I love index cards. I have a Black Box o’ Doom on my desk full of index cards. Each one is a story. No, I mean each one is a story. Title and word count on the top line. Underneath, I write the date the…
Tag: writing process
I’m so far behind in my word count, it isn’t even funny. The problem is, I’m lazy–uh, no, I didn’t mean that, what I meant was, the problem is, I’m into my characters. I’ve always liked characters better than plot. I want to poke around…
I’m coming across more and more writers who are neither “outliners” nor “pantsers”, but combine writing plans with seat-of-the-pants writing. I’m one of those. I love the rush of plunging head-first into a blank screen or sheet of paper, but I reach a point at…