I'd rather be fed to demons than do this...

[ammepyre]

I've come to the realization that I need to work on a system of pre-writing I can work with. I don't like to outline -- it's never worked for me in the past -- but with the added demands and stress of my day job I'm pretty much going to have to. See, when I'm stressed I tend to get a bit scatterbrained. The effects aren't too bad at work, but when

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[domynoe]

Well, if outlines don;t work...maybe try writing a brief description of the various scenes you're thinking about on notecards, then mixing up the notecards until they work for you?

You could also take a look at my NPB stuff...even if you dump the outline and a few of the expansions, something in there may help.

Just tossing off a few suggestions here. :)

[ammepyre]

*nods* I've tried the notecards before but my brain just doesn't like to wrap around them. Not sure why because it sounds like an easier way for an organic orientated writer to plot. *sigh* I did have a vague method I'd started using that I might rework -- basically coming up with two or three goals for each of my main characters that they are striving for in the beginning, middle, and end. I might try working on that again.

[domynoe]

Maybe try my plotting form then. Modify it so it's not so scary, but it might help you sort out your story plots. You can find it here (along with an explanation of how to use it):

http://www.alden.nu/lessons/000182.shtml

[elialshadowpine]

"Too bad there's not an Atlas Mod for my brain. It would make life so much easier."

Oh fucking word to that. >_<

[ammepyre]

*nodsnods*

[mistri]

I made a tiddlywiki to help me plot and flesh out one book (like wikipedia) but it does require a bit of fiddling about with it.

[ammepyre]

Yeah...I played with that once upon a time but the fiddling had me losing my patience and I gave up. lol .