tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post1961747735331590469..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: Clarifying Thoughts: Revising Your Outlines to Make the Writing EasierJanice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-83087665663063970512014-10-29T13:06:29.646-04:002014-10-29T13:06:29.646-04:00Glad it helped! Hope it gives you a good head star...Glad it helped! Hope it gives you a good head start for Nov :)Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-72191311988178960902014-10-29T02:24:41.440-04:002014-10-29T02:24:41.440-04:00This IS great prep for Nanowrimo! I've got a v...This IS great prep for Nanowrimo! I've got a very loose outline going right now, the major key points in each chapter are highlighted, but going back through with these in mind will really help me clarify it. Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03172953750311720054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-59881164724453338912012-04-15T08:24:42.945-04:002012-04-15T08:24:42.945-04:00Xan, hope it helps you!
Wendy, most welcome :)
J...Xan, hope it helps you!<br /><br />Wendy, most welcome :)<br /><br />Jenna, thanks! I go back to my outline all through the book. It's really handy to have a summary of what you've done. <br /><br />Lydia, lol high praise indeed! Thanks :)<br /><br />Natalie, most welcome.<br /><br />Kendra, good to hear. I'm always worried my plotter nature doesn't offer as much help for the pantser. But I suppose some of that can indeed be helpful during revisions instead of the writing. <br /><br />Kaitlin, hope they help! I tend to work in small chunks myself. I may have the whole thing outlined, but it gets vaguer as it goes. But as I write, I flesh it out. <br /><br />Wendy, oh good! Putting away your outline for a month is a great idea actually. I hear that all the time for the manuscript, but never before for the outline itself. I'll have to try that next book!<br /><br />Traci, that's great you found your process. :)<br /><br />Tracy, yay! Good luck with that outline. Let me know how it goes for you.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-72261476249051257572012-04-12T14:35:02.466-04:002012-04-12T14:35:02.466-04:00A timely post.
A few months ago, I typed up a mid...A timely post.<br /><br />A few months ago, I typed up a middle grade novel. But there was too much going on and I couldn't rein it in. For the past few days, I've been typing my synopsis using Randy Ingermanson's Snowflake program and referencing the book he co-authored with Peter Economy, "Writing Fiction for Dummies". And appropriate title. <br /><br />And today, I receive your outstanding timely post. Now can I forge ahead and tighten my novel.<br /><br />Thanks again<br />Tracy CampbellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-80627087366371710922012-04-12T09:57:51.891-04:002012-04-12T09:57:51.891-04:00Great post. I've struggled with outlining vers...Great post. I've struggled with outlining versus pantster and I think I've come to the pantster conclusion for myself. I find the bare bones after I get that first draft down.Traci Kenworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336373871521363649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-9371582739471488222012-04-12T02:47:44.011-04:002012-04-12T02:47:44.011-04:00Thank you so much for this post! Fabulous timing -...Thank you so much for this post! Fabulous timing -- I was already planning to begin revising my own outline today, and now have a great list of points to consider.<br /><br />I spent about a month writing the outline, then put it away (and tried to forget about it) for another month. Now I’m both nervous and excited about what I might find in there...Wendy A.M. Prosserhttp://www.wendyamprosser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-27509767232160699092012-04-11T16:35:05.469-04:002012-04-11T16:35:05.469-04:00For my screenwriting, I work through a very detail...For my screenwriting, I work through a very detailed outline. I'm moving toward something similar with my novel writing, but I like to jump into the story for a few chapters to get a feel for my characters. Then I work on an outline for my novel, which is less detailed. <br /><br />These are jus the sort of questions I need to work through with both processes. :)<br /><br />~ KaitlinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-84390941767902615602012-04-11T14:19:06.917-04:002012-04-11T14:19:06.917-04:00I'm a pantser, personally. I can't outline...I'm a pantser, personally. I can't outline before the first draft. However, after that first draft, I almost always need some clarity and outlining helps straighten up the storyline. These are some really helpful signposts to keep me on track.Kendra Merritthttp://kendramerritt.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-55033972923694295882012-04-11T12:58:56.652-04:002012-04-11T12:58:56.652-04:00Awesome questions to ask yourself at all steps of ...Awesome questions to ask yourself at all steps of the writing and revising process. Thanks for the tips.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-71821378284101282242012-04-11T09:37:06.542-04:002012-04-11T09:37:06.542-04:00Excellent post! Or, as my 8 y/o would say, this is...Excellent post! Or, as my 8 y/o would say, this is Super Duper Greatest. :DLydia Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328254761920829040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-5163020284725849312012-04-11T09:16:04.919-04:002012-04-11T09:16:04.919-04:00Just want to say how much I get out of all your ar...Just want to say how much I get out of all your articles even if I don't comment everyday.<br /><br />But this one is particularly helpful, not only from an outline perspective, but from a revising one, where you can look at what you've already written to evaluate what's working and what's not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-10659993065793628852012-04-11T08:27:26.071-04:002012-04-11T08:27:26.071-04:00Really helpful as always. Definitely have to save ...Really helpful as always. Definitely have to save this--thanks!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947005368442937489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-78320474380542783912012-04-11T07:41:26.841-04:002012-04-11T07:41:26.841-04:00Excellent post. Thank you! For my next novel, I...Excellent post. Thank you! For my next novel, I'l planning on outlining and I'll be using this as a template. I want to see if outlining will help this woebegone pantser past the muddy middle :/Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288802923434609582noreply@blogger.com