tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387831664633399290.post5555279118662303484..comments2023-04-04T10:58:16.090-03:00Comments on B.R. MYERS: Begin With The EndBR Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922746599627072649noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387831664633399290.post-27406768154169599252013-10-18T07:16:31.452-03:002013-10-18T07:16:31.452-03:00At first, I write scraps of the book, figuring all...At first, I write scraps of the book, figuring all the characters out. Then I actually write from the beginning, then edit. Stacy Willowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387831664633399290.post-81408870409333500262013-01-20T14:06:14.760-04:002013-01-20T14:06:14.760-04:00I may have done that a time or two, but I can'...I may have done that a time or two, but I can't be sure. I tend to just start writing with certain objectives in mind, and stay with it till the end.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387831664633399290.post-21503586074981646522013-01-18T01:51:33.308-04:002013-01-18T01:51:33.308-04:00What a great idea! I, too, let the scene develop i...What a great idea! I, too, let the scene develop in my mind first, but then I just go for it. I write and don't look at it again until the next day.Rebecca Green Gasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14487755367578898689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387831664633399290.post-48421267464745048402013-01-17T23:23:05.504-04:002013-01-17T23:23:05.504-04:00I don't do what you describe at the paragraph ...I don't do what you describe at the paragraph level. But I *absolutely* do it at the "whole book" level. <br /><br />For example, I just started a new novel on Saturday, writing about 600 words: the first 400 and the last 200. I have since built upon those last 200; said another way, they are now <i>near</i> the end of the final chapter, but no longer the final sentences. Nonetheless, even though I'm still only 6,000 words in, at least I know where I need to be.Michael Seesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694187657718931214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387831664633399290.post-31682147579084694122013-01-17T08:43:49.138-04:002013-01-17T08:43:49.138-04:00Thanks for the comments, everyone. I love to get i...Thanks for the comments, everyone. I love to get inside writer's heads.<br /><br />Arianna, I'm excited about busgirl blues, too! Thanks for the support.BR Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922746599627072649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387831664633399290.post-84320249937073605312013-01-17T08:14:12.217-04:002013-01-17T08:14:12.217-04:00For me there's a pivotal moment in the center ...For me there's a pivotal moment in the center of the scene where the emotions all hinge. They either lead up to that and then it goes downhill, or else they lead down to it and things pick up. But once I nail that center point, the scene constructs itself around it.<br /><br />That and "What would the character be most likely to do next" and "Whom haven't we visited in a while" are pretty invaluable.Jane Lebakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851954297667846546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387831664633399290.post-30924575458651832892013-01-17T02:16:57.696-04:002013-01-17T02:16:57.696-04:00I like your thinking and the 'not pausing to e...I like your thinking and the 'not pausing to edit' is another part of your success. Once it's all down editing comes later. The 'a ha ending' so...important!<br /><br />Good lessons, ideas and thoughts, thanks for sharing.Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387831664633399290.post-14574238592306833122013-01-17T00:33:13.674-04:002013-01-17T00:33:13.674-04:00I'm impatient. When I have a scene in mind, I ...I'm impatient. When I have a scene in mind, I <i>have to have to have to</i> go write it <i>straight away</i>. And then, when it comes out all wrong, I get all frustrated and storm off into the sunset...<br /><br />... and come back and try again. I don't think I can write backwards. Perhaps I shalt try ^_^ Laila N Mysishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985962214981510056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387831664633399290.post-32311356933717653852013-01-16T23:40:11.626-04:002013-01-16T23:40:11.626-04:00I just go. I just write. I sometimes I have no ide...I just go. I just write. I sometimes I have no idea what I'm going to write until I start. Then it just explodes out of me. It's never really good but it happens. It's exciting. I'm not someone who can plan anything so everything just happens for my stories. Like, I have a general idea of what will happen, but that's about it. I know I need to get from point A to point B, but I never plan how to get there.<br /><br />LLAP,<br />Arianna<br /><br />P.S. I'm SO excited for Busgirl Blues!! Way to hit the 30,000 word mark!!Ariannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789634822460490560noreply@blogger.com