tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post6812591154796777159..comments2024-03-28T01:11:53.559-07:00Comments on Electric Spec Editor Blog: Is Your Story Stuck?lesleylsmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-75469967533363596912009-11-12T14:34:35.630-07:002009-11-12T14:34:35.630-07:00I tend to solve this by not really starting storie...I tend to solve this by not really starting stories until I know where they're headed. Yup. I'm one of THOSE people, the dreaded plotter.<br /><br />That said, I plot pretty loosely so I have lots of room to maneuver. And of course I just broke my own rule today by starting a story without knowing exactly where it's headed. Sometimes a scene is so potent you just HAVE to get it down, right?Betsy Dornbuschnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-87921021257618029492009-11-12T11:34:14.327-07:002009-11-12T11:34:14.327-07:00Yes, Keith's suggestion is another good one, s...Yes, Keith's suggestion is another good one, so long as you don't get stuck in the trap of revising the same part over and over. <br /><br />Lesley--I've done all of these steps on a story, but I've never put them together like this before. I assume they'd work on a novel, too.David E. Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15562347731539228314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-26477186161114670342009-11-12T09:39:20.863-07:002009-11-12T09:39:20.863-07:00I'm glad Editor Dave's comments resonated ...I'm glad Editor Dave's comments resonated with keith, Lynn, and Deb.<br />Dave, do you really do these steps? :)<br />Do they work for longer pieces like novels? :)lesleylsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-84716228105002848752009-11-12T09:10:44.137-07:002009-11-12T09:10:44.137-07:00Good strategies. Thanks.
Note to self: Evil Intern...Good strategies. Thanks.<br />Note to self: Evil Internal Editor is a slippery villan. Kill. Him. Now.Deb Smythenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-9807121963817489982009-11-12T08:44:54.465-07:002009-11-12T08:44:54.465-07:00Right on. I'm doing that with Nano right now....Right on. I'm doing that with Nano right now. Pounding out the words and along the way I jot down (oh, that's not gonna work come back to this) and then later, during revisions, I'll hash out the details. <br /><br />So, WRITE on, I say. :-)LynnRushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019358342291623619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-82133387276217461612009-11-12T07:07:32.098-07:002009-11-12T07:07:32.098-07:00My favorite way to fix a stuck story is to ignore ...My favorite way to fix a stuck story is to ignore the part that has the problem.<br />I write the parts of the story that I like, the parts that originally inspired the story. Ignore the beginning, middle or end - write the parts that are easy to write.<br />Sometimes, when you finish with the good bits, you find the the other parts weren't even necessary. All you need to do is a few sentences to tie everything together.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610053233046694028noreply@blogger.com