tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post7819061525972447564..comments2023-11-28T22:47:40.465-05:00Comments on Tales from FAR Manor: Indie Life / Writing WibblesLarry Kollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-69138558496008226952013-10-11T00:12:48.767-04:002013-10-11T00:12:48.767-04:00I'm also lucky I haven't hit a middle mudd...I'm also lucky I haven't hit a middle muddle either yet, and hope I never do. I think it's because I do a bare bone plot of the whole thing so I have a direction in which to move, then I know what is to happen in each chapter just not how it will happen - so I then plot out each chapter as I go - just bare bones and then allow my fingers to take me on the journey from a-b. ^_^ - It's the editing that comes after than finds any plot holes for me.Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-38948540219467258302013-10-10T23:56:51.488-04:002013-10-10T23:56:51.488-04:00I'm lucky in that I haven't hit a muddled ...I'm lucky in that I haven't hit a muddled middle yet. I have other strifes and worries - that not enough is happening, that there aren't enough short term payoffs, that I'm getting sicker and will fall behind - but in both recent novels I've known how most things had to end and so was busy seeding and threading. For all the guff they take, the Pixar philosophy of writing everything knowing an ending that will pay off for the audience has yet to do me wrong.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-54395746100451359782013-10-10T01:24:50.025-04:002013-10-10T01:24:50.025-04:00This generally happens to me in revisions. I see I...This generally happens to me in revisions. I see I've got an OK beginning and end, but there are a lot of plot holes and inconsistencies in the middle, or weak parts that need improved. Actually, I'm going through this right now! Brainstorming and long walks help. I've got a dog, so at least I have a good reason to go for a lot of walks.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-89421911377458586872013-10-09T19:34:52.277-04:002013-10-09T19:34:52.277-04:00I can totally relate to this. Usually the endings ...I can totally relate to this. Usually the endings are very clear, and the beginnings are reasonably there, but the middles... That's why I'm fussing with an outline this time. It may not get rid of the holes, but I'm hoping it will make the edges of the holes easier to see. Katherine Hajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270232675026751342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-22184726631323930732013-10-09T12:55:48.765-04:002013-10-09T12:55:48.765-04:00I usually go one scene at a time. Or that's wh...I usually go one scene at a time. Or that's what I've been doing recently. When I reach the end, I take a moment to brainstorm how the next scene will go, make notes, then close the WIP. By the time I get back, the scene has been mulled around a bit and developed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-2219751320658057012013-10-09T10:53:20.448-04:002013-10-09T10:53:20.448-04:00My worried 'head'... sheesh.My worried 'head'... sheesh.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-75829209306573640612013-10-09T10:53:01.566-04:002013-10-09T10:53:01.566-04:00It's ALL hard - the beginning, the middle, the...It's ALL hard - the beginning, the middle, the end... I just keep keeping on, ignoring what's going on in my worried hard, and putting one word in front of the other.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.com