Tag Archives: outline

Brainstorming with the hive mind

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Jeff

Yes­ter­day I was floun­der­ing a bit in my writ­ing. I still really had no firm vision of act 2 and all I did know — that Batarel was try­ing to kill Daniel and Jack was try­ing to catch Daniel and Daniel was try­ing to be nei­ther killed … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Blocked by fear of writer’s block?

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Jeff

This is weird. I’m not actu­ally blocked. I know exactly what comes next in my story, and it should actu­ally be a fun scene to write. I like writ­ing action scenes, and this is the first time we really see what a demon can … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Lessons from week one

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Jeff

Cracked 15,000 yes­ter­day, which is an accept­able pace. I full thou­sand less than the 2k per day I set out for, but no bat­tle plan sur­vives con­tact with the enemy. And so, I thought I’d share the obser­va­tions I’ve already fig­ured out, now … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Outline or fossil?

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Jeff

Okay, I’ve got the char­ac­ter, set­ting and ini­tial sit­u­a­tion. Is that all I need to start writ­ing a novel? What about out­lin­ing? What about writ­ing scenes on index cards? Who’s dri­ving this ship, any­way? And the answer is, of course, the story … Con­tinue read­ing →

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