cj Sez: Saturday was
the end of the ten-day on-line course on Story Arc taught by fellow SinC/Guppy
writer/editor Ramona De Felice Long who did an OUTSTANDING job of leading me
step by faltering step through the process.
Now I have a working synopsis and draft plot outline, even
though I’ve written only “most” of the first act of one of my
novels-in-progress. That’s a new experience for me because I’m a linear writer.
I meander my way through the story, beginning to end, doing humungous editing
as I go. Ergo, I’m more of a pathfinder than a plotter. Perhaps I’ve learned
that plotting won’t diffuse the thrill of creating new conflicts for my
characters. Perhaps this new skill will make me a faster writer. We’ll see.
If you’re a member of SinC/Guppy and ever have a chance to
take one of Ramona’s on-line courses, I highly recommend it.
I’m always looking for good sources of writing information,
and C. Hope Clark’s Funds for Writers Newsletter is one of my favorites. Her
newsletter has been on the Writer’s Digest’s 101 Best Websites for Writers list
every year since 2000. Hope has a free
newsletter and a paid subscription version as well. Find out more here: http://fundsforwriters.com/newsletters/
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The latest addition to my to-be-read pile is a Western
romance. Unfortunately I’m not reading very much so the stack will get taller
for a while longer. My eye problem continues to interfere. I’m back to
driving...no later than dusk…but the abundance of floaters in my eyes breaks up
the words when I try to read a book. My writing has also suffered, until a
friend recommended that I zoom more and use a dark page background with white
letters. That’s working better. Not perfect, but better. Zooming is what got me
through that Story Arc class.
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It's time for me to buy a laptop. I truly
dislike having to work on one of those, but the main use for this one will be doing
PowerPoint presentations. The good thing about that is I don’t need to get a
super-duper model, because I won’t be keyboarding much.
Not being a techie, I need some advice: What kind of laptop would
you recommend?
Okay, you-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do
the same.
cj
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You're right. Your first sentence would make Faulkner happy. Sounds like a great class on story arc.
ReplyDeletecj Sez: Yeah, me and Faulkner. We don't know when to quit. Thanks for stopping by.
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