tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post3996190664451951980..comments2024-02-14T05:41:21.599-06:00Comments on Mystery Mania: How do you start a book?Chester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-29010666316584814822009-02-22T09:17:00.000-06:002009-02-22T09:17:00.000-06:00I like this post, to see how your puzzle pieces co...I like this post, to see how your puzzle pieces come into being. My stories come together in non-sequential scenes that the characters play out in my head when I'm not thinking about -- most often while I'm brushing my teeth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-53852928080439265452009-02-20T14:45:00.000-06:002009-02-20T14:45:00.000-06:00Sounds like a very interesting thought process. I'...Sounds like a very interesting thought process. I'm not sure I could ever tackle fiction and especially not mystery so I take my hat off to you!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment on my blessing (empowering to prosper) blog post. I'll be praying for your stepson. And I plan to add more posts about blessing but I need some thinking time - which has been very scarce around here lately!<BR/><BR/>Sharon Reece<BR/>http://grandmaisawriter.blogspot.comSharon Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15315316958986428740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-55056854134975315152009-02-20T14:44:00.000-06:002009-02-20T14:44:00.000-06:00I'm another by-the-seat-the-pants writer. For my f...I'm another by-the-seat-the-pants writer. For my first book, I started off with a definite idea of where I planned to go but my characters had their own ideas, hijacked the plot and took over! <BR/><BR/>Jane Kennedy Sutton<BR/>http://janekennedysutton.blogspot.com/<BR/>https://twitter.com/janesutton/Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-67067647569903591922009-02-20T11:56:00.000-06:002009-02-20T11:56:00.000-06:00I confess - I am an avid outliner! I know the basi...I confess - I am an avid outliner! I know the basics of the story before I write the first word, especially the details of the characters.<BR/><BR/>As you say, what works for one writer does not always work for another.<BR/><BR/>L. Diane Wolfe<BR/>www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com<BR/>www.spunkonastick.net <BR/>www.thecircleoffriends.netL. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-36903958708158596962009-02-20T09:16:00.000-06:002009-02-20T09:16:00.000-06:00Glad to see I'm in good company. I'm not knocking ...Glad to see I'm in good company. I'm not knocking the outliners, though. Everybody goes at this writing game a little differently. As our French brethren (and sisteren) say, vive la difference.Chester Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-86045779413871520812009-02-20T08:14:00.000-06:002009-02-20T08:14:00.000-06:00I confess to also being a non-outliner. Makes it t...I confess to also being a non-outliner. Makes it tough at times, but also more exciting. At least I like to think so.<BR/><BR/>Morgan Mandel<BR/>http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-63854654073011685432009-02-20T00:49:00.000-06:002009-02-20T00:49:00.000-06:00I'm a seat-of-the-pants writer too. I like giving ...I'm a seat-of-the-pants writer too. I like giving my characters enough room to hang themselves... I mean tell me their story. :)Cat Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148689729839085230noreply@blogger.com