tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post7116527909362259170..comments2023-06-04T08:46:35.240-04:00Comments on Life with a Flourish!: Watcha Say Wednesday: What comes first?A.J. Freyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490138130935376612noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post-60536488991870753052010-03-26T11:20:05.371-04:002010-03-26T11:20:05.371-04:00For me, the concept come first and then the charac...For me, the concept come first and then the characters follow soon afterward. After all, the characters are a crucial part of the concept. They help shape it and move it forward.<br /><br />The importance of setting depends on the manuscript for me. With my previous manuscripts, setting wasn't that important but it plays a vital role in my WIP...<br /><br />Okay, that was confusing. :PCamrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07382744192160327707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post-46570036050399582862010-03-26T00:29:34.723-04:002010-03-26T00:29:34.723-04:00I usually start with the concept. The perfect cha...I usually start with the concept. The perfect character for that concept will be original if the concept is, where a character I just plain love at first might come from something else I read.David F. Weismanhttp://davidfweisman.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post-75637396619324089212010-03-25T18:11:16.186-04:002010-03-25T18:11:16.186-04:00By the way... I'm passing the "Creative W...By the way... I'm passing the "Creative Writing Award" on to you. Cue celebratory dance. <a href="http://michaelemeritz.blogspot.com/2010/03/awards-hoorah.html" rel="nofollow"> Come get it while it's hot!</a>Mike Emeritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189686728737757743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post-13683244933037961252010-03-24T23:25:22.331-04:002010-03-24T23:25:22.331-04:00Concept is first, definitely. It is usually an en...Concept is first, definitely. It is usually an ending, followed by characters, and a journey to get to the desired outcome.<br /><br />I don't seem to be able to follow an outline; to plan that far in advance. I envy writers who can lay it all out and following a scheme.<br /><br />Short stories make me feel better about my lack of planning, but can be nearly as difficult to write because dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post-75081852512188482622010-03-24T22:48:22.863-04:002010-03-24T22:48:22.863-04:00I know what you mean. I always have to write *some...I know what you mean. I always have to write *something* especially while waiting to edit something else.<br />As for your question, I usually have a character or an idea/concept first. If it fires my imagination, I start scribbling down bits of scenes I see in my mind. The outline and formulation of a choherent plot always comes last.Lorel Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749366331989131894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post-60012971130530477842010-03-24T13:36:54.305-04:002010-03-24T13:36:54.305-04:00The concept is born first, then the MC and then I ...The concept is born first, then the MC and then I move to outlining after I let the idea stew for a while. <br /><br />I have learned that I like to jump from idea to idea so I usually work on two novels at the same time and still do writing prompts and short stories here and there. <br /><br />I have writing ADD.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post-83555681650198750002010-03-24T08:36:12.676-04:002010-03-24T08:36:12.676-04:00I usually start with a concept. Then go to a chara...I usually start with a concept. Then go to a character and write the beginning. The rest comes as needed.Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post-4956072136542237632010-03-24T03:07:08.877-04:002010-03-24T03:07:08.877-04:00For the novel I'm working on now, I was lying ...For the novel I'm working on now, I was lying in bed one day and a one second image popped into my head. I wanted to write a novel about it. The next night I wrote a ten chapter outline. It was horrible. I now have the major events in my head, and some down on pages, and I outline a few chapters ahead. I have been consistently adding more and more depth to the story and world as I go, as moreRyan Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093880801598251933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post-45159809690701355322010-03-24T00:59:01.174-04:002010-03-24T00:59:01.174-04:00I love writing short stories as well! (sometimes e...I love writing short stories as well! (sometimes even more than my WIP) For me, the concept comes first, an idea, and I go from there.Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post-17658739206548933182010-03-23T23:53:54.819-04:002010-03-23T23:53:54.819-04:00There's got to be an emotional clencher somewh...There's got to be an emotional clencher somewhere in the story in order for me to stick with it. That's true no matter the story's or poem's length.Victoria Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012092208934951963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post-48091214274086317312010-03-23T23:41:54.476-04:002010-03-23T23:41:54.476-04:00I like to begin with the theme, but I've also ...I like to begin with the theme, but I've also used a situation at times as well. Characters then embody aspects of the theme. When I think I have something interesting, the whole concept is plotted out in an outline.Mike Emeritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189686728737757743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762350475694970261.post-66023454037949594002010-03-23T23:13:56.551-04:002010-03-23T23:13:56.551-04:00Great question. For me, writing stories is all abo...Great question. For me, writing stories is all about exploring an emotion. So the emotion -- love, sadness, whatever -- is the jump off point. Then the characters follow close behind, and then the structure of the story (with conflicts).Sierra Godfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552916038080341870noreply@blogger.com