tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post4710144798133205243..comments2024-01-12T02:52:06.482-06:00Comments on what women write: Big Sprawling PlotsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-40278904476006107142011-11-12T09:26:45.921-06:002011-11-12T09:26:45.921-06:00Hi Lynette--welcome back to the blog world. My out...Hi Lynette--welcome back to the blog world. My outline is also color-coded, mostly to distinguish characters and timelines. But why not details? Makes you wonder what Dickens and others did to keep track!Joan Morahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152990243138876941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-20133293798991691932011-11-11T08:52:02.535-06:002011-11-11T08:52:02.535-06:00I'm behind on my blog reading! I just read thi...I'm behind on my blog reading! I just read this one today and I'm so glad I did. I'm a big fan of details in my writing as well. During the outlining stage, I color-code my scene summaries that will feature specific details, so I can easily see if I've abandoned or neglected one for too long.Lynette Eklundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211392281993724657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-68458498555273225762011-10-24T21:58:48.054-05:002011-10-24T21:58:48.054-05:00Kim--I'm up for a cemetery road trip any time!...Kim--I'm up for a cemetery road trip any time! We will both call it research and deduct the trip on our tax returns.Joan Morahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152990243138876941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-2141706675834234702011-10-24T21:29:33.106-05:002011-10-24T21:29:33.106-05:00You're welcome, Joan! And can I just say that ...You're welcome, Joan! And can I just say that I LOVE that cemetery photo you included. You and I need to take some sort of cemetery tour sometime. There are some cool ones near Madonna's home town. Road trip? Can I call it research?Kim Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06100854132576647442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-18050919270158006482011-10-24T21:26:59.875-05:002011-10-24T21:26:59.875-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kim Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06100854132576647442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-48713428913641048342011-10-24T21:03:31.087-05:002011-10-24T21:03:31.087-05:00Thanks for the tips, Christina. I should use red--...Thanks for the tips, Christina. I should use red--I typically highlight sentences or words I want to check, but sometimes I make notes in CAPS. That didn't work so well last time I sent the mss to a beta reader and missed a note! How embarrassing!Joan Morahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152990243138876941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-72392887451803390152011-10-24T20:56:54.377-05:002011-10-24T20:56:54.377-05:00I keep a notebook with all my little notes and pie...I keep a notebook with all my little notes and pieces of genius or not so genius ideas. In the manuscript itself I type in red all the things that I have to check or are suspicious. I do not allow myself to call the book finished until I have blacked out all the red and crossed out everything in the notebook. Then, when I think it is really perfect, I trust my editor to catch all the really stupid continuity problems.Christina Wiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08771941716404937936noreply@blogger.com