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Stephen B · 11-01-2012, 01:09 PM

I don't outline. I find, once the story is underway, it develops a life of its own and even I don't know where its going. Of course you've got to be disciplined with this approach and not the story to become too long or too ridiculous.

What I do do is have a list of little elements that I want the story to include. It doesn't matter where, but they've got to be built in somewhere. I also can't start a new chapter until I've got the first line in my head. Everything flows from there. Does anyone else experience that?

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11-01-2012, 01:09 PM	#48
Stephen B Member Posts: 19 Karma: 496946 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: none	I don't outline. I find, once the story is underway, it develops a life of its own and even I don't know where its going. Of course you've got to be disciplined with this approach and not the story to become too long or too ridiculous. What I do do is have a list of little elements that I want the story to include. It doesn't matter where, but they've got to be built in somewhere. I also can't start a new chapter until I've got the first line in my head. Everything flows from there. Does anyone else experience that? S [promotional link deleted - MODERAT0R] Last edited by Dr. Drib; 11-01-2012 at 06:54 PM.