tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096600932757908629.post6194998389879871344..comments2023-06-18T06:20:32.471-05:00Comments on True Life and Fiction: ConfusionTrue Life and Fictionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10194767305292360214noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096600932757908629.post-13763034653034934562011-01-14T15:56:03.356-06:002011-01-14T15:56:03.356-06:00Alex-I enjoy details myself. I usually have a gene...Alex-I enjoy details myself. I usually have a general idea about a story and will think about it for weeks, or even months until I can't stand it anymore and I have to put it on paper. Problem is, about a month later, another idea is haunting my thoughts.<br /><br />Sandra-That's the basis of a good story, isn't it. We, as writers, have the option to put our characters into terrible situations and then follow them to the end.<br /><br />Donna-So, you like to wing it. I wish I had a mind stable enough to handle that. I do like to have a general idea what I want from a story, but my first drafts are mostly filled with general movements and "this happens and then this happens" segments. I get a few great and profound quips from this and then build on the story from their. I guess I like to have a loose outline that I don't mind changing or adding to as the story progresses.True Life and Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194767305292360214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096600932757908629.post-86948997494713543012011-01-14T14:38:44.257-06:002011-01-14T14:38:44.257-06:00I don't outline right away, or do character pr...I don't outline right away, or do character profiles. I start working on a concept and see what develops. Sometimes I'm halfway through a novel before I truly start understanding the quirks of my characters or setting.<br /><br />But I don't mind editing either. Once I know enough about all the details, I start filling them in, and keep track of them. It works the same as for plotters, just takes me writing on the story to know those details.<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096600932757908629.post-36088988769053200872011-01-14T11:52:48.821-06:002011-01-14T11:52:48.821-06:00When I was a child I kept hearing "you should...When I was a child I kept hearing "you should be more optimistic" or "stop being so pessimistic." Then, when I was in college I took a "strength" test and discovered that my Number 1 strength was "being deliberative." <br /><br />I was so relieved to discover that it was okay "to see the glass half empty and ponder how I was going to refill it." Now years later I've realized that "deliberative" can mean "anal retentive" which is okay too because sometimes you need to be able to "cover all the angles" and find the solutions for the problems in life and everything else.Sandra Branumhttp://sandrabranum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096600932757908629.post-75973962588126682132011-01-14T11:45:50.988-06:002011-01-14T11:45:50.988-06:00I always pay attention to details, because I notic...I always pay attention to details, because I notice that stuff in books I read. And I don't know what type of flight students, but I've worked on courseware for flight students before and all I can say is good luck!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com