tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post2813651229028098451..comments2024-03-12T21:28:10.242-04:00Comments on That's Another Story: Staying Focused on the StoryAndrea Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-14798147589509821032011-11-04T14:32:12.918-04:002011-11-04T14:32:12.918-04:00I usually have my book flap description in view-re...I usually have my book flap description in view-reminds of where I am writing to and who it's for...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-45535657337766890912011-11-03T11:44:21.976-04:002011-11-03T11:44:21.976-04:00Post It Note with most important things jotted dow...Post It Note with most important things jotted down!Susanna Leonard Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655630528649780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-7991580298243839862011-11-03T11:28:07.329-04:002011-11-03T11:28:07.329-04:00I think I do the same thing too. Try to focus on t...I think I do the same thing too. Try to focus on the overall feeling of the story. <br /><br />I didn't know that Christina was one of your CPs. She's so sweet. Love her. :)Karen Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697785820907711723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-73037150204907911472011-11-02T19:41:24.485-04:002011-11-02T19:41:24.485-04:00Ooh, such a great variety of responses here! I hop...Ooh, such a great variety of responses here! I hope you enjoy thinking about different ways to stay focused as much as I do. <br /><br />Cheryl, I like your sticky idea. I have stickies as part of the desktop, and I love them (real stickys fall off and get lost on my desk, especially after the kids have been using my computer).<br /><br />KarenG, the more books I write, the more detailed my plan or outline becomes. It's just too hard to fix a novel that has structural issues, I find.<br /><br />Wow! What a cool setting, Debbie. Your project already intrigues me, just from the setting.<br /><br />Marcia, I think the emotions are so important, <br />because they are what keeps me connected to the story when I'm reading.Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-21183427144290854982011-11-02T18:45:29.648-04:002011-11-02T18:45:29.648-04:00Paying some kind of attention to the character and...Paying some kind of attention to the character and her current emotional state every day. COntinuity keeps me from being derailed from the action plot and the emotional plot.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-70871109240438922532011-11-02T13:47:24.344-04:002011-11-02T13:47:24.344-04:00I've got lots of photos to inspire me. My stor...I've got lots of photos to inspire me. My story is set in the catacombs of Palermo, Sicily. A real place with over 8000 mummies. If that doesn't set a mood, I don't know what will!<br /><br />~DebbieDebbie Maxwell Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-32893551218053288572011-11-02T12:17:02.302-04:002011-11-02T12:17:02.302-04:00Something that helps me is outlining chapters afte...Something that helps me is outlining chapters after the second or third draft, writing out what's the purpose and goal of each chapter, what it needs to fill out or what's there that shouldn't be. The story's everything!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-41623379917733907402011-11-02T11:59:25.737-04:002011-11-02T11:59:25.737-04:00I cling to the fact getting to the end, no matter ...I cling to the fact getting to the end, no matter how I do it or what I end up with, is a win all by itself. Must finish. Can be very gruelling sometimes when things aren't going smoothly.<br /><br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/mooderino" rel="nofollow">@mooderino</a><br /><a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/the-funnily-enough" rel="nofollow">The Funnily Enough</a>mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-23643999930400417372011-11-02T11:21:52.709-04:002011-11-02T11:21:52.709-04:00I've been thinking a lot about that as well. S...I've been thinking a lot about that as well. Sometimes I find I have to try things out to see what works before I pick a tone.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-70204823378092994112011-11-02T10:29:21.563-04:002011-11-02T10:29:21.563-04:00Sometimes I'll post a sticky note by my comput...Sometimes I'll post a sticky note by my computer with a reminder of theme, or what the main character's internal arc is. That helps me stay on track!Cheryl Reifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717232463223093632noreply@blogger.com