Comments on: outlining, damselfly-style. (with footnotes.) http://deborahkalin.com/damselfly/2009/10/outlining-damselfly-style-with-footnotes/ Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:19:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: lunch hour links for writers — 10/14/09 « helluo librorum http://deborahkalin.com/damselfly/2009/10/outlining-damselfly-style-with-footnotes/comment-page-1/#comment-2281 lunch hour links for writers — 10/14/09 « helluo librorum Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:26:18 +0000 http://deborahkalin.com/?p=2212#comment-2281 [...] Peter Cooper sent me this great link on outlining by Australian author Deborah Kalin where she talks about the four act novel structure that she learned from a Crusie Mayer blog. Visit Deborah so she can show you the fine art of Outlining Damselfly Style with Footnotes. [...] [...] Peter Cooper sent me this great link on outlining by Australian author Deborah Kalin where she talks about the four act novel structure that she learned from a Crusie Mayer blog. Visit Deborah so she can show you the fine art of Outlining Damselfly Style with Footnotes. [...]

]]> By: damselfly http://deborahkalin.com/damselfly/2009/10/outlining-damselfly-style-with-footnotes/comment-page-1/#comment-2274 damselfly Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:57:43 +0000 http://deborahkalin.com/?p=2212#comment-2274 You're very welcome! I find the small number of turning points gives a bit of cohesion and drive to the "just write and see!" approach that makes the edits a smidge easier, without getting me so bogged down into over-analysing that I lose all urge to tell the story. It really did take me a while to figure out that even what scant outlining I do really works better for me mid-first-draft rather than pre-first-draft. Oh to know what each book needs from the start, instead of working by feel and guesswork...! You're very welcome! I find the small number of turning points gives a bit of cohesion and drive to the "just write and see!" approach that makes the edits a smidge easier, without getting me so bogged down into over-analysing that I lose all urge to tell the story. It really did take me a while to figure out that even what scant outlining I do really works better for me mid-first-draft rather than pre-first-draft. Oh to know what each book needs from the start, instead of working by feel and guesswork…!

]]> By: Peter http://deborahkalin.com/damselfly/2009/10/outlining-damselfly-style-with-footnotes/comment-page-1/#comment-2273 Peter Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:46:29 +0000 http://deborahkalin.com/?p=2212#comment-2273 Thanks, Deb! Your advice couldn't have come at a better time. I'm 15,000 words into draft 1 of my latest project, and I'm using the "just write and see what happens" approach. I hadn't considered the idea of set turning-points for the lead character, but I can see how they'll add some focus to what is fast turning into a nice thick plot-soup. Please feel free to talk about your writing process as overly much as you like :-) Peter. Thanks, Deb!

Your advice couldn't have come at a better time. I'm 15,000 words into draft 1 of my latest project, and I'm using the "just write and see what happens" approach. I hadn't considered the idea of set turning-points for the lead character, but I can see how they'll add some focus to what is fast turning into a nice thick plot-soup.

Please feel free to talk about your writing process as overly much as you like :-)

Peter.

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