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Writing methods: plotting ?
A question: detailed outlines versus making it up as you go along?
I’m totally the latter.
If I had a detailed outline, I wouldn't need to write the fic, cos there would be nothing to explore. The story's in my head, but if I dwell on it in its entirety, I wouldn't write it. I've never written down outlines/skeletons. I have brief notes/collections of lines/'remember this, doofus!'. There are some really distinct 3D scenes that I look forward to writing e.g. Evolution Wins
I liken it to I know the destination, but the route is... kinda... that way, probably. And that's the way that we're going, and the DESTINATION is there.
Oh, and we need a spaceship?!?
I've had lots of fic in my head that blossomed in their entirety. There was supernatural/highlander crossover that was about people in one the supernatural little townships who were incredibly long lived because they had captured an immortal and had basically tapped and drank his blood. The immortals that they harvested didn't last forever because they believed eating brains was also important -- brain feast for the win, so they always had an eye out for another immortal. Methos came to the town to investigate Duncan's disappearance. Same time as Dean and Sam popped by. The villagers were, of course, going insane à la the Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. Sam and Dead think that Methos is a hunter, and he's like oh fuck, hunters, but hey I'm going to have some fun with this -- and they can do all the legwork.
good fic -- haven't written a word of it. Don't need to.
I’m totally the latter.
If I had a detailed outline, I wouldn't need to write the fic, cos there would be nothing to explore. The story's in my head, but if I dwell on it in its entirety, I wouldn't write it. I've never written down outlines/skeletons. I have brief notes/collections of lines/'remember this, doofus!'. There are some really distinct 3D scenes that I look forward to writing e.g. Evolution Wins
I liken it to I know the destination, but the route is... kinda... that way, probably. And that's the way that we're going, and the DESTINATION is there.
Oh, and we need a spaceship?!?
I've had lots of fic in my head that blossomed in their entirety. There was supernatural/highlander crossover that was about people in one the supernatural little townships who were incredibly long lived because they had captured an immortal and had basically tapped and drank his blood. The immortals that they harvested didn't last forever because they believed eating brains was also important -- brain feast for the win, so they always had an eye out for another immortal. Methos came to the town to investigate Duncan's disappearance. Same time as Dean and Sam popped by. The villagers were, of course, going insane à la the Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. Sam and Dead think that Methos is a hunter, and he's like oh fuck, hunters, but hey I'm going to have some fun with this -- and they can do all the legwork.
good fic -- haven't written a word of it. Don't need to.
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Your comment about plotting is interesting. I know I wrote my most original stuff when I didn't plan, but as several people have commented, it can mean never finishing anything. Then I started planning to chapters, main plot points etc and my writing got much better and I loved what i was writing. But it made me think more about the details, the flesh of the characters, which takes longer which can be a problem. I haven't written for 6 years because I've been studying instead but your post has reminded me that I must get myself a notepad ASAP so I can start plotting again :)
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They've gone back to series 1 again but still worth watching :)
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There's a element of where do you start? I'm going to point you here:
Silvia Volk: http://members.shaw.ca/sylviavolk/
Lanning Cook: http://archiveofourown.org/users/Lanning/works?fandom_id=5358
Tessa Rae:http://archiveofourown.org/users/Tes/pseuds/Tes/works?fandom_id=5358
or dive in here:
http://crack-van.livejournal.com/tag/highlander