tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278779488334071343.post1677669361833299597..comments2020-02-23T10:03:37.484-08:00Comments on From the Desk of Ashley Ludwig: PlottingAshley Ludwighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11243475202037246651noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278779488334071343.post-18166551149185700262008-05-23T10:19:00.000-07:002008-05-23T10:19:00.000-07:00Susan - I'm buying that book today... and I'm goin...Susan - I'm buying that book today... and I'm going to put it to good use. I do Nanowrimo in November - another month where nothing gets done at my house! ;)Ashley Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243475202037246651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278779488334071343.post-47848820013783025132008-05-23T10:18:00.000-07:002008-05-23T10:18:00.000-07:00Celia - love what you say here -feel the same way ...Celia - love what you say here -feel the same way about westerns. :) Looking forward to digging into your stories... I have some books to buy/download!<BR/><BR/>AshAshley Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243475202037246651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278779488334071343.post-55121050255429358292008-05-21T17:13:00.000-07:002008-05-21T17:13:00.000-07:00Hello, Ashley--not sure I "know" you, but I am a f...Hello, Ashley--not sure I "know" you, but I am a fellow Wild Rose Press Western historical novelist. But I don't write Inspirational--have to get a few curse words and drinking and sex in there, I suppose. I love the premise of your new plot. Anything Western (Texas for me) is intriging. Plotting, for me, is basically a no-go. I can look ahead Maybe two or three chapters, but I can't see everthing to make an outline or anything else. I am "panster" deluxe--I begin with characters--out of thin air--and begin. It's such fun to see what what my hero and heroine will do! <BR/>Celia Yeary www.celiayeary.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278779488334071343.post-90281158087959177332008-05-21T16:11:00.000-07:002008-05-21T16:11:00.000-07:00Ashley, when I started writing, I was a panster, b...Ashley, when I started writing, I was a panster, but decided for novel-length stories, I needed to learn how to plot. <BR/>I tried a lot of different methods, but the one I like is a book called, 'First Draft in 30 Days' by Karen S. Wiesner.<BR/>I just follow the lessons and end up with a detailed plot. Since using this method, I've done away with extensive revisions. A real time saver.Susan Macateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476340887041053638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278779488334071343.post-37556792120035768282008-05-21T16:07:00.000-07:002008-05-21T16:07:00.000-07:00Ashley, I started off as a panster, but when that ...Ashley, I started off as a panster, but when that didn't seem to be working, I decided I had to learn how to plot. I tried a variety of different methods, but the one I swear by now is a book called, 'First Draft in 30 Days' by Karen S. Weisner. I follow the book and by the end I go from basic idea to a detailed plot. I even use it for short story ideas now. <BR/>No more extensive revisions. Working out the plot in advance keeps me from falling off track.Susan Macateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476340887041053638noreply@blogger.com