tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524216043125745761.post7354996760303718519..comments2023-10-05T05:42:39.584-04:00Comments on Notes from the Jovian frontier: Plotting, scheming and ponderingblankenship.louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541461775158369620noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524216043125745761.post-14293826346335955322013-03-11T08:26:58.491-04:002013-03-11T08:26:58.491-04:00The idea of outlining around "anchor scenes&q...The idea of outlining around "anchor scenes" makes a lot of sense to me. I don't think I have seven in every novel, but it's always clear which scenes are going to be important because of the factors involved, how much crap is hitting the fan, etc. They do act a lot like anchors, in how they pull the story toward them and change its direction when heading out of them. blankenship.louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541461775158369620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524216043125745761.post-7655325663331179912013-03-11T00:39:41.123-04:002013-03-11T00:39:41.123-04:00I work with something along the lines of Lani Dian...I work with something along the lines of Lani Diane Rich's notion of "Anchor Scenes" when I outline (that's Lani of Storywonk). These are key turning points in the story - seven of them, in Lani's scheme. I plan those out, then leapfrog from one to the next when I draft. So, I guess I leave room for everything between those key moments. Every once in a while a key moment will shift because of what happens in between, but it's pretty amazing how the outline works for the most part as a scaffold. Yes, a leapfrogging scaffold. Sigh...it's time for bed.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524216043125745761.post-81875189805736263932013-03-07T20:18:44.034-05:002013-03-07T20:18:44.034-05:00I'm a plotter, but sometimes as I write a scen...I'm a plotter, but sometimes as I write a scene, things happen that I don't expect. It's cool to go with those.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.com