Comments on: How Do You Do It? http://blog.awmonline.com.au/2008/05/23/how-do-you-do-it/ Writing and publishing news, events and markets Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:22:10 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Speakeasy » Blog Archive » BBWF Day Two: Seagulls and Poetry http://blog.awmonline.com.au/2008/05/23/how-do-you-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-93889 Speakeasy » Blog Archive » BBWF Day Two: Seagulls and Poetry Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:03:07 +0000 http://blog.awmonline.com.au/2008/05/23/how-do-you-do-it/#comment-93889 [...] After the early session, I caught a few minutes of the Creative Writing: Art, Craft or Science? panel. It came as absolutely no surprise to learn that some people prefer to plan their plot and have a rough idea where they want the story to go, and others prefer to just type away and go back later to tidy things up. We’ve talked about it here on this blog before; it’s an unresolvable issue that’s down to personal preference. [...] [...] After the early session, I caught a few minutes of the Creative Writing: Art, Craft or Science? panel. It came as absolutely no surprise to learn that some people prefer to plan their plot and have a rough idea where they want the story to go, and others prefer to just type away and go back later to tidy things up. We’ve talked about it here on this blog before; it’s an unresolvable issue that’s down to personal preference. [...]

]]> By: JJ Cooper http://blog.awmonline.com.au/2008/05/23/how-do-you-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-86707 JJ Cooper Sat, 24 May 2008 05:39:20 +0000 http://blog.awmonline.com.au/2008/05/23/how-do-you-do-it/#comment-86707 Two paragraph synopsis to start. I write linear. Average about 1,500 words per chapter and do a complete edit after ten chapters. This helps tie it all together and allow me time to consider the next ten chapters. After I edit each ten chapters, I send it off to BETAs and start the next ten whilst waiting for the feedback. I like to write tight so there isn't much cutting at the end. JJ Two paragraph synopsis to start.

I write linear. Average about 1,500 words per chapter and do a complete edit after ten chapters. This helps tie it all together and allow me time to consider the next ten chapters. After I edit each ten chapters, I send it off to BETAs and start the next ten whilst waiting for the feedback. I like to write tight so there isn’t much cutting at the end.

JJ

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