tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2325706421952281177.post7406678564948357867..comments2023-08-14T07:24:56.761-04:00Comments on A Steampunk Reverie: Calling to My MuseCali MacKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860615677199216262noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2325706421952281177.post-22718403398380583482011-06-28T09:07:26.085-04:002011-06-28T09:07:26.085-04:00Being Had, I'm so glad you found us! I hope yo...Being Had, I'm so glad you found us! I hope you'll poke around some more! : )Cali MacKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860615677199216262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2325706421952281177.post-79527389066891652072011-06-28T04:48:56.477-04:002011-06-28T04:48:56.477-04:00A nice piece. I found this because I was hunting a...A nice piece. I found this because I was hunting a picture which might define the word muse and found yours. Glad I happened in here.BEING HADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536564388948517817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2325706421952281177.post-39891528137263970462009-07-28T09:44:01.056-04:002009-07-28T09:44:01.056-04:00I wish I could work from an outline. It's jus...I wish I could work from an outline. It's just never worked for me. And I have tried on more than one occasion. <br /><br />I also find that with an outline, I wouldn't put my characters through half as much as I normally put them through. In a lot of cases, the story really does take on a life all its own, becoming far more fluid and going places I would not have ever thought to take it. Granted it does mean that I often need to go back through and tighten up the story line.<br /><br />I think you're good as long as you have something that works for you, and it allows your muse to stay by your side.Cali MacKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860615677199216262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2325706421952281177.post-52262237881420562052009-07-28T02:10:35.216-04:002009-07-28T02:10:35.216-04:00I write from outlines, as I got tired of those dry...I write from outlines, as I got tired of those dry spells. It also helps me give the story a lot more clarity and drive to its finish. <br /><br />It also keeps the charactes in line, as you discover the problems of putting X character with Y traits into Z problem to achieve..well, I've just run out of letters but you get my point. Outlining solves a lot of writing problems, really. <br /><br />So, yeah.<br /><br />I recommend them.Joe Goodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510091702402146772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2325706421952281177.post-47366273619129896702009-07-23T13:03:47.739-04:002009-07-23T13:03:47.739-04:00You are one BRAVE girl. 95 pages. *gulp* It just...You are one BRAVE girl. 95 pages. *gulp* It just needs to be done sometimes. I think the largest delete I made in one go was around 25 pages.<br /><br />I'd rather delete with the opportunity to write more, than not write at all, stuck in a corner. In the end, I think you have a stronger story, and at the very least it got written, than not written at all.Cali MacKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860615677199216262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2325706421952281177.post-52298316367772084912009-07-23T11:40:45.183-04:002009-07-23T11:40:45.183-04:00Yay! I deleted 95 pages (over 26,000 words) from m...Yay! I deleted 95 pages (over 26,000 words) from my WiP in April and started again. I think I got it right the second time through. Sometimes that's what has to be done. And it takes guts. Good job!<br /><br />And how come I didn't know about your blog before?? Man, I love blogging.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.com