tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post3304906068283329014..comments2024-03-18T02:43:02.621-04:00Comments on Original Content: I Just Don't Understand How They Do ItGail Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-34062233023005783462008-12-02T02:19:00.000-05:002008-12-02T02:19:00.000-05:00"...don't you feel as if you're standing on the se..."...don't you feel as if you're standing on the seventeenth story of a building that has, shall we say, no structural integrity?"<BR/><BR/>I know <I>exactly</I> how you feel! I had that problem on one of my manuscripts, and I had to go back and add a scene when I figured out one of my minor characters was more important to the plot than I'd thought he was going to be. <BR/><BR/>With minor tweeks I can usually let it slide, but sometimes it's exactly as you describe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-25186508365225063182008-12-01T18:48:00.000-05:002008-12-01T18:48:00.000-05:00"Some start with a plot outline, some start writin..."Some start with a plot outline, some start writing at the beginning, some even start in the middle. Some revise as they go along, some expand a bare-bones draft, some cut an overstuffed draft..."<BR/><BR/>I might add, some go quietly insane on a regular basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-41482395766066014872008-11-30T12:07:00.000-05:002008-11-30T12:07:00.000-05:00That last sentence makes an excellent point.That last sentence makes an excellent point.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-5282150158550918502008-11-29T20:58:00.000-05:002008-11-29T20:58:00.000-05:00I firmly believe that every writer has his or her ...I firmly believe that every writer has his or her own method of reaching the goal of a polished draft. Some start with a plot outline, some start writing at the beginning, some even start in the middle. Some revise as they go along, some expand a bare-bones draft, some cut an overstuffed draft. All that matters is the final product. And usually it's impossible to tell what path or method an author followed.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.com