tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049806523867335071.post7136660169673671419..comments2023-09-07T08:36:51.106-07:00Comments on Garden Full of Lily: Venturing Off the PathJennie Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02088195986628533511noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049806523867335071.post-61866788438343008922011-08-24T08:29:35.096-07:002011-08-24T08:29:35.096-07:00I always start with a detailed outline, but after ...I always start with a detailed outline, but after I get it and sometimes most of a first draft completed, I go where the characters take me. New situations, twists and turns, and assorted developments always come up once I have the foundation of the story set. I think that's one reason why I enjoy revising more than writing the first draft.Cynthia Chapman Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408985785062180536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049806523867335071.post-9303996176006682062011-08-23T18:23:33.660-07:002011-08-23T18:23:33.660-07:00It's fun being a panster... until you get to t...It's fun being a panster... until you get to the second draft and go, "WTF was I trying to do here?" A healthy mix of both is good. For the next book, I definitely want to have an outline - so that I'll have something to deviate from!<br /><br />Love your pictures.Jennifer Hillierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783975547643539868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049806523867335071.post-3892997240371615072011-08-22T18:21:36.198-07:002011-08-22T18:21:36.198-07:00I'm sort of both. I have an outline that's...I'm sort of both. I have an outline that's more or less the basic plot of the entire novel so at least I know kind of where I'm going and where I'm supposed to end up.<br /><br />But as I write, I tend to get off the beaten path. Things come organically and if it's not in the outline, it was meant to be there anyway.Paigeewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147262096880585294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049806523867335071.post-54063925607145211292011-08-22T08:14:44.455-07:002011-08-22T08:14:44.455-07:00My outlines are pretty vague and horrible, general...My outlines are pretty vague and horrible, generally written on cocktail napkins or post-its. I'm using a writing program now that has really allowed me to be able to expand on outlining. I'm bad about following a trail--I like to see what no one else has.julie feddersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621537183935460781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049806523867335071.post-53573079551485234132011-08-22T08:14:32.119-07:002011-08-22T08:14:32.119-07:00I'm a mixter. Seriously! I like to have a roug...I'm a mixter. Seriously! I like to have a rough outline of where I'm headed, beginning, crisis/climax, end; and I need to know my characters well, but then I just set them off and see what happens. It's fun!<br /><br />And that stream is beautiful~<br /><br />good luck! <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049806523867335071.post-89359228329524270072011-08-22T06:58:17.935-07:002011-08-22T06:58:17.935-07:00I like my outlines and details as well. (Although ...I like my outlines and details as well. (Although I struggle to get those details into the actual story.) And I don't wander off trails - I remember Deliverance!<br />Good to hear from you.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com