Comments on: What Starts Your Engine?

By: Jacquie Rogers

Jacquie Rogers — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:31:53 +0000

Kathy, you're welcome. I like to try new things--gets me out of my rut and that in itself is generally a motivator. Mercedes, you'll look great in your wedding gown no matter what your weight is. Savannah, lots of great writers "fly into the mist," as Jo Beverly says. (Jo, Nora, and SEP are just a few.) I actually have never met anyone who didn't know at least something about the story they're writing. The plot may not be written down in an outline or a synopsis, but the writer has some vision or feeling, albeit sometimes in the barest of forms. For instance, Eilis Flynn starts wit a "money shot" in mind, and that's the sum total of her plot--but she has a direction. I don't think it matters how we write, just as long as we do write. LOL, Pamela. Maybe I'll try her method. Like she said, only 99,950 words to go! Seriously, though, I have written chapter headings and scene titles or ideas. Kind of helps me stay on track. I don't always, but every once in a while it seems the right thing to do. Jacquie

By: Pamela Sweet

Pamela Sweet — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:39:29 +0000

Wow, that’s some first draft! I think I’d need more, as well, but maybe just writing that down is enough to get you going. That’s for the great tips you always give, Jacquie!

By: Savannah Chase

Savannah Chase — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:52:25 +0000

I don’t always plot, it depends on the story….I think I make notes but not really plot…

By: Mercedes

Mercedes — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:52:54 +0000

I am a goal oriented person too, right now my goal is to lose 20 pounds, so I look great in my wedding gown!!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:58:37 +0000

Hi,

Thanks for the tips. I too have a resolution for the new year to include daily writing goals and have already hit snags. I’ll have to try some of these.