tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post16220894993974403..comments2024-03-29T07:25:04.687-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Outliners Take Note--Don't Call Me a Pantser!Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-31029149921347944652016-09-12T07:54:12.007-04:002016-09-12T07:54:12.007-04:00Thanks for your method. I'm currently looking ...Thanks for your method. I'm currently looking for someone to <a href="http://writing2me.com/" rel="nofollow">write my essay</a>. I have task for 5 papers, but I really have no time to do this by deadline. So if you have any contacts or links, I would be very grateful. Donna Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07046959684383501226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-66278932652140157382016-08-20T17:50:00.210-04:002016-08-20T17:50:00.210-04:00Liz, I am both bare bones outliner and head in the...Liz, I am both bare bones outliner and head in the clouds writer. Sometimes the outlined stories don't follow the original idea and thus end up elsewhere, which often surprises me when I go back and read the notes. And, sometimes the head in the clouds stories take years to finish because they have great starts (in my mind anyway), but then I don't know where to go next. Unfortunately, some of those stories are still waiting for endings. Guess they always give me a place to start writing again.<br /><br />It was good to see you again at the DELL Publishing Cocktail Reception in Manhattan last May.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-172892269157245882016-08-20T16:15:27.319-04:002016-08-20T16:15:27.319-04:00I, too, am an "into the mist writer" - h...I, too, am an "into the mist writer" - half the time when I start, I have no idea how it's going to end. The other half of the time, I know how it ends, but I have no idea how to get there. And people wonder about my mental health...or at least, they should... <br /><br />Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-8838638789883349112016-08-20T13:40:09.935-04:002016-08-20T13:40:09.935-04:00I enjoyed your post, Liz. You don't like the t...I enjoyed your post, Liz. You don't like the term "pantser," and I don't much care for the term "plotter"--it has unsavory connotations, and it sounds too much like "plodder," as if those of us who plan and outline are simply following a blueprint, as if our writing processes are bereft of creativity, freedom, and surprise. I do a lot of planning and often draw up a rough outline, but the story I end up with is seldom an exact match for the one I had in mind when I started. New ideas occur to me as I write, I realize plot elements could fit together in ways I hadn't foreseen, and things take unexpected turns. I'd guess that for most of us, writing involves finding a balance between planning ahead and staying open to fresh possibilities.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673578800047888317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61397398489245457762016-08-20T12:51:35.699-04:002016-08-20T12:51:35.699-04:00Welcome back, Liz!
I’m more like John, a planner ...Welcome back, Liz!<br /><br />I’m more like John, a planner if not an actual outliner. As much as I love your description of peering through the mists, I like to see the end before I sail from port.<br /><br />If not a pantser, may we say you’re a knickerbocker? (ducking) Okay, okay, that was a horrible pun. I should drive a stake through it.<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-81104029115915917372016-08-20T12:36:50.525-04:002016-08-20T12:36:50.525-04:00I'm half way in between. In writing a crime b...I'm half way in between. In writing a crime book, I know where I'm going, but I may take a totally different trip to get there, part way through. Most of my stores (and all of my novels) have "twists/you won't guess the endings." It does require some planning.<br /><br />That's for crime novels. BUT - for my fantasy novels (I have four) I let it rip. Start with the characters and a problem, and watch where it goes. Such freedom with that! And interestingly, it's my fantasy books that are the international bestsellers. Must think about that...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00899846881389442622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-80098349834499943332016-08-20T09:14:10.285-04:002016-08-20T09:14:10.285-04:00Good morning, everyone, and thanks for your commen...Good morning, everyone, and thanks for your comments. John, I always marvel at how you can keep your tightly plotted stories in your head long enough to refine them before you write them down. Now, if you wanna try it with a novel... ;) Seriously, every writer's process is different, and my real message is, Don't mess with what works! Also, as they kept saying in that wonderful movie Shakespeare in Love, It's a mystery!Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-40953742346693067342016-08-20T08:55:28.580-04:002016-08-20T08:55:28.580-04:00Excellent message. Liz, thanks for sharing your me...Excellent message. Liz, thanks for sharing your method!Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-8471595938037899702016-08-20T07:55:14.739-04:002016-08-20T07:55:14.739-04:00Liz, I'm an outliner, but I certainly respect ...Liz, I'm an outliner, but I certainly respect your process. (If I could do it that way, I would!)<br /><br />As Art said, it's great to have you here!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-25911791983226028952016-08-20T07:55:05.014-04:002016-08-20T07:55:05.014-04:00I always say if I had everything plotted out from ...I always say if I had everything plotted out from the start, writing would be too boring to finish!<br /><br />Glad you are still spending time at the keyboard.<br />janice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-55302710212805672732016-08-20T07:51:16.667-04:002016-08-20T07:51:16.667-04:00Hi, Liz--so good to see you! And I love the phrase...Hi, Liz--so good to see you! And I love the phrase "into-the-mist writer." I wouldn't have described it that way myself, but I often feel like that's what I'm doing in some of my own writing--writing as exploration, finding my way, trusting I'll get there (somewhere). In my case, it's not hardly efficient, but somehow it works. (Not all stories are that way, but many.)<br /><br />In any case, I enjoyed the essay here. Best wishes your way always!Art Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409008167752619352noreply@blogger.com