tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post4670542934171808873..comments2024-03-17T20:45:42.848+10:00Comments on Denise Covey: IWSG. Hunting and Gathering..things I wish I'd known about the beginning stage of writing a book.Denise Covey http://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-85488752994638344542015-03-26T07:18:46.754+10:002015-03-26T07:18:46.754+10:00I seem to be permanently stuck in "hunting an...I seem to be permanently stuck in "hunting and gathering" mode. Sometimes I wonder whether I'm lazy or if I have ADHD. I get halfway into a novel and then I see a squirrel or think of something shiny and wander off, never to return. Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-74471577546405153562015-03-09T06:19:10.570+10:002015-03-09T06:19:10.570+10:00It's an intriguing way to describe the process...It's an intriguing way to describe the process Denise. But yes, it works that way. Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-22110077493363273512015-03-09T02:22:16.702+10:002015-03-09T02:22:16.702+10:00This is an interesting post for non-writing people...This is an interesting post for non-writing people. It explains some of the way to write a book or article. I only write posts, so I cannot come up with anything creative about a book. Since English is my 3rd language I often think of the accurate word in French then I have to find an accurate translation so I am very much aware of the meaning of words. Often, during the day I think of a word, or see one on a written page (book, article, etc.) that I like, so I write it down. I have little pieces of papers in my pocket, purse, on the table where I note the words I like for later use. So, I’m not bringing much help for a book, but maybe help for a post.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-21571076594490287402015-03-06T07:38:20.945+10:002015-03-06T07:38:20.945+10:00Writing in Islands. This to me sounds right on. I ...Writing in Islands. This to me sounds right on. I keep feeling there is one more memoir I should/could/want-to write (a journey with Jen and my late brother), this one for a "Mormon" audience...and I know the one publisher to target. A long shot, but I know my audience, and in the end, if it isn't accepted, I would have written it for me and my close friends and family. Now I just need the energy to do it LOL. This is the BIGEE.<br /><br />Excellent post, Denise aka Sis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-46343648745753881942015-03-06T05:16:51.660+10:002015-03-06T05:16:51.660+10:00Thanks... Me, too!
All is a go... Received good n...Thanks... Me, too!<br /><br />All is a go... Received good news today! The owners accepted my offer! Yay!!!! Florida, here I come!!!! I hope when you visit you'll be in the Tampa area... On the central west coast. Waiting for the signed contracts now.... Still keeping fingered crossed... Lol<br /><br />All the best with your home decisions....Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-23794091974156538972015-03-06T01:54:45.195+10:002015-03-06T01:54:45.195+10:00If I ever write a book, I will have to use outline...If I ever write a book, I will have to use outlines :) Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-25098915468537691482015-03-06T01:00:50.629+10:002015-03-06T01:00:50.629+10:00My editor just sent back the final final final edi...My editor just sent back the final final final edits so I'm wrapping things up and readying for the query process. What a great feeling that is!Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-50247102170755553242015-03-05T19:13:49.795+10:002015-03-05T19:13:49.795+10:00It amazes me the number of techniques writers can ...It amazes me the number of techniques writers can use to get their stories onto the paper (screen). I'd never heard it put as "Hunting/Gathering" then "Structuring" before. Thanks for writing about this! Every writer should know and experiment with different techniques.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-91623741153571875202015-03-05T18:06:14.026+10:002015-03-05T18:06:14.026+10:00I think I'm perpetually stuck in the hunter/ga...I think I'm perpetually stuck in the hunter/gathering phase. Once it all has to be developed, I move on to another project to stay in the research mode. This post sure puts all that into perspective.<br /><br />Have a good weekend Girlfriend.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-80656397687126592452015-03-05T14:20:55.681+10:002015-03-05T14:20:55.681+10:00Sounds like you've learned by experience VR. T...Sounds like you've learned by experience VR. Thanks for sharing.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-77717130109365464292015-03-05T13:01:19.181+10:002015-03-05T13:01:19.181+10:00Research is my passion, so that's always my st...Research is my passion, so that's always my starting point. I <i>think</i> in islands and write in chapters. The chapters fill the area around the islands. My stories are psychologically driven, so I know the inner story first before I focus on the outer story. The outer story is only there to reflect the inner. No outlines. Never again. I do write to flexible beat points to ensure the story has an arc, but I never know the ending until I get there. If I'm surprised, I figure the reader will be too. <br /><br /><a href="http://vrbarkowski.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">VR Barkowski</a> <br />VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-88829721876147865412015-03-05T12:20:12.916+10:002015-03-05T12:20:12.916+10:00All I can say Yolanda, is I hope you end up with a...All I can say Yolanda, is I hope you end up with an amazing third novel!! And I hope those tricky situations which cause such chaos in your life will soon be resolves. :-)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-47750759061998042872015-03-05T12:04:06.745+10:002015-03-05T12:04:06.745+10:00I've always just simply written down the story...I've always just simply written down the story as it came. The first draft so rough, no one but me could decipher it. Then it's the second draft, the research, the third draft, more research, and so on and so on. I do get to a point where I think it's complete, but beta readers and editors usually say otherwise. That's when the real work begins! And it's where I am now.