resistance
Apr. 12th, 2021 03:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marycrawfordEvery time I'm stuck in the middle of a story, I say "next time I will learn to outline". Because if I could outline, if I could outline PROPERLY, then I would have a plan. And if I had a plan, then I would be able to stick to it. (This is the point where the gods begin to laugh.)
Instead I'm stuck in the middle of a story again, and trying to come to terms with the idea that maybe outlining isn't how my brain works. But it's so frustrating! Because I want to know what happens next, but the person who knows what happens next is stubbornly not telling me. She's the worst.
Instead I'm stuck in the middle of a story again, and trying to come to terms with the idea that maybe outlining isn't how my brain works. But it's so frustrating! Because I want to know what happens next, but the person who knows what happens next is stubbornly not telling me. She's the worst.
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Date: 2021-04-13 05:25 am (UTC)Part of me thinks this is very reasonably, and the other part of me says "If I could come up with a plan, I wouldn't need the damn outline in the first place!" (Seriously, I continue to struggle with the balance between "if I don't outline, I won't know where the story is going" and "if I don't just go ahead and write, I won't know where the story wants to go." I think there's no way out but through.)
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Date: 2021-04-13 12:30 pm (UTC)I think there's no way out but through.
NooooO I want a shortcut...but yeah. You're right. You're right!