Who says that you you have to write chapter to chapter? Have you ever been stuck up to the knees in the linear process of creating your story? Sitting staring at the same chapter for weeks unable to move forward even though you know where the story needs to go? I recently discovered the ability to break this stagnation by jumping ahead in the timeline. I found it to be an excellent way to refresh the creative flow as well as an fun adventure when “sewing” the pieces of the story together.
Emily Sage lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with her two “furry” children. She is a self proclaimed “student of the universe” although she is getting her formal training as an English major at Salt Lake Community College. She has been published in her school’s literary magazine. She has written mostly poetry and short stories until she was inspired to write the first book in the DreamScape trilogy. She is currently working on the second book in between working full time and finishing her degree.
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That is a very helpful method… I’d say 90% of the stuff I write is drafted in a non-linear way. I can’t remember the last time I just wrote something start to finish without jumping ahead.
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By Jen on 12.19.09 6:24 pm | Permalink
I’ve done that as well. It seems to help a lot. Another thing thing to do is write THE scene that inspired the book in the first place. I find that doing that gives birth to many more awesome scenes.
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By Annarkie on 12.19.09 7:04 pm | Permalink
I often can’t start a novel unless I know the ending. Also, it’s nice to have the freedom to write at any point and sew it all together later.
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By Stephanie Denise Brown on 12.19.09 7:44 pm | Permalink
I often can’t start a novel unless I know the ending. Also, it’s nice to have the freedom to write at any point and sew it all together later.
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By Ugg Boots on 12.25.09 2:06 am | Permalink
I write what’s there. Often it’s the middle or toward the end. It helps me not to get stuck too often. Thanks for the post Emily!
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By Sarah on 12.28.09 2:57 pm | Permalink
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