Well,
Hrmph! I just made myself and the daughter some lunch. It's a simple one. Hot dogs, chilli, some coleslaw, and a little bit of chilli. It's baked chicken for dinner tonight with lima beans, left over coleslaw, and some corn bread. Much better than the hot dogs we're having for lunch I can assure you.
Strange as this may seem, while I am writing on a short story I have started plotting. I'm driven to plot, which is weird to me. I've pulled out The Marshall plan worksheets and am working through them with a story. I'm going to begin keeping track of my progress on that story and the plotting work I'm doing. I really like plotting. I always have, but I have never really gone into the detail that Marshall requires. I think it is a good excercise for me. Who knows? I may plot out a couple of books, just to get the hang of it. Through the last year, I've moved from being a pantser to more of a plotter and thinker with my writing. And so far I've found the practise to be very rewarding. I'm hoping, that by doing this excersise and thinking the thing through all the way that I'll avoid a lot of the re-writing I've done in the past. I find that re-writing a scene simply because I haven't planned properly doesn't sit well with me any longer. However, I realize that writing is in itself is a form of re-writing at least this way I have a proper map to follow.
I'll be keeping track of how well I like this as I go on. It should prove interesting.
Hrmph! I just made myself and the daughter some lunch. It's a simple one. Hot dogs, chilli, some coleslaw, and a little bit of chilli. It's baked chicken for dinner tonight with lima beans, left over coleslaw, and some corn bread. Much better than the hot dogs we're having for lunch I can assure you.
Strange as this may seem, while I am writing on a short story I have started plotting. I'm driven to plot, which is weird to me. I've pulled out The Marshall plan worksheets and am working through them with a story. I'm going to begin keeping track of my progress on that story and the plotting work I'm doing. I really like plotting. I always have, but I have never really gone into the detail that Marshall requires. I think it is a good excercise for me. Who knows? I may plot out a couple of books, just to get the hang of it. Through the last year, I've moved from being a pantser to more of a plotter and thinker with my writing. And so far I've found the practise to be very rewarding. I'm hoping, that by doing this excersise and thinking the thing through all the way that I'll avoid a lot of the re-writing I've done in the past. I find that re-writing a scene simply because I haven't planned properly doesn't sit well with me any longer. However, I realize that writing is in itself is a form of re-writing at least this way I have a proper map to follow.
I'll be keeping track of how well I like this as I go on. It should prove interesting.
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I tried calling you on Saturday and got a fax beep. We didn't end up coming up at all this weekend. Will tell you why later. Maybe the 21st? Hugsies!
Bonita,
The Marshall plan is a plan that Agent Evan Marshall wrote in a book form for people to (new writers to follow) It helps people who have never plotted out a full novel. Basically it's like a map of what should happen in a half way decently written book.
I'm always wanting to learn more things about craft, so I'm giving it a shot.
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