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[turps]

Reading a post about writing on a mailing list has made me think. Advice was given that you should just write a story, do it all then go back and edit, change things etc to make it read better once the story is done. That's so different to how I work. I write, then re-read and mess about changing things then write some more until the story is done, at which point it's sent to my betas. I doubt I could keep writing knowing something wasn't how I wanted it to be. I can see the appeal in one way. I've been stuck on my TS story for so long as I just can't get a scene how I want it. Maybe just writing something to move the story on then changing things after would be the way to go. I suspect the reason I don't like the idea is because I hate editing. I love the actual process of writing, it's the going back and changing things that I dislike. The thought of writing a story and changing things after isn't appealing at all. However, it's something I'm seriously going to think about to get my AU going again.

I've been reading all the Thanksgiving posts and am quite jealous. I want to eat turkey and celebrate tomorrow, it seems unfair that some people get two festive days...sigh. (/jealous streak) Guess I'll just have to celebrate virtually with all the American's on my flist. Any of you that do turkey day set me a plate will you ;)

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As to the writing thing....

[jencat004.livejournal.com]

I don't think there is one set way for everyone to write. You just have to do what works best for *you*.

I mean, the way I write drives Josh CRAZY, but that's what works for me. I bounce back and forth between scenes, working on whatever the muse wants to write, then fill in the spaces later. I would absolutely NOT be able to write a fic straight through from beginning to end. I write what wants to be written at the time. Sometimes, the muse takes it in a TOTALLY different direction. I sit down to write a scene, and it comes out completely different than what I had planned. The end of "Frozen" was like that. It was going to end up with Brennan and Jesse happily ever after, but when I went to write it, the muse insisted on the unhappy ending. Ya just got write what comes to you, in whichever order it does.

Write whichever way works best for you, but just WRITE! :)

Jenny

Re: As to the writing thing....

[ninjetti75.livejournal.com]

Heh.

I Agree.

Just write. And write. And write more. And ask questions and edit and do research and all that other stuff, and bit by bit, you will improve as a writer.

Re: As to the writing thing....

[turps33.livejournal.com]

See I can't write straight through, but I can't write like you either with scenes everywhere. I guess what I have to do is just plod on the way that I always have, it seems to have worked so far.

Write whichever way works best for you, but just WRITE! :)

Yes Ma'am! *Salutes*

LOL, I missed this pushiness ;)