Ugh. Why am I so stuck? I feel like there is some invisible wall in front of me. Fear maybe? - Page 2

Jt/Js · 06-24-2012, 02:13 AM

My scrap pile is quiet literally a scrap pile... I have a tendency to think better faced with a blank sheet of paper, away from the distractions of my computer, so I'll write the first draft of a chapter or a scene in a spiral bound notebook, leave it alone a couple days and move on to the next chap/scene in the meantime. Then after a couple days I'll type out what I've written, making edits as I go along. Passages I think need more work end up highlighted in the Word doc. After a couple days, I'll take loose-leaf paper and work out those individual problem spots, then type them into a new copy of the previous Word document. Lots of paper, lots of copied .doc files... but totally worth it!

RedRose · 06-24-2012, 03:51 PM

Follow your gut instincts. I have written out of order and in linear. Do what feels right. You will KNOW. You cannot write an entire book without that feeling of right and wrong.

jenni1607 · 07-13-2012, 10:03 AM

Congratulations!
I sometimes write the 'big' scenes first, and then add the connecting scenes later on. There's nothing wrong with writing your scenes out of order. As long as you number them correctly it shouldn't be a problem fixing them together. Like many people have already said, it's what works best for you. Good luck!

06-24-2012, 02:13 AM	#26
Jt/Js Temporarily discombobulated Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: A lab that's cold enough to have it's own wind. Posts: 58	My scrap pile is quiet literally a scrap pile... I have a tendency to think better faced with a blank sheet of paper, away from the distractions of my computer, so I'll write the first draft of a chapter or a scene in a spiral bound notebook, leave it alone a couple days and move on to the next chap/scene in the meantime. Then after a couple days I'll type out what I've written, making edits as I go along. Passages I think need more work end up highlighted in the Word doc. After a couple days, I'll take loose-leaf paper and work out those individual problem spots, then type them into a new copy of the previous Word document. Lots of paper, lots of copied .doc files... but totally worth it! __________________ "Nothing is more pointless than to win, the real triumph is to win over." --Victor Hugo, Les Miserables "Everything bows to success, even grammar." --Victor Hugo, Les Miserables

06-24-2012, 03:51 PM	#27
RedRose New kid, be gentle! Join Date: May 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 428	Follow your gut instincts. I have written out of order and in linear. Do what feels right. You will KNOW. You cannot write an entire book without that feeling of right and wrong. __________________ Urban Fantasy 92,000 -- final, final, final round of edits.

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07-13-2012, 10:03 AM	#28
jenni1607 Banned Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 18	Congratulations! I sometimes write the 'big' scenes first, and then add the connecting scenes later on. There's nothing wrong with writing your scenes out of order. As long as you number them correctly it shouldn't be a problem fixing them together. Like many people have already said, it's what works best for you. Good luck!