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Tag Archives: planning
When Does an Idea Become a Story?
I’ve got a theme for the week, and I’m going with it. Several of my posts this week have been about getting ideas—from what you read, from what you think as you read, from a branding idea—but how do you … Continue reading
Planning Ahead
[I’m going to start posting only on weekdays—I need the weekends to write. 🙂 ] For the commitment-challenged, there may be nothing more intimidating than planning a series. It can also be great fun, and for those of us who enjoy … Continue reading
Summary Outlines
Between the idea and the draft, there’s the constant struggle between the need to plan and the desire to just start writing—depending on what sort of writer you are, of course. If you’re someone who simply cannot know what’s going … Continue reading
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Tagged Development, outline, planning, summary, summary outline, tools
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How Do You Get Ready to Draft?
At some point, all ideas must become a draft—or die useless in the mind. In order for a story to become something you can share, you have to produce it into a physical object. This could be a drawing, a … Continue reading
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Tagged commitment, doubt, draft, outline, planning, Plot, plotting
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Developing Ideas: The Devil’s in the Details
Last time, I wrote about finding your villain. If you’re writing the kind of story that is mostly driven by the villain’s actions (as a lot of “plot” stories are), coming up with the villain is probably the first step … Continue reading
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Tagged developing ideas, motivation, planning, Plot, round two, villain
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Setting Goals with Planning
This post is about more than just writing, though it’s applicable to that as well. Goals are a part of daily life… unless you are a perfect human being. If you happen to roll out of bed, exercise, perform all … Continue reading
Developing Ideas: Finding the Story
If you can get from the idea to a protagonist who has a goal, you basically have a story. But even at that stage, things can still be so vague you have no idea where to start.
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Tagged developing ideas, motivation, planning, plotting, round two, series, Story
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