Thread: Trying to write book or a short story......
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Old 06-14-2011, 08:52 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by fleaaaaaa View Post
I have recently joined a writing group and in that group I have been fairly sucessful at writing things off the cuff. However when I sit down to write an extended piece I really struggle. I started one before I started the writing group, I became uninterested and didn't know where exactly I was taking it. I started a new story, I thought I would try a short story, but it soon fell apart as I saw plot holes a mile off in my own work and the whole world disintigrated under it's own weight. I never know exactly where to take the stories and I guess some people would say "well write a plan" but I just have an idea for something and never know exactly where it's headed. Do you write plans?

Help! I am willing to post the stories if you like, what I have of them anyway but I don't think either will be kept.
Without wanting to go too deep into this:

I like to know the outcome before I start writing. This gives me sort of a target. I also have a fair idea of the main stepping stones.

I find it useful to have a clear idea of the following:
  • who is the MC/hero?
  • what does s/he want?
  • what is standing between him/her and what s/he wants

Very elementary stuff, but it keeps you from getting lost, in my experience at least.
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