<br /> <br />I completely understand Jean M. Auel, it's not so simple – writing a book!<br /><br />My biggest problem, at least right now is the inner story, it too often matches my own, and when chaos is at its height personally, it's not a good time to write - well, not to finish a book anyway. Writing in a journal is good, but I think the chaos, while not yet ended, is becoming manageable. I give this particular situation one more year. As for the book I am making progress - I say that as tonight I rewrote the ending for the third time. Uncertainty - oh yeah! :)<br />Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-86188069853383956592015-03-05T10:39:48.098+10:002015-03-05T10:39:48.098+10:00Glad, so glad, to hear from you MIchael. You have ...Glad, so glad, to hear from you MIchael. You have been busy! Let's hope and pray it's Portrait's time!!Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-17083047825443635952015-03-05T10:38:12.681+10:002015-03-05T10:38:12.681+10:00How different we all are. You've no idea how f...How different we all are. You've no idea how frustrated I feel not writing straight off. Glad you have a method that works for you.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-730994985019844242015-03-05T10:37:03.370+10:002015-03-05T10:37:03.370+10:00So true. There are many variations on the same met...So true. There are many variations on the same methods. You've obviously found what works for you!Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-32745727553570846532015-03-05T10:36:15.606+10:002015-03-05T10:36:15.606+10:00I'd be happy to get just one good novel out in...I'd be happy to get just one good novel out in my lifetime. And writing that book varies with everyone doesn't it? I've never fleshed out my characters as much as i have this time and I'm amazed how many changes i've made before I've started writing!Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-86664255071602861862015-03-05T10:35:05.908+10:002015-03-05T10:35:05.908+10:00I do my hunting & gathering on the fly. That i...I do my hunting & gathering on the fly. That is, I start writing, when I need to know something I research. That's what works for me. Doesn't work for everyone.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-2001222784938811702015-03-05T05:33:57.764+10:002015-03-05T05:33:57.764+10:00I resisted the impulse to write a second novel. Th...I resisted the impulse to write a second novel. The first took ten years. I didn't want to disappear from the outside world again. The muse refused to release me. Thus the ground work began. Interviews and collecting resource material. That took a year. Then I dove into the story and built the characters as I wrote. They revealed themselves to me day by day. I could feel them breathing down my neck, rolling their eyes when I strayed from their vision of personality traits, etc. I know many authors have all that ironed out before they begin the first draft. They've got the characters fleshed out so there's no arguments along the way to slow things down. That's the sane way to write. I hope to develop that technique before the muse of novel three climbs aboard my shoulder. LOL.F. Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16241888058278268890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-24605160063463217692015-03-05T03:44:49.778+10:002015-03-05T03:44:49.778+10:00Your categories for writing stages are excellent. ...Your categories for writing stages are excellent. I never seem to get an order going, but I do all of those things. I'm always surprised when I actually have a story that's readable. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-48839091045678636472015-03-05T03:01:45.022+10:002015-03-05T03:01:45.022+10:00I CANNOT write without an outline. It gives me anx...I CANNOT write without an outline. It gives me anxiety just thinking about it! But, I do keep a running list of scene ideas or character quirks or quotes (my hunting and gathering, I suppose). You island writers freak me out! :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952125198101179121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-57450736829661551922015-03-05T02:09:07.089+10:002015-03-05T02:09:07.089+10:00Hunting, gathering, and writing on a bunch of inte...Hunting, gathering, and writing on a bunch of interconnected islands . . .my favorite parts of writing! I like the beginnings and the new beginnings. I only use small outlines, normally, although I did use a larger one recently at the request of a small press editor. I like the discovery stage. :)Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-62130033048664496512015-03-05T01:51:54.841+10:002015-03-05T01:51:54.841+10:00I like this! I'm the writer who has to outline...I like this! I'm the writer who has to outline every little thing about the story, even conversations and then follow what I created, but...sometimes while I'm writing I may cut something out of that outline or move it somewhere else. Right now, I'm in the revising face with one WIP. With the other, I'm in the stalled phase until the other is finished with the rewrites. hahaChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-11462405040567680532015-03-05T01:26:53.124+10:002015-03-05T01:26:53.124+10:00Hi, Denise!!!!!!
Yes, I'm still alive... but ...Hi, Denise!!!!!!<br /><br />Yes, I'm still alive... but just barely. LOL. It's been an INSANE six weeks that I was away in Florida and NYC.<br /><br />The conference was AMAZING and I had some very favorable feedback on PORTRAIT. I have another regional SCBWI conference on Saturday. After that I will be ready to tackle the querying again.<br /><br />How are you?!!! Hope you are well.<br /><br />LOVE your post. I certainly fit into all of that... LOL. Taking time. I'd say FIVE years is a nice and slow way to go. LOL.<br /><br />Some wonderful information here. Thanks so much for sharing!Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-8962781156250058132015-03-04T22:19:47.072+10:002015-03-04T22:19:47.072+10:00I like this. I'm in the hunting and gathering ...I like this. I'm in the hunting and gathering stage right now and it is extremely difficult. It's definitely my least favorite part of the process, with temptations constantly to just throw it all out.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.com