tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19626113.post113751385880552189..comments2024-01-13T18:06:33.392+00:00Comments on Fiona Harper: I can pin a rainbowFiona Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12468352083675137996noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19626113.post-1140506728274271292006-02-21T07:25:00.000+00:002006-02-21T07:25:00.000+00:00Jess, (are we bumping into each other all over the...Jess, (are we bumping into each other all over the place, or what?) I'm so disorganised and scatty I have trained my self to be organised on the outside, if you get what I mean.<BR/><BR/>If I can't keep all the tiny little flashes of inspiration inside my head, I need somewhere to keep them all outside my head.<BR/><BR/>My husband just says I'm anal...<BR/><BR/>Which I am.Fiona Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468352083675137996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19626113.post-1140467077116258412006-02-20T20:24:00.000+00:002006-02-20T20:24:00.000+00:00Hi Fiona -- my God, you're organized!! I finished ...Hi Fiona -- my God, you're organized!! I finished my first MS in Jan and had a file called "To Do" where I wrote rough summaries of each chapter with a bit on the end for "remember this" and "don't forget that". Jess xJessica Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12640355725990451745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19626113.post-1140288486505827002006-02-18T18:48:00.000+00:002006-02-18T18:48:00.000+00:00Hi Janice,The nice thing about the plot board is t...Hi Janice,<BR/><BR/>The nice thing about the plot board is that as things change (as they often do when you're writing a novel) I don't have to scribble out my ideas sheet and start again, i just unpin and re-pin.<BR/><BR/>I often don't know all the tiny details for the end scenes when I'm at the beginning of the book, but knowing the general direction I'm heading in is very helpful.<BR/><BR/>I'm in awe of people like Liz Fielding (Hi, Liz) who seem to just do it all as they go along.Fiona Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468352083675137996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19626113.post-1140213737505857522006-02-17T22:02:00.000+00:002006-02-17T22:02:00.000+00:00Hi Fiona,I came through to your site from the RNA ...Hi Fiona,<BR/>I came through to your site from the RNA and Liz's site.<BR/>I think your coloured cards idea is fab and I'm going to try it.<BR/>I'm 3/4 way through my second novel and 'holding all the treads in the air' - your idea might help!<BR/>I've bookmarked your blog and will visit again soon.<BR/>JaniceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19626113.post-1138043190916665012006-01-23T19:06:00.000+00:002006-01-23T19:06:00.000+00:00Goodness! Don't feel inadequate! There are as ma...Goodness! Don't feel inadequate! There are as many ways of plotting a novel as there are writers. I'm just exploring a way that works for me.<BR/><BR/>I'm not the tidiest person (I can hear my sister laughing her head off), but I do like to feel ordered. I'm also very forgetful, so getting the ideas out of my head an onto paper is a great idea for me. Otherwise I just wander around saying, "What was that idea I had the other day..."Fiona Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468352083675137996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19626113.post-1138012200207408032006-01-23T10:30:00.000+00:002006-01-23T10:30:00.000+00:00Fiona I feel wholly inadequate having seen your pl...Fiona <BR/><BR/>I feel wholly inadequate having seen your plot system. I write a rough outline of each chapter but things just seem to take off of their own accord. And my office is a complete tip - just like my mind! I am to meticulous what George Galloway is to international relations...<BR/><BR/>I take my hat off to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19626113.post-1137532703645529812006-01-17T21:18:00.000+00:002006-01-17T21:18:00.000+00:00The novelty may wear off yet!Although I'm not a me...The novelty may wear off yet!<BR/><BR/>Although I'm not a meticulous plotter, I do need an idea of where I'm going or I get stuck. As long as I have a rough outline that I can colour in as I write, I'm happy.Fiona Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468352083675137996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19626113.post-1137523732646981202006-01-17T18:48:00.000+00:002006-01-17T18:48:00.000+00:00I can see the appeal of playing with coloured card...I can see the appeal of playing with coloured cards, Fiona. It just doesn't work for me. <BR/><BR/>I have a whole stack of beautfilly printed storyboard sheets. I get to the second scene and then my mind goes blank. <BR/><BR/>I just have to start writing and wrestle the thing into submission!<BR/><BR/>But I love stationery, so I might just pop off to Borders -- they have such lovely stuff -- and enjoy myself stocking up.Liz Fieldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464889663853976327noreply@blogger.com