tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696698418893923832.post5395730800605757229..comments2012-07-17T10:14:02.636-07:00Comments on The Writer in the Orange Tree: PlayerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10804525987741772294noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696698418893923832.post-78186581166291813532012-07-02T17:11:56.082-07:002012-07-02T17:11:56.082-07:00I know how that feels to sit and write a random ch...I know how that feels to sit and write a random chapter or piece of a chapter. Sometimes I'm driving and a scene will play out in my head and I'll race home to get it down so I don't forget, but I won't really know where it's gonna fit until later. I like to think I write the first draft from beginning to end but the truth is it doesn't flow that easily and when I sit and start writing I hardly ever have the ending in mind. I'm pretty good with beginning and middle but the climax is a mystery until I get to know my people a little better; my novels are pretty character driven. I know some writer's do outlines and whatever, pie charts - I don't. That's a little too like... it's too apathetic an approach IMHO. Figuring out the puzzle with the continuity issues has defintely been part of the chaos... Come to think of it I actually did create a calendar and used it to figure out the time span so I could wrap my head around a few things that weren't jibing. I'm just starting to understand how much work is involved in all this. It seems like writing the novel was the easy part.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804525987741772294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696698418893923832.post-61044462304110461522012-07-02T13:57:44.670-07:002012-07-02T13:57:44.670-07:00I find myself in different yet similar shoes. My s...I find myself in different yet similar shoes. My second novel is coming to a close. I only need one more chapter. So far, my writing habits have been "write whatever you feel like writing and then figure out where it goes later". This sort of philosophy can tend to get stinky when you're dealing with either a time-frame to finish or if you're collaborating on a project with another writer.<br /><br />What this means for me, basically, is that I do not write my stories in order. An example for me is that in my latest novel, the last chapter I have left to write is not at the end, but rather, just past the half way point. This can create continuity errors that would of course need to be reviewed and corrected during final read-throughs and edits. Which is not always fun when you eat, breathe and dream about your characters for months on end. I was glad to cut my ties with the characters from Space Punk. It's been two years now and I'm finally starting to think about a new story with those guys.C.E. Langehttp://www.celange.comnoreply@blogger.com