Ulrik update

5 responses to “Ulrik update”

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   shadowhelm

   January 21, 2006 at 6:34 am

   Congrats!!!

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   beerdiablo

   January 21, 2006 at 7:39 am

   Killer
   Keep it going.
   One question:
   Do you have your books as one big Word file or do you break it up?

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      sewedel

      January 21, 2006 at 6:52 pm

      Re: Killer
      I do one big Word file these days. I used to make each chapter a separate file, but I find it easier to have it all in one file these days. A lot of times I don’t do character sketches for really minor characters, then find I need them for another role, so I can search the document and find their names or description faster than opening individual files. Which method do you use?

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         beerdiablo

         January 21, 2006 at 8:40 pm

         Re: Killer
         I don’t have a set/preferred method yet but do have the whole story into one at the moment. Sept.05[fencon!] is when I decided to get more serious about writing so I’m still feeling out what will work for me and what doesn’t.
         I’m doing short stories at the moment to experiment/grow. I see how easy it
         is to become bogged down with a ton of outlining, character analysis, flowcharting, index cards, etc. In the end, I prefer the “flashlight and a .45” approach, taking just what I need down into the dark hole that writing can be. I don’t think I’ll ever be an outright “pantser” as I do like some structure to think ahead.
         Hell – I’m still trying to get a regular routine in place so I can work on my ideas/stories but it has helped quite a bit reading the blogs of writers like yourself, M.Bonham and S.Swendson. I do thank you guys for that.

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   rmmanuel

   January 22, 2006 at 9:37 am

   Congrats!! I’m just nearing 100 pages on my first.
   I’ve written a lot of plays and I find that it’s usually not too much to keep the tone I’d like in my head, and a descriptive outline to keep me focussed.
   Characters can develop themselves.
   Charlie Rose (http://www.charlierose.com/) had an author, whose name slips my mind, and he was saying that he’s pretty much the same. He only does on-the-spot research, too. Nice.

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