tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908338910530345475.post1243625211901026966..comments2024-02-19T03:17:01.972-07:00Comments on Angela Corbett (a.k.a.: Destiny Ford): First Drafts and OutliningAngela Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11783274916071300710noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908338910530345475.post-50716921927268684912010-02-20T00:15:42.282-07:002010-02-20T00:15:42.282-07:00Thanks so much Little Flower! :)Thanks so much Little Flower! :)Angela Corbetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783274916071300710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908338910530345475.post-24709580229929673132010-02-20T00:08:21.854-07:002010-02-20T00:08:21.854-07:00i love your blog,its really interesting!i love your blog,its really interesting!NabilaHazirahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280819120854596017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908338910530345475.post-67234244625350823952010-02-17T17:33:58.583-07:002010-02-17T17:33:58.583-07:00Hi Guinevere!
Thanks for stopping by my blog! It&...Hi Guinevere!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog! It's nice to meet you! The detailed outline I did hit all the major plot points so I knew where I wanted things to be revealed. Then I went back through and added other story components to the outline once I figured out where I wanted them to go. <br /><br />I didn't follow the outline completely. Once I got about 50K words into the mystery, I realized the characters were taking me a different place than I had planned, but I only had to do minor revising to make things work. <br /><br />Having the outline definitely helped me write the mystery faster and I can't believe how much better this first draft is as opposed to the first draft I did of Eternal Starling (which I didn't really outline).Angela Corbetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783274916071300710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908338910530345475.post-10224943971059166442010-02-17T10:05:17.867-07:002010-02-17T10:05:17.867-07:00Just found your blog! It's interesting to rea...Just found your blog! It's interesting to read about your experience outlining vs not so much... I generally don't outline, but I'm starting to give it a try! How detailed is your outline?Guineverehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058786129073896210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908338910530345475.post-68694223659991999252010-02-09T01:01:25.217-07:002010-02-09T01:01:25.217-07:00Tanvi-That's how I felt with Eternal Starling ...Tanvi-That's how I felt with Eternal Starling too. :)<br /><br />DL-Thanks! I didn't realize you also write mystery novels. I need to go back through your older blog posts and read more! Mine is a chick-lit romance/mystery written in a similar style as Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series.<br /><br />Jess-Nanowrimo is crazy! That's awesome you've done it! And I completely agree, I get more ideas as I outline and it makes the writing process so much easier. It's nice to just write instead of having to worry about whether or not what I am writing is going to require a bunch of revisions to the stuff I've already writtten.Angela Corbetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783274916071300710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908338910530345475.post-12650144835655882152010-02-08T08:54:04.958-07:002010-02-08T08:54:04.958-07:00I love first drafts! And I love writing them fast....I love first drafts! And I love writing them fast. (Nanowrimo has pretty much shaped the way I plow through a first draft). Although now that I know I Can write a story fast, I usually slowly down a little, because (as you said), some first drafts where you plow ahead blindly end up needing massive revision.<br /><br /> I also agree that a decent outline is Very helpful. I find that I actually get More ideas as I outline, brainstorm and so on, and sometimes it seems like my brain already has a plan. I realize why I had an idea and that it connects to another idea and hey! A plot! <br />Then it's more relaxing when it comes to writing out the actual..y'know. Stuff!Jess of All Tradeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226845737117403585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908338910530345475.post-57374772270444201292010-02-08T07:14:32.714-07:002010-02-08T07:14:32.714-07:00I too LOVE writing the first draft, and I use the ...I too LOVE writing the first draft, and I use the outlining method utilized for your second book. I write mysteries also, and I don't see how you could do it without outlining. The characters still get to grow and develop on the fly as you create, but within a carefully laid out structure that serves a larger purpose.<br /><br />Good luck with it!DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908338910530345475.post-65572254650416487062010-02-08T05:59:39.953-07:002010-02-08T05:59:39.953-07:00I usually prefer a basic outline, because then I c...I usually prefer a basic outline, because then I can let my characters really narrate.<br />But I do see your point - since it's a mystery, you can't just write all haywire :P<br /><br />Good luck with the new WIPs!Tanvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17109632458308210604noreply@blogger.com