tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307889700198586999.post7872437865366867753..comments2023-06-05T03:58:11.548-07:00Comments on Brother Kang's RANTS: At the Office on a Cold Winters DayKevin Regierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14489365793774705269noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307889700198586999.post-33887909270758354042009-12-29T20:40:50.147-08:002009-12-29T20:40:50.147-08:00The problem I was having before I tried the index ...The problem I was having before I tried the index card method -- the same guy gave me that advice -- was I had a lot of scenes written and a lot of it sorta worked out in my head, but only when I did the index cards, just a brief desc. of the scene on each card, did I see some really obvious holes I'd missed in my more random writing-off-the-cuff; also, I got a couple of really jazzy ideas I can now incorporate, that I don't think I'd have thought of otherwise. Just my two cents worth.Don Leehttp://www.whiskeybottleoverjesus.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307889700198586999.post-37501985066224210972009-12-29T17:40:12.185-08:002009-12-29T17:40:12.185-08:00I agree the first novel I wrote (half way through ...I agree the first novel I wrote (half way through 2nd draft now) I did with no outline at all. I had about 3-4 paragraphs and then went from there. Thought I would try outlining with index cards this time around and see how it works out.Kevin Regierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489365793774705269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307889700198586999.post-37510372603460405702009-12-29T15:07:58.990-08:002009-12-29T15:07:58.990-08:00Outlines can help--but here's another way. Th...Outlines can help--but here's another way. Think up a kick-ass opening scene. Hook the reader in the first two pages. Actually, in the first two paragraphs. And then write and discover around that opening scene. The thrill of ironing out plots and characters as you write is far more satisfying. At least it is for me,B.R. Statehamhttp://www.brstateham.comnoreply@blogger.com