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Oct. 3rd, 2005 09:32 pmYou guys saw the interview JKR gave, yeah? In it she said:
Always plan your work; writing aimlessly sometimes throws up a good idea or two, but it is no way to produce a whole story.
and, it kind of made me pause. I was curious to see what other people thought, so, yay, a poll!
( poll! )
For me, I rarely bordering on almost never outline, and when I do, I end up ignoring the outline anyway, so it's not the most useful thing for me. However, I don't write long WIPs, either, so that might make a difference. In general though, when someone is speaking about writing, I have issues with the words "always" and "never". I can't think of a single rule that couldn't be broken in some kind of situation. Maybe very very rarely, but writings can be so different and diverse and creative that it doesn't feel right to say "You have to write like this or you FAIL AT LIFE!"
Thoughts? Please, share them!
Always plan your work; writing aimlessly sometimes throws up a good idea or two, but it is no way to produce a whole story.
and, it kind of made me pause. I was curious to see what other people thought, so, yay, a poll!
( poll! )
For me, I rarely bordering on almost never outline, and when I do, I end up ignoring the outline anyway, so it's not the most useful thing for me. However, I don't write long WIPs, either, so that might make a difference. In general though, when someone is speaking about writing, I have issues with the words "always" and "never". I can't think of a single rule that couldn't be broken in some kind of situation. Maybe very very rarely, but writings can be so different and diverse and creative that it doesn't feel right to say "You have to write like this or you FAIL AT LIFE!"
Thoughts? Please, share them!
