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RT @JLichtenberg: #litchat You can do an outline on computer, then just write the story in that file, stretching it out as you go, moving...

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RT @LaurenBaratzL: Write what you love and while the money may not follow, at least you will have enjoyed your time writing. #litchat

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RT @robynmcintyre: Does anyone here graph their timelines? #litchat

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RT @JRSinason: is the danger in over plotting that you telegraph where you are going too much sometimes? #litchat

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RT @Wiswell: I definitely agree. Not having a satisfactory payoff at the end of the novel is a huge bane of pantsing. #litchat

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Pansters: How do you keep track of names, physical attributes, setting details and other important plot information? #litchat

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RT @robynmcintyre: #litchat For long fiction, I like to create a character database to refer to, or I end up like Doyle, forgetting...

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RT @Pendare: For my memoir, as a memory came to me, I wrote a chap on it. The revising was working on the chronology. #litchat

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RT @LaurenBaratzL: #litchat Once youve been pubbed, for subsequent bks sometimes they want sample chs + outline, so you become...

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MT @skoopsl8: I outline general plot, setting(s), characters and recurring themes and motifs before beginning. #litchat

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What are some of the pitfalls of writing without an outline? #litchat

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RT @mvw888: #litchat Pantsing is like being on a boat. Maybe you havent pulled out a map yet but you still look down the river from time...

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RT @NineTiger: @JulieBritt When I did my travel memoir, I just wrote chapter headings and what was to happen in each chapter #litchat

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RT @JLichtenberg: I outline PLOT wrapping it around character, develop both as I write. But each project is different #litchat

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MT @JRSinason: thats what I liked about having an outline even if I was already way off the rails at least I had springboard #litchat

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RT @GLHancock: An amazing amount or organization can go on unconsciously in a writers mind while s/he pantses away. #litchat

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RT @JulieBritt: Outliners, how detailed are your outlines? #litchat

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RT @skoopsl8: #litchat Outlining keeps you moving toward the goal with fewer distractions. But, really, the work gets done in revision...

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MT @sabrinaslibrary: ... And when youre blocked, the outline gives you something to work towards until you find your groove again. #litchat

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MT @sabrinaslibrary: #litchat The outline gives you a birds-eye view of where youre going and how to get there. But it isnt an edict. It...

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How can losing intensity become a pitfall for outlining? #litchat

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RT @robynmcintyre: @LitChat Plotting allows for clarity of direction, but the pitfall is losing intensity. #litchat

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MT @valerievaldes: I feel like thats fine, too! Plotting something doesnt mean setting it in stone and not deviating from outline. #litchat

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RT @sabrinaslibrary: @valerievaldes Me too. Sometimes I end up editing my outline b/c of what I discover in a scene. #litchat

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What are the benefits of the outlining method of writing fiction? #litchat

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RT @LaurenBaratzL: @robynmcintyre Im willing to employ any method so long as the work gets done. Dif bks dictate dif approaches. #litchat

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MT @robynmcintyre: Im a plotter/pantser... - I take a Google Maps approach to it, zooming in and out where I feel its needed #litchat

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RT @ChristianFreyCA: My take on using pantsing to plot. Its messy, I warn ya. http://christianfrey.ca/this-is... #litchat

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RT @GLHancock: Left brain, linear, logical may not seem like creative writing. What matters is the outcome. #litchat

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RT @ReggieLutz: The last time I outlined a long piece of fiction before I wrote it I got bored and never finished. #litchat

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