My Control Phreak Process

[domynoe]

So, a few people thought a post explaining a little on my process would be interesting. I do plan to one day pull it all together in a nice nonfiction book, but this will have to do for now.

When I posted my comment at Stephen Leigh that my planning is a 10+ on the organized scale, I meant it. But it's something of a different kind of "

Comments

[mariadkins]

I start with a 2 or 3 sentence paragraph about the book. It includes the conflict, the characters (by labels if I don't have names), the resolution, and gives an idea of what genre and audience I'm aiming for. I then expand this into a 5-7 sentence paragraph that includes the M.C., the antagonist, main conflict, and a clearly indicated resolution to aim for.

You're one up on me. I just put pen to paper and push off. I never know where I'm going until i get there. My characters tell me what's going on - otherwise I don't have a clue. And I don't really outline. I talked a little about that today on my blog: http://is.gd/omt9 I write completely out of order, so plotting and outlining is damned near impossible. lol

Now if I could just figure out a way to make the revising easier

That's my second favorite part! ;)

[domynoe]

Now see, that's something I don't get. Characters are just...characters. They don't speak to me, tell me what to do, or anything.

[mariadkins]

If my characters don't talk to me, I don't write.

Well thought out

[nordette_verite]

My daughter's sort of detailed like this. She writes fantasy.

I'm the person who asked for the link during #writechat, @nordette_verite

Re: Well thought out

[domynoe]

I've found that without this process I don't ever reach the end for novels. Short stories are a whole different monster though; I write those straight through.