tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post1992550417909398662..comments2023-12-26T09:58:45.306-06:00Comments on Writer Musings: The Right Way To Write, Part OneTabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-84548377088283332672008-06-05T14:30:00.000-05:002008-06-05T14:30:00.000-05:00Yes, I can definitely see that...and it makes me c...Yes, I can definitely see that...and it makes me cry out in pain just thinking about revising something that came out of me off-the-cuff. Ow! :)<BR/><BR/>All this is great fodder for my next post, btw. Thanks all!Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-78133388093904894592008-06-05T13:20:00.000-05:002008-06-05T13:20:00.000-05:00I am decidedly a seat-of-the-pants writer. When m...I am decidedly a seat-of-the-pants writer. When my critique group says, "We can't wait to see what happens next," half of the time, I think, "Me too." Often I know how the final scene goes, but the journey there is a mystery. That's what makes writing fun for me, in part.<BR/><BR/>The down side is that my revision process is often, um, dreadful.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-57383306730647293682008-06-04T21:25:00.000-05:002008-06-04T21:25:00.000-05:00It's refreshing to hear writers advocating the "wh...It's refreshing to hear writers advocating the "what works for you" rather than "do it my way." :) Guess it's a pet peeve I developed along the way. :)Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-75862223322403928512008-06-04T18:21:00.000-05:002008-06-04T18:21:00.000-05:00Mm, yes. One of my mottoes is, "Whatever works." ...Mm, yes. One of my mottoes is, "Whatever works." What works isn't the same for everyone.Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-5372337724978936652008-06-04T09:14:00.000-05:002008-06-04T09:14:00.000-05:00I'm both a planner and one of those by-the-seat-of...I'm both a planner and one of those by-the-seat-of-my-trousers people. I like to have an idea in mind -- a sort of outline in my head, as it were -- but once I write the outline down, I feel terribly hedged in. <BR/><BR/>Writing teachers used to insist that one had to start out with an outline. Oddly enough, many good writers have chosen not to use outlines, though, and this only came to light when writing teachers actually researched how people wrote. They were amazed to find that many people did not use outlines at all, but merely pretended to. <BR/><BR/>Like you, I'm a great believer in writing the way that feels natural -- provided that it works. I think it's important to try a variety of ways until we hit on the one that feels comfortable and produces good results. Forcing yourself to do it someone else's way is a sure-fire method for failure.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-4693750041228356922008-06-03T22:27:00.000-05:002008-06-03T22:27:00.000-05:00I'm with ya. And it always seems that my characte...I'm with ya. And it always seems that my characters are the ones who change everything! It's like they don't like the story I planned, and want to change it to their own. Pah! The nerve of some people! :) :)<BR/><BR/>Gosh, I do love talking about writing. :DTabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-34318739822667428322008-06-03T22:23:00.000-05:002008-06-03T22:23:00.000-05:00I'm so a planner, but I do leave room for and allo...I'm so a planner, but I do leave room for and allow for deviation from the plan. In fact, deviation is a good thing, so if it hits, I follow it full force.PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.com