tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post1879042918779533712..comments2024-03-28T02:34:34.041-07:00Comments on Rachna's Scriptorium: How Do I Write My Story?Rachna Chhabriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-77088226223542855372016-10-24T09:04:41.673-07:002016-10-24T09:04:41.673-07:00Really great outline points.
www.ficklemillennial...Really great outline points.<br /><br />www.ficklemillennial.wordpress.comGina Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032273127593718883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-55608357492943477682016-10-22T09:00:20.697-07:002016-10-22T09:00:20.697-07:00I outline novels. With short stories I sometimes k...I outline novels. With short stories I sometimes know how it will end, sometimes I make it up as I go and sometimes I change my mind about the planned ending and do something else.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-29865926640882111642016-10-20T10:03:00.243-07:002016-10-20T10:03:00.243-07:00I use a very similar basic outline. Like you, I...I use a very similar basic outline. Like you, I'll start with the inciting incident and have a rough idea of the end. I'll also know who most of my key players are. However, as I write the three acts, the end will often change. I trust in my characters and where they lead me. Ellie Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731071128348213067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-51555567487476583342016-10-20T10:01:57.693-07:002016-10-20T10:01:57.693-07:00I use a very similar basic outline. Like you, I...I use a very similar basic outline. Like you, I'll start with the inciting incident and have a rough idea of the end. I'll also know who most of my key players are. However, as I write the three acts, the end will often change. I trust in my characters and where they lead me. Ellie Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731071128348213067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-70028923987255206932016-10-20T07:03:11.235-07:002016-10-20T07:03:11.235-07:00A lovely post that serves well someone like me. Al...A lovely post that serves well someone like me. Almost missed reading due some frantic traveling.Rahul Bhatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690287853990880735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-12595544476446709152016-10-19T15:39:37.456-07:002016-10-19T15:39:37.456-07:00That's a great basic outline. I plot the openi...That's a great basic outline. I plot the opening, mid-point, and ending, with at least one major plot point between each, and 3 to 5 smaller points between each of those. From there I develop character individually and fill in scenes as the come to me, mostly writing chronologically, but not always. I think my subconscious does most the writing.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-56059648251369370612016-10-19T01:10:19.339-07:002016-10-19T01:10:19.339-07:00Thanks for sharing. I'm not very systematic an...Thanks for sharing. I'm not very systematic and need to do more of it. I really like your approach.Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674648154579013578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-5513304383312531332016-10-18T13:01:18.164-07:002016-10-18T13:01:18.164-07:00While I do outline, I wish I could say I was that ...While I do outline, I wish I could say I was that systematic. I think in my next novel I should try that.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-82962741120012284332016-10-17T12:10:18.156-07:002016-10-17T12:10:18.156-07:00I must confess to not being the most efficient at ...I must confess to not being the most efficient at planning, my stories tend to evolve! I am a fan of mind-mapping to pull my ideas together though. Very interesting post, Rachna.Suzanne Furnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00908200156114453054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-58626854691471676402016-10-17T10:05:21.073-07:002016-10-17T10:05:21.073-07:00That sounds like the basic outlines we've stud...That sounds like the basic outlines we've studied a little bit for writing plays in my Playwriting class. I don't use a set method. Usually I can tell when the plot isn't working quite right, and I fix it. My basic format would probably be: inciting incident, complications, small victory, climax (point at which the protagonist is furthest from his/her goal), final push, denouement. That's for short stories, mostly. For flash fiction it's harder to describe because the plot is so simple, yet still nuanced. For a novel, I would have a more complex plot structure.Patrick Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690555802232025818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-44920093217478884162016-10-16T16:08:12.312-07:002016-10-16T16:08:12.312-07:00Great outline points, Rachna. I need to follow suc...Great outline points, Rachna. I need to follow such an outline, I've been too hit and miss with my work and need these guidelines. Thank you :-)Kenda Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972218446945404475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-88965240269759750342016-10-14T09:37:30.145-07:002016-10-14T09:37:30.145-07:00I like Black Snyder's Beat Sheet. Not that I a...I like Black Snyder's Beat Sheet. Not that I always follow it either.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com