tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post7001537821097774036..comments2024-03-28T02:22:42.358-06:00Comments on The Bluestocking Blog: Untangling Plot ThreadsBluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225973854788421827noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-67685552618126350332011-12-02T10:23:01.330-07:002011-12-02T10:23:01.330-07:00Oh boy. So glad that you're writing about this...Oh boy. So glad that you're writing about this because I think every writer goes through this at one point or another! I don't have nearly 60K on my current WIP, but I already have what are basically 2 versions floating around my Scrivener file, the biggest difference being between third person and first person, and a couple other plotting differences (in my case, it's to make it less complicated and more streamlined). <br /><br />But personally I think having different versions is a REALLY GOOD SIGN. It means that your WIP is improving!Annalise Greenhttp://annalisegreen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-19142300823660198592011-12-01T10:14:17.778-07:002011-12-01T10:14:17.778-07:00Number three is my kryptonite for trying to actual...Number three is my kryptonite for trying to actually finish a story. Something about having the beginning just right has to happen the moment I finally reached the middle. Because whatever the first draft of the beginning was, its more me figuring out the character than something salvageable.Steph Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00975939582442193113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-90991385685203008052011-12-01T06:50:37.003-07:002011-12-01T06:50:37.003-07:00Writing an outline *after* completing a first draf...Writing an outline *after* completing a first draft is one of the best tools I know for getting organized. You really find the snags and holes that way. The story you're working on sounds incredibly ambitious. I'm just taking the plunge with my second book and doing a subplot, and even that feels hard to manage. Good luck!Gail Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998497900316232330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-83763732911381598612011-11-30T10:49:08.331-07:002011-11-30T10:49:08.331-07:00My method is similar! I've had a problem like ...My method is similar! I've had a problem like yours, but in the end I figured out I was actually telling two altogether different stories rather than two versions of the same one. That was a shocker, LoL.Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.com