Comments on: Failure To Outline: A Cautionary Tale

By: mjbII

mjbII — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:25:33 +0000

actually, there is one sentence that raised my eyebrow. ‘Writing is a craft, not an art.’

do you really believe this? or did you say that in the throes of your passion about the importance of approaching writing more structurally and not solely intuitively? curious.

By: mjbII

mjbII — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:21:06 +0000

excellent article. excellent. i agree 100%

By: A Convert

A Convert — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:53:46 +0000

Well.

You were right.

Thank you.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:45:16 +0000

MH:

“Jennifers,” is kind of a gym teachery joke. Nancy, Jennifer, Princess — “Go run a mile, Nancy.” “Quit bitching about your gym shorts, Princess.”

– c.

By: MH

MH — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:56:58 +0000

Dude, what’s up with the Jennifers thing? Seriously, I don’t get it.

By: TERRIBLEMINDS: Chuck Wendig, Freelance Penmonkey » Blog Archive » Kiyaa! I Punch Your Face With Writing Tips!

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:03:01 +0000

[...] Already said it once, and you should probably check that out. Still, it bears repeating. I don’t care what form it takes — mind-map, whiteboard, Roman numerals, whatever. Just outline. You’ll thank me. Well, no. You’ll curse me while you’re doing it, but then you’ll thank me when your story stays on the rails and doesn’t wander off into the woods like Grandpa on a bad day. Unless you want to find him hunkered down by a stump eating a still-kicking squirrel, you best draw Grandpa a map and get him a leash. Meaning, outline, outline, outline. [...]

By: filamena

filamena — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:39:08 +0000

You forgot cleaning. Here. I fixed it for you. http://www.filamena.com/2009/10/you-call-it-writers-block/

By: In Other Words » Blog Archive » You Call it Writer’s Block

In Other Words » Blog Archive » You Call it Writer’s Block — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:37:24 +0000

[...] supposed to be doing. (What, you didn’t outline? Well now, whose fault is that? Certainly we’ve all warned you about not [...]

By: TERRIBLEMINDS: Chuck Wendig, Freelance Penmonkey » Blog Archive » Writer’s Block Is For Hippies And Slugabeds

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:06:23 +0000

[...] are good for this, too — and, in case you missed it, I’m a recent convert to the joys of outlining. Sometimes, writer’s block is just a flag on the field letting you know that you didn’t [...]

By: Your Brain on Maps | Proximity Muse

Your Brain on Maps | Proximity Muse — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:21:04 +0000

[...] of what certain people think, I don’t hold with outlining every single idea I have before I start working on it. I [...]