A discussion on plotting a novel as an organic writer.
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by Wen Spencer
I m very organic and messy and usually throw away as much as I keep.
Generally, I start with a very general outline.
The most important points of this
outline is the start and the...
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A discussion on plotting a novel as an organic writer.
.
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by Wen Spencer
I m very organic and messy and usually throw away as much as I keep.
Generally, I start with a very general outline.
The most important points of this
outline is the start and the finish.
Without an ending in sight, its impossible to stay on
course.
I also need highlights -- cool scenes that will probably fit into the plot line.
All in all, I call it my "Trip to Disney World" plotting.
Certainly you can t get into
a car and start driving without know where you are in relationship to the park -- the
beginning of the book -- and you can t stay on course without knowing where the park is
located -- thus the end of the book.
The various landmarks are all the points of interest
between you and Disney World, but if you stop is all up to your interest and how much
time you have.
When I start to write, I think of the book in three segments: set up, middle, end.
I
usually don t worry about knowing in detail what
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