08-03T10:47:54.921-07:00Jan - I'm still looking forward to your new pu...Jan - I'm still looking forward to your new publication.<br /><br />D.G. - Fantasy and scifi are both the hardest and most fulfilling to write (IMHO). You are creating a whole new universe and set of laws - you are bound by nothing but your own imagination. Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />Alex - I'm a little OCD and I have to be able to organize. I like this board method because I can see everything in a glance instead of rifling through tons of pages. Of course, I still have the hundreds of pages of actual writing with lots of red to go through ;-)Sylvia Neyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700149683391617521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-7783302925615293332012-08-03T09:36:44.591-07:002012-08-03T09:36:44.591-07:00I don't do all of that, but i can't imagin...I don't do all of that, but i can't imagine writing without an outline. My story would wander of and never return.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-62917769806596932302012-08-03T09:27:09.099-07:002012-08-03T09:27:09.099-07:00Looks like what we did at my old job. I'm a ...Looks like what we did at my old job. I'm a plotter and an outliner, and although I use paper, not a board, I do use many post-it notes.<br /><br />For my scifi, I had to create the solar system for the setting, and some of the profiles for the characters before the planning stages. <br /><br />Scenes are what get my imagination going, and that's how I usually start a chapter.<br /><br />Very good points,Sylvia! Thanks for the visuals, too.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-62461989759799547792012-08-03T07:40:14.251-07:002012-08-03T07:40:14.251-07:00I think I'm too doggone lazy to do this, but I...I think I'm too doggone lazy to do this, but I have tried. My mind doesn't seem to work this logically. Even Robert Olen Butler, the great proponent of planning a novel in advance, told me to give it up!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028635002644119824noreply@blogger.com