By: RG
I think the Stephen King comment was pretty unfair. I’ve read a lot of his interviews on his writing, and he’s never suggested that he sends in a first draft to his editor. Some of his books mention in...
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View ArticleBy: Dan Wells
Our comments about King weren’t intended as a put-down, sorry if they came off that way.
View ArticleBy: Laila
You mentioned that writing periods of 2 hours at a time is something you consider short. How much time do you or writers generally dedicate to writing every day – especially those who still have to...
View ArticleBy: MKHutchins
I think the goldfish comment was pretty accurate. I used to think I needed blocks of time to write, but I can’t remember the last time I had three uninterrupted hours to myself. I just always keep the...
View ArticleBy: Talmage
I’m more like you, Laila. Two hours is a lot of time for me because I have a day job, family, church responsibilities, etc too. Novels can be written in 15-30 minute chunks. The pace is just slower. To...
View ArticleBy: Mike
So if you discovery write for a short story is that called shortsing? Great podcast as always really appreciate it as a struggling discovery writer.
View ArticleBy: Joe Zieja
Hey, can you guys do like…60 episodes in the next few days? I have a 20+ hour drive coming up. Thanks.
View ArticleBy: Terrell
Joe, just do what I do – download the first few seasons and listen to them again. I find that I learn a lot by relistening. You can’t develop all the good writing habits in one go, after all.
View ArticleBy: Talmage
Yeah, I put their entire DVD on my ipod. When I go running, I just hit the Writing Excuses playlist, select shuffle, and take off running with the fab four (and sometimes guests) in my ear. I could run...
View ArticleBy: Isa
Great episode! I definitely support more on this topic. I have the hardest time finishing up pieces, since my discovery-written stories tend to derail and I lose enthusiasm about them. Writing Excuses...
View ArticleBy: nathan
i think i am right in the middle of the spectrum…pantsing on one end and outlining on the other. when i write i alternate between them, some pantsing here, some outlining there….tonight i think i will...
View ArticleBy: Kizor
The cheerful ruffians are kept busy in a Norwegian children’s novel, where they are taking care of a lion.
View ArticleBy: BenjaminJB
I wish we had a Writing Excuses cheat sheet of most useful phrases to print out and tape to computer, e.g., “Yes, but…” or “No, and…” Alternately, you might make a drinking game out of that sheet.
View ArticleBy: Nathan M
Although I usually count myself on the extreme end of outliners, to the point where if I don’t have a very clear plan in mind when I sit down to type or draw, nothing comes out at all, I do find that I...
View ArticleBy: Howard Tayler
@Nathan M The opposite of “flying by the seat of your pants” is “flying by instruments.” I’m not sure that metaphor will take us from discovery writing to outlining.
View ArticleBy: Mike Barker
I’ve seen one description of developing an outline as “stepping stones.” They suggested taking a sheet of paper, and putting the starting scene in a bubble at the top, and the ending scene in a bubble...
View ArticleBy: Jessica Petree
Thanks! Love these. I’m still learning about the craft, and found out only recently that I am mostly a discovery writer. I thought I was an outliner for years because I’m very annal/ocd, and tried...
View ArticleBy: Matthew D. Ryan
Yeah, plotting or pantsing, the age-old question. I do a mix of both. A very skeletal outline to begin with, then I brainstorm each chapter as I go along. Then let whatever strikes my fancy come my way.
View ArticleBy: Mike Barker
Don’t get your underwear in a knot! Keep your pants on! Here you go, a transcript. With pants, shorts, and suspenders, most likely… http://wetranscripts.livejournal.com/63558.html
View ArticleBy: Chella
Great episode. I discovery write and go with the Graham Greene school of 500 words a day. I don’t give myself a time period, I have a word count to aim for. I find that if I have hours ahead of me, I...
View ArticleBy: Adam Collings
Interesting episode. I’m a pretty hard-core outliner. I find that most of my discovery is done away from the keyboard. When I go to write a scene, and my outline paragraph doesn’t have sufficient...
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[…] the writer shows up at the desk, does a lot of pantsing and leaves the desk in the evening with just two or three more sentences than he started […]
View ArticleBy: Alex Tandy
I think I’m similar to Brandon in that, while I lean very much towards doing detailed plans in advance, writing endings first and the like, filling in the details and surprises of my work is very much...
View ArticleBy: Paul Winchel
so I have a kind of sarcastic but fully honest question. I have heard from all writers, not just you, that the more I write the better I will get. My question is, does this mean literally? If I just...
View ArticleBy: Ed
I have no doubt that getting regular feedback from a writing group will make a big difference.
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[…] * Pantsing ist entdeckendes Schreiben, weil man sich da auf den Hosenboden setzt (engl. ‘pants’ = […]
View ArticleBy: Sebastian
I love your guys’ podcasts, Brandon’s books and class lectures, Howard’s comics and both Dan & Mary’s books are currently at the top of my priority list as well as every book you guys keep making...
View ArticleBy: Writing with Scrivener – Pros and Cons | Writers Anon Taunton
[…] you may be a discovery writer (or pantser) who secretly wishes they could organise their writing. Or you may just be an outliner […]
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