tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post429011243901720696..comments2023-10-22T03:44:10.146-04:00Comments on Fierce Romance: What Comes Next?Vonda Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-39892994510795815602009-04-11T16:19:00.000-04:002009-04-11T16:19:00.000-04:00I LOVE your calendar method, Carol! I have been t...I LOVE your calendar method, Carol! I have been trying to figure out how to structure it, and this sectioning off is great. This post is being printed off so I can remember it.<BR/>JulieJulie Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242380140265459688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-35532066647743555672009-04-10T14:47:00.000-04:002009-04-10T14:47:00.000-04:00This is an intriguing approach, one I'd like to ut...This is an intriguing approach, one I'd like to utilize. My approach has been pretty slap-dash in the past, but I'm slowly getting more organized as time goes on. Whew!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a great post!!<BR/><BR/>Smiles,<BR/>Chiron O'Keefe<BR/>www.chironokeefe.blogspot.comChironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350218547511690377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-38287923256677690782009-04-10T10:42:00.000-04:002009-04-10T10:42:00.000-04:00No outlines for me. If I try to do that, I'm total...No outlines for me. If I try to do that, I'm totally stymied. :)Terry Spearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788961423817944896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-53299937265722773012009-04-09T19:29:00.000-04:002009-04-09T19:29:00.000-04:00Interesting concept!Interesting concept!Cameo Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096738838240818893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-81855042083070985702009-04-09T17:37:00.000-04:002009-04-09T17:37:00.000-04:00Beppie, this is a more graphic version of an outli...Beppie, this is a more graphic version of an outline, but it's not meant to be exhausting! LOL I usually manage a few sentences per box to jumpstart my writing.<BR/><BR/>Vanessa, lots of ways to use this method. I really want to try colors next!<BR/><BR/>Sandy, I think this method works especially well for single titles - it's a graphic way to weave your sub-plots and secondary characters into the story and keep track of them.Carol Ericsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957449133993571882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-28055426569186553972009-04-09T17:32:00.000-04:002009-04-09T17:32:00.000-04:00Nicole, I don't think could ever write a draft out...Nicole, I don't think could ever write a draft out in one big file! The ends of the chapters give me something to aim for and a feeling of completion. This method could work for scenes as well as chapters, although you'd have a whole lot more of those! I'm not all that organized - would love to give it a try on a white board some time with different colored markers.Carol Ericsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957449133993571882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-2693245405280251572009-04-09T17:30:00.000-04:002009-04-09T17:30:00.000-04:00Kristin, Yeah, I'm not sayin' the story doesn't ch...Kristin, Yeah, I'm not sayin' the story doesn't change from what's on my "calendar," but at least when I sit down to write I have an idea of where the dialog and action are going to lead.Carol Ericsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957449133993571882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-90291446741415182202009-04-09T17:28:00.000-04:002009-04-09T17:28:00.000-04:00Carly, My tendency is to start writing before I kn...Carly, My tendency is to start writing before I know where the story is going - and I do this. I can usually whip out the first three chapters this way, but at some point I have to give my editor a synopsis and come to terms with what's actually going to happen in the book to get the H/H to HEA!Carol Ericsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957449133993571882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-31263169070720605852009-04-09T16:20:00.000-04:002009-04-09T16:20:00.000-04:00Interesting post, Carol. My books are longer than...Interesting post, Carol. My books are longer than Harlequin's, but this could work for me. <BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>SandySandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-82865066838203658112009-04-09T14:42:00.000-04:002009-04-09T14:42:00.000-04:00Great post, Carol! I do something similar, but yo...Great post, Carol! I do something similar, but your technique will help me to refine it.Vanessa Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571549124283013391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-89003862720568398762009-04-09T12:26:00.000-04:002009-04-09T12:26:00.000-04:00Having discovered that plotting is my weak point (...Having discovered that plotting is my weak point (and howsoever charming your characters, agents and editors are not likely to buy into a full-length novel full of charm and little else), I am paying attention to what you say with particular interest. At the moment I write an outline with particular attention to What Happens (hopefully) -- I remember once making a great big chart, influenced by a workshop by Jenny Cruisie, and found once I'd done that I had no interest in writing the book! But your method sounds tempting.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing it!Beppie Harrisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-19191657790624519142009-04-09T11:23:00.000-04:002009-04-09T11:23:00.000-04:00Fantastic post, Carol!! I took a workshop on this ...Fantastic post, Carol!! I took a workshop on this once and it looks like a great method! I'm not quite this organized but I wish I was! :) My problem with using this is that I like to write the rough draft out in one big file with only a space between scenes, so I have no idea during the creative process which scenes will be in which chapters. So I save placing the chapter labels on until one of the later things I do. I know from experience if I don't, that I end up shifting things from chapter to chapter as I realize I need another scene there, or oops that chapter just got too long. What I do instead is a story map which looks like a scene list of things in the order they happen.Nicole Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535088964454920083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-8827817371211685732009-04-09T10:50:00.000-04:002009-04-09T10:50:00.000-04:00Carol,I love your idea here. I tried to do somethi...Carol,<BR/>I love your idea here. I tried to do something similar once, but I ended up going a totally different direction about half-way through my story. I did go back and adjust my template, which worked out okay for me. All in all, it's a good way to get out your plan. Great post!Kristin Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07310225852124529803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-86023861748791657312009-04-09T07:58:00.000-04:002009-04-09T07:58:00.000-04:00This sounds like a good, disciplined approach. I m...This sounds like a good, disciplined approach. I might have to try it. I find I never know what's going to happen until I start the actual writing. But your method might improve my efficiency.<BR/><BR/>CarlyCarly Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18236823971323039071noreply@blogger.com