tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post8957749643155444532..comments2024-03-23T15:28:15.198+00:00Comments on Icy's Blunt Pencil: How to Write Something NewIcy Sedgwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-59404168254791006392013-05-28T13:01:45.706+01:002013-05-28T13:01:45.706+01:00Helen - sounds like your method is similar to mine...Helen - sounds like your method is similar to mine!<br /><br />Nick - Yeah, wandering off down the wrong route is an ever-present problem, but too much plotting spoils the broth!Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-55316769013732953412013-05-28T11:54:56.906+01:002013-05-28T11:54:56.906+01:00I can't work with pantsing, fun though it soun...I can't work with pantsing, fun though it sounds, because I just get about half-to-two-thirds through a story, then give up because I don't know where it's going, or write a really bad trail-off ending.<br /><br />But by the same token, I don't plot to the last detail either, because then I find the writing process a combination of intimidating and boring.Nick Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408932979230421705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-34241970539995553712013-05-28T10:56:03.001+01:002013-05-28T10:56:03.001+01:00Hooray I'm glad you're writing again. I P...Hooray I'm glad you're writing again. I Plot, just the bare skeleton of each chapter I write, then I write it by the seat of my pants but make sure it heads towards the ending I want. ^_^Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.com