tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post3972209912780175017..comments2023-10-29T06:46:47.858-05:00Comments on brooke johnson's blog: plot problemsBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09728905100557593958noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post-86941566962772039572011-08-01T07:16:34.695-05:002011-08-01T07:16:34.695-05:00I hear you--sometimes there's a reason writing...I hear you--sometimes there's a reason writing isn't going well. I'm learning that, rather than force myself through a word count goal, it's sometimes more productive to sit and think about the plot--or take a walk and brainstorm. Once I work out the kink, the story is back to flowing again :) Good luck!!Rowennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757364614589686606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post-76367331601800093232011-07-29T15:09:25.716-05:002011-07-29T15:09:25.716-05:00In the same way as "no battle plan survives f...In the same way as "no battle plan survives first contact with the enemy," we can say "no plot survives intact past the fifth chapter."<br /><br />Plotting <i>is</i> pantsing, it's just telling your pants which direction to go. It's like when Mrs. Fetched points at something: the actual something she's pointing at can be as much as 45° in either direction. Best thing to do is start moving, then re-calibrate when you can actually see it.<br /><br />I've found that plotting is a wonderful device in the early stages — like, before I actually start writing — because it gives me some direction — but once I get rolling, the characters will start telling me what <i>really</i> happens next. I ignore what they're saying at my own risk.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post-38546545814081552122011-07-29T13:14:58.714-05:002011-07-29T13:14:58.714-05:00I thought about giving Jami a shout out. She's...I thought about giving Jami a shout out. She's not the only one with a male muse! :)Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09728905100557593958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post-13552132279204320512011-07-29T13:08:47.927-05:002011-07-29T13:08:47.927-05:00That's wonderful, Brooke! And such an entertai...That's wonderful, Brooke! And such an entertaining post. So, you have a male muse? Jami Gold does, too. You two break the tradition of the female muses of antiquity! :-)<br /><br />So glad you got re-energized!S.P. Sipalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943968424012034217noreply@blogger.com