tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post114275965806458635..comments2023-04-14T21:22:35.178+10:00Comments on Down In The Hole: The Great Re-PlottingDaniel Hatadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00453583064175651509noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-1142913203628961052006-03-21T14:53:00.000+11:002006-03-21T14:53:00.000+11:00You're halfway there, grasshopper... now use 15 di...You're halfway there, grasshopper... now use 15 different colors of highlighters to trace the arc of all your plots and subplots on the cards. Extra points for arcane symbols to mark cross-references and conflicts.inkgrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16735828732037626116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-1142891324165048422006-03-21T08:48:00.000+11:002006-03-21T08:48:00.000+11:00I think it's like accounting. Which scares me. Who...I think it's like accounting. Which scares me. Who really am I?Daniel Hatadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453583064175651509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-1142877936855972452006-03-21T05:05:00.000+11:002006-03-21T05:05:00.000+11:00You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.For some ...You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.<BR/><BR/>For some reason whenever I try to map out a plot using index cards, software, sticky notes, dead goat voodoo rituals, whatever, it all goes pear shaped and I end up with a bunch of disjointed notes like, "Ricky does chicken dance, scares vicar / space aliens," with no idea what it all means.<BR/><BR/>My wife can do the index card thing with her stories and manages somehow to keep it all together. It's like magic, or accounting, or something. I have no idea how you people do it.Stephen Blackmoorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241134280141088631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-1142848177075744962006-03-20T20:49:00.000+11:002006-03-20T20:49:00.000+11:00Sandra: It IS too much work. But that's the path I...Sandra: It IS too much work. But that's the path I've got to follow. Probably caused by some kind of genetic defect that makes me half carbon / half silicon based as a lifeform.<BR/><BR/>Mary: Stop making me cry.Daniel Hatadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453583064175651509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-1142802975143141222006-03-20T08:16:00.000+11:002006-03-20T08:16:00.000+11:00How inspiring! I find that doing things the old fa...How inspiring! I find that doing things the old fashioned way can help me look at things from a different perspective too, especially when editing. I hope this helps bring the novel together some more. <BR/><BR/>Seriously impressed with all the hard work. This first novel is proving to really push you on so many levels. You are learning so much along the way. Keep it up!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221362768923638404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-1142793320989957992006-03-20T05:35:00.000+11:002006-03-20T05:35:00.000+11:00Holy cow, that looks like too much work! And too ...Holy cow, that looks like too much work! And too hard to clean around.<BR/><BR/>I use a powerpoint file to monitor my stuff. Do separate pages for character things, plot things, outline stuff.<BR/><BR/>Seems to work. And damn, it's a lot easier to keep track of than all that! But it sounds like this visual system is really working for you. My cats would tear up the cards though.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.com