Tag: plot

• Plotting or Plodding?

  Humph! Here’s the real truth about writers: sometimes we have no idea how it’s all going to turn out. I mean, really, what are we doing? What am I doing? What is my plot doing? Sometimes it feels like I’m playing a giant connect-the-dots while blindfolded. Are these two dots really going to connect in…

  sassevn

  July 21, 2018

  Writing Process

  novel writing, outlining, plot, writing advice, writing tips

• There’s no way to know if you should “blow-up” your writing

  You’re cruising along in your writing, following a certain idea, a certain rabbit trail that has you darting and dogging over and under a thrilling maze of obstacles until you are satisfied that you have what you want. And then, you get another idea – an idea which will completely restructure everything you just wrote.…

  sassevn

  April 4, 2014

  Writing Process

  approaches to writing, brainstorming, clarity in writing, creative writing, plot, writing ideas

• A Thinking Stop

  I was writing early today, and the story flowed well. It wasn’t long until I had rattled off a thousand words without much difficulty at all. It felt good. I was accomplishing something. And then I stopped. Not because I couldn’t have written more; I was completely prepared and able to do so, but I…

  sassevn

  December 30, 2013

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  approaches to writing, character development, fiction writing, plot, writer’s block, writing process