tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post5707932905759624930..comments2023-06-02T20:09:51.987+01:00Comments on Linda Acaster: Writing: Back to Basics - OutliningLinda Acasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post-20175631607464228292017-02-21T14:15:04.472+00:002017-02-21T14:15:04.472+00:00I think because I live the story as I write, and f...I think because I live the story as I write, and forget almost everything else in the process, my limited brain space is occupied with the story. Mind you, I still discover things during the first edit that surprise me, as I'd forgotten I'd included them! That's why my second draft is much more than an edit and more of a rewrite. stuartaken.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695584662320617659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post-53820720850596313922017-02-20T21:39:59.270+00:002017-02-20T21:39:59.270+00:00I knew something was wrong a looong while back, bu...I knew something was wrong a looong while back, but kept writing the other two storylines until I worked out how I could fix it. It's still taken some fancy footwork, though. <br /><br />I love your 'no re-reading until the story is out'. Gosh, I'd forget what I'd written the day before!Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post-80728232255210812452017-02-20T14:07:03.520+00:002017-02-20T14:07:03.520+00:00Better that you notice this development at this st...Better that you notice this development at this stage than when the first draft is completed, Linda. Mind you, it's a pretty big flag that's flying there; difficult to miss on re-reading, I imagine. <br />My own approach, which involves no re-reading until the story is out, could miss such a development.That would then result in some serious rewriting for the second draft. But, in so manystuartaken.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695584662320617659noreply@blogger.com