I have always been a pantser. When I get an idea it generally has an opening scene and one or more great characters. The story flows naturally from there. At most I would jot down the major points and a few scenes ahead but I figured the story might shift drastically so I thought that [...]
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How I Became an Outline Convert
Posted in Current Progress, On Writing, Research, Work In Progress, tagged conversion, novel, Outlining, preparing to write, reflection, writing, writing tools on September 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Research
Posted in Research, Work In Progress, tagged bias, current topics, duty, evil, fear, Genetically Modified Food, Nanowrimo, novel, reflection, Research on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I was doing research for a story I want to write about genetically modified foods. I thought it would be a fun project for nanowrimo 2009. I’m interested in health but I didn’t have an agenda. I wanted to write an engaging story, not propaganda. My choice of topic was something I peripherally knew [...]