Comments on: Working from a storyline

By: Therese Walsh

Therese Walsh — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:47:02 +0000

I used an outline for my second take of Unbounded. I had a love-hate relationship with it, to be sure, but in the end I’m sure it saved the story. I have to REALLY watch myself when I write or my characters’ meanderings lead me on a merry tangent. The outline is the perfect helper for this problem.

Thanks for the post, Kath! I’m anxious to hear more about your journey with Working Partners.

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By: Lisa Alber

Lisa Alber — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:36:56 +0000

Thanks for sharing the excerpt from your storyline — very illuminating for a woman who has always had trouble outlining…:-)

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By: Reem

Reem — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:29:08 +0000

Sometimes I use storylines when I feel like I’m stuck at one point in a story, but I write them out for myself. It’s good to see the flow of the storyline to help you move forward with the story, nd is a lot easier to write out than an outline, for some reason.

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By: Thea

Thea — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:33:17 +0000

maybe this type of production isn’t something you’d want to do forever, but i think it will be a tremendous learning exercise. and for what it is worth, creative writing using someone else’s expanded synopsis is not that easy. all the best, kathleen. t

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By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:47:57 +0000

I call this story development, and I consider the process entirely separate from writing. In game development the difference is what we call pre-production vs. production.

Story development is the pre-pro, writing is the production.

I can’t write without it! Well, I can, but… everything I’ve ever written pantster style has been thrown away.

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