tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post7160811121220297186..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Next Stop IronyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-14991676063821556172012-03-31T02:48:06.488-04:002012-03-31T02:48:06.488-04:00Actually, I've tried something like this with ...Actually, I've tried something like this with mapping out the threads and where they interconnect. Sadly, it ended up unbalancing the story because each thread gained so much weight that I could have written four books covering the same timeframe and will the same characters. But for people who have issues with finding subplots (as opposed to subplots running amok :)), I think it should be useful.Margaret M. Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537558539259791284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-69303343654836954542012-03-27T19:49:51.477-04:002012-03-27T19:49:51.477-04:00I'm not a plotter. I wish I was. It seems like...I'm not a plotter. I wish I was. It seems like any outline in any way, shape or form ends up either being scrapped by me because the direction turns so radically from the story, or I feel like I've outlined so minutely that I've told the story and I lose interest in it.<br /><br />Yes, please :o) I want to see what the end result is of this. Maybe it's something I can use.nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-460729631471286502012-03-27T13:14:19.281-04:002012-03-27T13:14:19.281-04:00I do something similar, but I call it "beanst...I do something similar, but I call it "beanstalking," since my jumping-off point involved roots and sprouts and twining together and branching off and so forth. It looks a lot messier on paper (more like a multi-train pileup than a route map), but I don't have to look at the tangled thing once I start establishing the connections in my head.Ren Bentonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-47415269570767674272012-03-27T11:10:23.874-04:002012-03-27T11:10:23.874-04:00That's really cool, Lynn. I'm not a visua...That's really cool, Lynn. I'm not a visual person, but I could see that really helping in a complex multi-character story. (ps--did you get my email re the character interview? xxoo)Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-41233393239713389592012-03-27T08:20:57.743-04:002012-03-27T08:20:57.743-04:00I'd probably stick to the good old write-a-pla...I'd probably stick to the good old write-a-plan sort of thing, though I'd be cool with creating a mind-map or flow-chart or storyboard for certain aspects of a novel. Something else I've thought of doing since studying media as one of my final subjects is to create a narrative intensity chart, and I chart the intensity of different aspects of the plot against each other. There are a lot of different ways for writers to do things, but it all boils down to the individual's strengths and preferences. Thanks for blogging, LOVE that first map!Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-32949147556793045942012-03-27T07:18:21.733-04:002012-03-27T07:18:21.733-04:00I think that could be really useful. Most of my br...I think that could be really useful. Most of my brainstorming/outlining gets done in plain notebooks, and so occasionally it is difficult to remember every little interaction that characters have with each other. Especially since I have an indecent number of projects.<br /><br />Having something like this to glance at to remind myself that those characters already met, already talked, already hate each other, etc. I'd probably color code the "stops" - a different color for being at the same location but without interaction, for a romantic interlude, for a heated or adversarial exchange, or any other fairly common occurrence I have in my books. <br /><br />Keep building on it. I'd love to see the outcome. : )Atropanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-36015143799860998062012-03-27T05:45:18.489-04:002012-03-27T05:45:18.489-04:00This is also an excellent way to build (or reinfor...This is also an excellent way to build (or reinforce) a memory palace.<br /><br />I am using a similar method currently.<br /><br />http://www.urbanrail.net/ is an excellent resource. This is basically a global listing of subway/light rail/tram systems on 6 continents. <br /><br />So you would not only be able to find a subway map that fits your sense of scale and style, you could also extend existing transportation lines for near-future writing complementary with where you would expect an existing city to be in 10-20-30 years.<br /><br />Or build subway lines on other worlds (be it Sol or otherwise, it's a big universe, cobber...) and attach character development, significant events, etc. along with physical landmarks. Continuity is essential, right?<br /><br />One thing I always enjoyed about historical fiction, or other forms of fiction is when authors include maps of where their stories take place.<br /><br />And who knows, maybe you get to live in the worlds you create someday...Kaspara-Marie.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12366737967032549042noreply@blogger.com