tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200079.post112279066821098169..comments2024-03-25T15:42:22.318-05:00Comments on Joyously Prolific: Working toward the new novelZettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01837114270302314607noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200079.post-1122945931416316162005-08-01T20:25:00.000-05:002005-08-01T20:25:00.000-05:00For now, I'm comfortable with the 5-10 page thing,...For now, I'm comfortable with the 5-10 page thing, but I won't know if I can write from it until NaNo. So far, I've started one book per year with NaNoWriMo. Starting them and finishing the first draft, with or without outline, seems to work fine. I'm struggling getting something marketable out of the revisions. That will come. (Yes, it will, dammit.)Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805501348812702651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200079.post-1122921150326969432005-08-01T13:32:00.000-05:002005-08-01T13:32:00.000-05:00Thanks for the great post, Zette. A few novels' wo...Thanks for the great post, Zette. A few novels' worth of trial and error should help a writer figure out what their optimum strategy is. I've gone from no outline to mega outline (thanks to the 2yn!) and am finding my comfort zone in the middle somewhere, leaning more on the outline side. You never know until you try.<BR/><BR/>Hope Kat goes well for you. You've had a ton of fun planning it outValerie Comerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674882711125123089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200079.post-1122913637905730272005-08-01T11:27:00.000-05:002005-08-01T11:27:00.000-05:00Another very helpful post. Thanks.I find that eve...Another very helpful post. Thanks.<BR/>I find that even if I don't have an outline, at the very least I have to know the direction -- end if you will -- of the novel. Otherwise I get sidetracked and never finish it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200079.post-1122905632988866102005-08-01T09:13:00.000-05:002005-08-01T09:13:00.000-05:00I'm one of those people who can't work with the ri...I'm one of those people who can't work with the rigid structure of outlines. It makes me shudder when I think about writing scenes on index cards or whatnot. I originally did outlines because everyone said I should, and they only served to frustrate me. I always felt like I was trying to fit into something that simply didn't fit. I finally figured out it's because I'm a character-driven Linda Maye Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203020058437093901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200079.post-1122817105496129952005-07-31T08:38:00.000-05:002005-07-31T08:38:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing you haven't always worked with ...Thanks for sharing you haven't always worked with outlines. I have suspected for some time that I will need to be more outline-driven in preparation for the time when I have deadlines to meet.<BR/><BR/>At first, I wasn't sure how. I'm beginning to think it may be a learned thing that gets easier with time. Of course, an outline can be very sketchy or very detailed. So one person's outline Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805501348812702651noreply@blogger.com