tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359488738647542307.post1483525395980592184..comments2024-01-29T10:16:49.201+00:00Comments on 52 Ways To Write A Novel: Week Ten: Planning Your NovelJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06700477414937065931noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359488738647542307.post-17440391782090386102014-07-03T23:15:45.851+01:002014-07-03T23:15:45.851+01:00Plan, plan, plan. Falls apart a bit when the plan ...Plan, plan, plan. Falls apart a bit when the plan is lousy, but I couldn't do it any other way!E.M. Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565716658256251123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359488738647542307.post-7708791962450174012014-07-02T19:26:23.913+01:002014-07-02T19:26:23.913+01:00I'm the same as Lesley - a half and halfer. Fi...I'm the same as Lesley - a half and halfer. First draft of first novel wasn't planned at all. Now I tend to do a couple of pages of rough character notes and notes of ideas and then start writing. Then when I hit the point 2/3-3/4 of the way through where the lack of plan is leaving me at risk of it all falling apart, I stop drafting and write a proper plan, and then do 2nd draft from there, which ends up being a combo of bits copied and pasted from draft 1, brand new bits, and bits rewritten/revised from draft 1. At least that's how the last 2 and the current wip have gone. It may change again in the future...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359488738647542307.post-90783793898299558452014-07-02T10:00:08.354+01:002014-07-02T10:00:08.354+01:00I'm a sort of half and halfer. I have to have ...I'm a sort of half and halfer. I have to have an idea, a situation, and a body. I luckily don't have to provide my publishers with a synopsis, they want a title, and I'm constricted by those, and a vague idea of what it's about so they can provide a cover for Amazon and iTunes! And instead of a white board and stickies, I have a notebook by my desk, but more importantly, a second document open alongside the actual wip, in which I jot down notes as they occur to me. It's fascinating to read those notes back to see how much they've changed by the end. But essential to keep track of who's who, names etc etc.Lesley Cookmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699182779296799170noreply@blogger.com