All you'll ever see is my shadow.
All you'll feel of me is a cold breeze.
All you'll hear of me is a whisper in the night.
The barest scent of death is in the air.
By the time you know I'm there- I'm gone.
The only signs that I was ever there...
A growing darkness,
A spreading chill,
And two drops of red.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
To Outline, or Not To Outline?
Some writers fully outline their entire book before they start writing, others just start with an idea, and start writing from there. There are certainly advantages and disadvantages to both.
Personally, when I write, I just start with an idea of the story that I want to tell, but I don't sit down and write out an outline first. I usually just sit down and write. Without the rigid structure of an outline, I feel that the story flows more freely and naturally. I let the characters and the situations determine what happens next.
One disadvantage to not having an outline, however, is that the story can get too far off track. Sometimes that can be a good thing, and sometimes it is bad. It can be fun trying to decide how to get the story back in the direction that you want it to go. Or you can just go with the new direction and see what happens. But there are times when the story goes off track, and you just can't get it going in the direction that you want it to.
So, I tend to write without an outline, or if I use an outline, a very loose one which allows more freedom in my writing. What about the rest of you authors out there. Do you use an outline or not?
Personally, when I write, I just start with an idea of the story that I want to tell, but I don't sit down and write out an outline first. I usually just sit down and write. Without the rigid structure of an outline, I feel that the story flows more freely and naturally. I let the characters and the situations determine what happens next.
One disadvantage to not having an outline, however, is that the story can get too far off track. Sometimes that can be a good thing, and sometimes it is bad. It can be fun trying to decide how to get the story back in the direction that you want it to go. Or you can just go with the new direction and see what happens. But there are times when the story goes off track, and you just can't get it going in the direction that you want it to.
So, I tend to write without an outline, or if I use an outline, a very loose one which allows more freedom in my writing. What about the rest of you authors out there. Do you use an outline or not?
Friday, February 3, 2012
My First Piece Of Fiction
Last night, for some reason, my mind wandered back, a long time ago, to the first piece of fiction I wrote. It was way back in Kindergarten, when our teacher gave us an assignment to write a short piece involving eggs. Everyone's work was compiled into a book, and everyone got a copy of it. I have no idea if my mom still has it, sitting up in the attic or something.
Anyhow, I can still remember what I wrote.
"The four eggs lived together."
That's it. Just the one sentence. That was my first piece of fiction. I know it isn't much, but hey, I was only 5 years old.
Anyhow, I can still remember what I wrote.
"The four eggs lived together."
That's it. Just the one sentence. That was my first piece of fiction. I know it isn't much, but hey, I was only 5 years old.
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