tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post7844306751661991824..comments2024-03-27T18:06:04.484-04:00Comments on Murder by 4: The Blank PageMarta Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-50316143704511430502008-06-21T09:46:00.000-04:002008-06-21T09:46:00.000-04:00LOL nice folks like you call it organized, others ...LOL nice folks like you call it organized, others call it anal. I just call it what I need to do in order to plan and think things through and know where I'm going. <BR/><BR/>I’m a list maker by nature. I have more “to-do” lists than fingers (which is why I write them LOL). I keep procedures and “to-do” lists for every project I’m working on at work as well as things around the house. How many people do you know keep an Excel spread sheet for their monthly bills—amount due/paid? And keep several years of these reports saved on the computer? <BR/><BR/>Like I said, anal and I wear the title proudly, because if I didn’t, I wouldn’t get any thing done and certainly not done on time.Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-55980286011866158142008-06-21T09:09:00.000-04:002008-06-21T09:09:00.000-04:00I love your methods. You are so organized!!I love your methods. You are so organized!!Kim Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933746166088034102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-79136189830621762282008-06-18T20:16:00.000-04:002008-06-18T20:16:00.000-04:00And we all have different ways of approaching it. ...And we all have different ways of approaching it. I love your method, Marta, because it's so precise and thorough. Mine is quite different, however, and each book starts with a vague idea of themes and subplots that I want to incorporate. I usually picture the opening chapter, a few highlights, and some of the dilemnas my characters will face. But it's never as well planned as yours. Crazy how different we all work, yet we somehow end up with decent works. ;o) That's what makes it so interesting! Great post, thanks, Marta!Aaron Paul Lazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117814221437165664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-89640976974750882882008-06-18T18:08:00.000-04:002008-06-18T18:08:00.000-04:00Hi Raab!You know, nothing I do is ever set in ston...Hi Raab!<BR/><BR/>You know, nothing I do is ever set in stone. so much depends on where I am in the process. When I have all my thoughts in a row, yes, I can easily do a chapter or more a day. But my novels tend to have complex plots and sometimes it's best to walk away from the writing. The answer to whatever it is I'm needing always manages to come around when I don't force it.Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-58379695975767198592008-06-18T17:59:00.000-04:002008-06-18T17:59:00.000-04:00This sounds like a good systematic approach. Plus,...This sounds like a good systematic approach. Plus, you make it seem easy - well, maybe up until the part where you have to get into someone's head anyway!<BR/><BR/>Do you write a chapter a day unfailingly? Or can you skip a day?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com