tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post1791336583837044354..comments2024-03-29T02:19:17.591-04:00Comments on Focused on Story: Plotter or PantserJ.Q. Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-73187714740144244102011-04-07T21:09:16.622-04:002011-04-07T21:09:16.622-04:00@Angelika...I would like to keep a pen by the bed,...@Angelika...I would like to keep a pen by the bed, but I can't see to write in the dark and my DH would not appreciate flipping on the light at 1 a.m.!! And I am too lazy to get up and write it down...! Ah, the joys of writing.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-7688654302037297952011-04-07T19:33:17.781-04:002011-04-07T19:33:17.781-04:00Hi there! I am a plotter, although saying that, a ...Hi there! I am a plotter, although saying that, a bit of both sounds more comfortable ) I agree there is no right or wrong way!<br /><br />Oh keep a pen by the bed at all times! Without fail. You've been officially told, by someone who totally understands the 'thinking whilst you think you are not thinking about writing'...LOL<br /><br />It never goes away!Angelika Devlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00047847684560961128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-24316517891649868802011-04-07T19:28:39.541-04:002011-04-07T19:28:39.541-04:00I would love to lean towards the sanity end, like ...I would love to lean towards the sanity end, like you (somehwere in the middle)--sadly, I have to say, I'm somewhere near the far right. I'm glad writing takes all kinds.<br /><br />I'm doing the Author Blog Hop today too. My answer to today's question was: <br />Plotter or Pantser - Does it Matter? <br />http://www.tonyamoore.com/trm/misadventurous/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453996715078965400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-4417390707528514862011-04-07T19:21:26.650-04:002011-04-07T19:21:26.650-04:00Nice blog post, and it made me giggle in agreement...Nice blog post, and it made me giggle in agreement -- a fellow in-betweener :) And, I too find ideas ramming themselves into my brain while doing the mundane, daily chores.JoAnne Kenrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234275353277804224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-49744227709533561592011-04-07T17:30:18.778-04:002011-04-07T17:30:18.778-04:00Thanks everyone for taking time to share your writ...Thanks everyone for taking time to share your writing process. It is interesting to compare notes. <br /><br />@Ginger--Thanks for your purchase of Sunshine Boulevard. You are brave..LOL..Please do weigh in when you finish.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-58485546406594663582011-04-07T16:42:34.754-04:002011-04-07T16:42:34.754-04:00We need to come up with a unique name for those wh...We need to come up with a unique name for those who are in the middle! As I'm sure there are many. I am a plotter. I do get inspiration at all different times and I have a small notebook that I jot ideas into. It's interesting to read different ways that authors work. Thanks for sharing.Jenna Stormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12004059347853255095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-22341259748611340612011-04-07T15:56:25.140-04:002011-04-07T15:56:25.140-04:00I'm happy you have a choice and hover in the m...I'm happy you have a choice and hover in the middle of plotting and pantsing. I don't have that option. Plotting just doesn't work for me. I have to have the characters relay the story, and it's sort of like when I was a kid and my mom read to me. I couldn't wait to see how the story played out.<br /><br />BTW...I just bought your book and so far, I'm enjoying it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683064637626718318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-34204498524016513512011-04-07T12:55:33.601-04:002011-04-07T12:55:33.601-04:00Yes, I agreee. Being in the middle sounds a good p...Yes, I agreee. Being in the middle sounds a good place to beMegan Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10522386798303460962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-10168550229589253762011-04-07T11:56:32.160-04:002011-04-07T11:56:32.160-04:00That's a good way of placing yourself...somewh...That's a good way of placing yourself...somewhere in between. I also have a lot of scribbled sticky notes and scraps of paper with ideas on them.<br /><br />I especially like how you described yourself "racing to the end". Very inspirational.<br /><br />Lawna Mackie<br />www.lawnamackie.caLawna Mackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16064289314080926026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-6954324211193145312011-04-07T11:19:56.306-04:002011-04-07T11:19:56.306-04:00I also find myself jotting down notes, especially ...I also find myself jotting down notes, especially at night while trying to sleep. Sometime Muse is so annoying that I have to get up and write. I've learned a long time ago not to ignore it and trust the words to memory.Roseanne Dowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473329969019245459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-60650229956587807582011-04-07T10:49:31.894-04:002011-04-07T10:49:31.894-04:00I'm a little of both and I hardly ever write a...I'm a little of both and I hardly ever write a book in sequence. I jot ideas down as they come to me, and sometimes scenes that come near the end of the story are the first written!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-81737838043583245972011-04-07T10:33:57.752-04:002011-04-07T10:33:57.752-04:00In part I think I am a plotter. But first the char...In part I think I am a plotter. But first the character appears. I'm not even certain what's wrong. But slowly over time, the character and her/his world grow inside my head. I'm watching them while vacuuming, washing the car, folding laundry. Once I've got a rough idea of the ending I begin to write. I like to have a solid opening chapter before continuing on. Then there's noJoylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.com