Day Two of Blogging- As you can see I have played with the layout - again.... having trouble importing photos but I guess I'll get around that. I think there are too many pixels... or something.
I have been asked how do I go about writing? Mmmm... I sit down and write is not a good answer but basically that is what I do. I attended the RWA NAtional Conference in Atlanta in July and attending a lecture by Susan Elizabeth Phillips discovered I'm what they call a 'pantser'. See I told you I'm learning all about this profession.
Being a Pantser basically means that I know a beginning and an end but only have vague notions of how to get from one to the other. This is opposed to being a 'plotter' who knows what they are doing step by step of the way. I'm told that neither one is better than the other.
Here is an example of being a Pantser - my NaNoWriMo novel, Twisted Vines - started with the first two sentences "Jordan Taylor was a self-confessed, rich bitch. No one disagreed." I thought it would be a satirical adult comedy, I had no idea it would turn into a murder, that would take me from Dubai, to Australia, to Paris, then Africa..... I guess that is what I like about being a pantser, the doors of opportunity are open. I think it would drive a plotter mad to have their novel take off in an unexpected direction. I must ask a novelist friend and see what she says. That doesn't mean I don't follow a guideline. From what I have heard, and my own experience to date, each story has to contain certain elements. If they don't the story fades away or rambles on about nothing. I'll go into what "I" think these are tomorrow.
Jobs to do today - meet with friend for writing session and critique of work. Dentist (ick), do ironing (ick ick) that I didn't do yesterday as I was playing oops- working with blog
site. Stick to diet # 300 for year and exercise...(ick ick ick).
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Hey Robyn, if you want to add pics to your blog download free from google Picasa 2 (not the one for blogger just Picasa!) and then it will shrink the pictures automatically to fit the blog. Picasa will connect to your blog, once the pic is downloaded I just save it as a draft sign in through explorer and blog.
And I am BIG TIME panster. It's really amazing I was able to finish NaNo. I've tried to plot, it don't work.
I'm a panster, but I'm starting to think I need to become a bit of a plotter. Not much of one mind you. It seemed to help me with my NaNo book. We'll see if it helps with the next one. :)
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