When I first came across the term discovery writer, it didn’t particularly resonate with me. I don’t start with a blank page and see where the story takes me. I start with an outline. That doesn’t mean I know everything before I begin, of course. My outlines can contain gaps, questions, alternatives and notes likeContinue reading “I’m Not a Discovery Writer — So Where Does Discovery Happen?”
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When a Story Stops Belonging to Its Premise
I recently noticed something strange while comparing two novels I’m outlining. One began as a completely original idea.The other grew out of a virtual tabletop RPG campaign. I expected them to feel fundamentally different. Instead, after months of outlining, they were starting to ask remarkably similar questions. There is a whole school of writing adviceContinue reading “When a Story Stops Belonging to Its Premise”
Gaming and writing- Fate session planning adapted to novel outline
Since I last blogged about GMing, I’ve actually started a brand new Fate game rather than dragging the carcass of that old game left by the Fiasco. But that’s not the main point of this post. In outlining the twin sister story, I’ve kind of hit a wall in the sense that I can summariseContinue reading “Gaming and writing- Fate session planning adapted to novel outline”
