Post by Belladonna on Sept 9, 2010 4:39:49 GMT -5
Hi everyone,
I came across a few links that might be useful to those who'd like to do some planning before October 1st.
The first is an article by Phebe Durand (Lolaness) about using notecards to visually create a plot:
tinyurl.com/2daff8f
The second link is to an article by Stella Cameron about the six steps to a perfect plot:
tinyurl.com/yhnol9u
The third link is to an article by Larry Brooks called "The Single Most Powerful Writing Tool You’ll Ever See That Fits On One Page":
tinyurl.com/nx3cmy
The last link is to an exercise called The Snowflake Method. I tried this the first year I did NaNoWriMo (and reached 50K) and it worked because I knew each day what scenes I was going to write. (What didn't work so well is that I discovered I'm a writer who does not like to work from a heavily-planned outline - it leaves me feeling claustrophobic! For anyone who does enjoy having an outline to work from The Snowflake Method is a great tool.)
tinyurl.com/yw43r6
What I might end up doing is using a combination of all these tools to produce a plan that allows me the freedom to write in an inspired way while also knowing in advance what needs to be written each day. I'll get back to you on that when I figure out how to do it!! ;D
Does anyone else have tools they find particularly useful for planning their plots?
*** UPDATE ***
I've just found a spreadsheet I also used my first year NaNoing. It was put together by Cameron Mattews at Truckpoetry(dot)net. It's based on the Snowflake Method and for anyone who likes using their laptop or computer to outline, this could be useful.
www.truckpoetry.net/2007/09/author-resource-outline-helper.html
I came across a few links that might be useful to those who'd like to do some planning before October 1st.
The first is an article by Phebe Durand (Lolaness) about using notecards to visually create a plot:
tinyurl.com/2daff8f
The second link is to an article by Stella Cameron about the six steps to a perfect plot:
tinyurl.com/yhnol9u
The third link is to an article by Larry Brooks called "The Single Most Powerful Writing Tool You’ll Ever See That Fits On One Page":
tinyurl.com/nx3cmy
The last link is to an exercise called The Snowflake Method. I tried this the first year I did NaNoWriMo (and reached 50K) and it worked because I knew each day what scenes I was going to write. (What didn't work so well is that I discovered I'm a writer who does not like to work from a heavily-planned outline - it leaves me feeling claustrophobic! For anyone who does enjoy having an outline to work from The Snowflake Method is a great tool.)
tinyurl.com/yw43r6
What I might end up doing is using a combination of all these tools to produce a plan that allows me the freedom to write in an inspired way while also knowing in advance what needs to be written each day. I'll get back to you on that when I figure out how to do it!! ;D
Does anyone else have tools they find particularly useful for planning their plots?
*** UPDATE ***
I've just found a spreadsheet I also used my first year NaNoing. It was put together by Cameron Mattews at Truckpoetry(dot)net. It's based on the Snowflake Method and for anyone who likes using their laptop or computer to outline, this could be useful.
www.truckpoetry.net/2007/09/author-resource-outline-helper.html