"I did it in August with absolutely no planning and it turned out fine, if a little scrambled. This month I've thought about it more, but I have proved to myself that you don't have to plot to write a novel. Sometimes it's fun to just…"
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Saroja Nalini replied to Clara Baker's discussion Is it better to plan ahead when writing or to just jump into it without prior planning? in the group Nerdfighting and NaNoWriMo!
Rachel R replied to Clara Baker's discussion Is it better to plan ahead when writing or to just jump into it without prior planning? in the group Nerdfighting and NaNoWriMo!"I'm outlining everything this year this month, and then when november rolls arounds it'll be like turning an outline into a news article but you can actually show emotion! It'll be a whole lot easier then jumping into the writing…"
Mason Norris replied to Clara Baker's discussion Is it better to plan ahead when writing or to just jump into it without prior planning? in the group Nerdfighting and NaNoWriMo!"It's a good idea to make a plan, but don't be afraid to deviate. "
Sarah Alexis replied to Clara Baker's discussion Is it better to plan ahead when writing or to just jump into it without prior planning? in the group Nerdfighting and NaNoWriMo!"I tried to plan ahead and came up with nothing. I still didn't know what I was going to write about when the first rolled around. I just forced myself to start typing something and a story just evolved from that.
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Zadie replied to Clara Baker's discussion Is it better to plan ahead when writing or to just jump into it without prior planning? in the group Nerdfighting and NaNoWriMo!"Yes. There's a NaNo one up though. http://www.literatureandlatte.com/nanowrimo.php It'll give you some time after November to finish up."
Lizzy Zamora replied to Clara Baker's discussion Is it better to plan ahead when writing or to just jump into it without prior planning? in the group Nerdfighting and NaNoWriMo!"I just downloaded Scrivener and it said it was a 30 day trial. Is that supposed to happen?"
Lizzy Zamora replied to Clara Baker's discussion Is it better to plan ahead when writing or to just jump into it without prior planning? in the group Nerdfighting and NaNoWriMo!"This is my first year doing it, so I still don't know from experience, but I planned mine somewhat. I know what I want the book to be about and I have a very basic out line of the plot. I also created a main conflict and I gave it a twist. I…"
Hannah Swafford replied to Clara Baker's discussion Is it better to plan ahead when writing or to just jump into it without prior planning? in the group Nerdfighting and NaNoWriMo!"It just depends on really how much you love the idea, how long you want the story to be, and how much the idea has grown in your head. In general, if I'm trying to go novel, i want some kind of gameplan with at least a couple of…"
Ebony Noon replied to Clara Baker's discussion Is it better to plan ahead when writing or to just jump into it without prior planning? in the group Nerdfighting and NaNoWriMo!"This is my third year, and first planned. The last two were remarkably bad that I'm STILL afraid to look at them. I haven't won yet either because when I hit 35000 last year, I realised the last 5000 words were plot filler (a maniac bus…"
Kathryn E Barry replied to Clara Baker's discussion Is it better to plan ahead when writing or to just jump into it without prior planning? in the group Nerdfighting and NaNoWriMo!"For NaNoWriMo, I always found it best to plan out a little, that way if you get stuck you can find something else in your story to work on instead. Since I use yWriter, I find doing this and separating scenes and days very easy.
However,…"
Zadie replied to Clara Baker's discussion Is it better to plan ahead when writing or to just jump into it without prior planning? in the group Nerdfighting and NaNoWriMo!"First, I'd suggest downloading Scrivener to keep it all organized. The PC beta version is free, and the mac version is totally worth it. Then either write out a vague outline, or start figuring out the backgrounds of your characters. For…"
Debbie Bluth replied to Clara Baker's discussion Is it better to plan ahead when writing or to just jump into it without prior planning? in the group Nerdfighting and NaNoWriMo!"I haven't read through all the responses here yet, but I'm sure my advice is hardly going to be hugely original, but most certainly sincere.
As you so wisely pointed out there are pros and cons to both approaches to writing. My first…"
Grace Elizabeth Chevalier replied to Clara Baker's discussion Is it better to plan ahead when writing or to just jump into it without prior planning? in the group Nerdfighting and NaNoWriMo!"That's a good idea! I'll have to try that sometime.
Hmmm... Zadie do you have any advice on how exactly to plan a complex novel? Because I want to do one, but I haven't the slightest idea where to start."
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- What Kind of Nerdfighter Are You?
- I am a Band nerdfighter and an author nerdfighter
- About Me:
- I am more philosophical than my age suggests. I like to think deeply about controversial subjects and come up with my own views. I am a very understanding person, but sometimes I get a little carried away when I start talking about things that I'm passionate about. I also like to write and to read as well.
- Favorite Books, Movies, Music, and more
- I don't really have any favorites right now. I do like Hayao Miyazaki films, though.
- What's your favorite thing to put on your head?
- my ultra-awesome frog hat
- If you could do your happy dance with anyone who would it be with?
- no close friends at the moment....
- When did you start watching the Vlogbrothers?
- 2011
- Make up your own DFTBA initialism!
- QZXV ---it means nothing, but I thought it would be kind of fun to punch random keys and this is what I got.
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- At 4:35pm on August 5, 2011,
Catherine Conners said… - :D I'd love to be friends on here! Thanks! I'm a band nerdfighter too!
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