Larry Oji, Super Moderator, Judge, "Dirge for the Follin" Project Director, VG Frequency Creator
Member 26718
Level 2.62
Dec 2007
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Dec 16, 2007, 09:17 PM
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Wow. I must be a really undisciplined writer. Anyway, with me, when I get an idea, the first thing I do is play the story through in my head for a while. If I lose interest, it's discarded, but if I think it's going somewhere good, I write down the general gist of it. I'm not a big fan of pre-writing, stuff like outlines, and I've only done outlines for two of my stories. Usually my planning happens all in my head. As far as length goes, I never set out with a pre-determined length in mind. Write as much as it takes to tell your story; every story will be different. Ummmm... I feel like I have more to say, but I can't think of anything. Anyway, I shut up with a quote by my favorite fantasy author, Steven Brust: "Writing is telling the story that you want to hear told." Or something close. Don't let anything get in the way or your creative vision!
Jam it back in, in the dark.
"Mentality is relative. Perhaps the insane have merely achieved a level of clarity that no one else has." ~me
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