tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925401174378785919.post9218752356186836415..comments2023-12-29T11:39:14.271-06:00Comments on 4RV Reading, Writing, & Art News: Writing with FocusVivian Zabelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06129178812565073972noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925401174378785919.post-25199628379588969802012-12-02T16:11:25.822-06:002012-12-02T16:11:25.822-06:00Gee, sorry I'm so late to respond - hit by hur...Gee, sorry I'm so late to respond - hit by hurricane Sandy. <br /><br />Star Wizard, thank you!<br /><br />Vivian, I use the 'panster' with both fiction and nonfiction. Although, there is a sense of security with an outline, however rough. <br /><br />Suzanne, I agree that the story itself may dictate whether it needs an outline for better focus. My stories usually unravel themselves as they go along, but as I mentioned above, outlines do provide security, and guidance.<br />Karen Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925401174378785919.post-55753416074086907022012-11-05T14:09:02.896-06:002012-11-05T14:09:02.896-06:00Thanks, Karen, for the great reminder to help stay...Thanks, Karen, for the great reminder to help stay focused. For me, it seems to depend on the story whether or not I outline. For novels, I usually write chapter summaries instead. It's a good way to see clear through to the end and helps to see if a chapter fits the story arc or is too unwieldy and long.Suzanne Cordatoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456536184016933556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925401174378785919.post-65887193623175261952012-11-05T10:47:13.465-06:002012-11-05T10:47:13.465-06:00I can never use an outline for a work of fiction. ...I can never use an outline for a work of fiction. Before I begin "writing," the full plot is in my head like a movie. If I outline, the plot, the story line, becomes stilted and not "real." I have tried. I'm like Tony Hillerman said he was. He tried outlining and the outcome was terrible. He went back to writing and avoiding outlines, and his writing went back to its best-selling status.<br /><br />However, any nonfiction I write MUST have an outline.Vivian Zabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129178812565073972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925401174378785919.post-9368310617337544882012-11-05T10:26:13.863-06:002012-11-05T10:26:13.863-06:00Karen, all of your posts here are gold! Thanks.Karen, all of your posts here are gold! Thanks.The Star Wizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525881065894375529noreply@blogger.com