http://www.kaycassidy.com/blog/2009/08/11/teen-author-challenge-week-5-plotting-strategies-part-one/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:45:41 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.kaycassidy.com/blog/2009/08/11/teen-author-challenge-week-5-plotting-strategies-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-859 DebH Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:37:07 +0000 http://www.kaycassidy.com/?p=2544#comment-859 Both of the links provided a ton of good information. I'm really looking forward to reading through it all. I started to read some of it as I visited and realized that I was getting distracted AGAIN. I think I have identified "getting distracted" as Public Enemy #1 for me staying focused on writing. Both of the links provided a ton of good information. I’m really looking forward to reading through it all. I started to read some of it as I visited and realized that I was getting distracted AGAIN. I think I have identified “getting distracted” as Public Enemy #1 for me staying focused on writing.

]]> http://www.kaycassidy.com/blog/2009/08/11/teen-author-challenge-week-5-plotting-strategies-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-847 Cari Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:03:33 +0000 http://www.kaycassidy.com/?p=2544#comment-847 I am new to everything in the writing world. This series is so well-timed for me! I thought that the Snowflake method was very interesting. Even just going to the link with the animation of the snowflake becoming more complex I could see how it worked. I think I wrote a few papers like that in college! I'd pants it and then I would go back to see what needed to be filled out. I will definitely have to try this method out! I am new to everything in the writing world. This series is so well-timed for me! I thought that the Snowflake method was very interesting. Even just going to the link with the animation of the snowflake becoming more complex I could see how it worked. I think I wrote a few papers like that in college! I’d pants it and then I would go back to see what needed to be filled out. I will definitely have to try this method out!

]]> http://www.kaycassidy.com/blog/2009/08/11/teen-author-challenge-week-5-plotting-strategies-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Jen Petro-Roy Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:06:47 +0000 http://www.kaycassidy.com/?p=2544#comment-749 What a great method--thanks for the inspiration. What a great method–thanks for the inspiration.

]]> http://www.kaycassidy.com/blog/2009/08/11/teen-author-challenge-week-5-plotting-strategies-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-698 Mrs. V Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:31:17 +0000 http://www.kaycassidy.com/?p=2544#comment-698 I had not heard of the snowflake method before. Although I may not do ever step as detailed as mentioned, it does seem like it would be helpful for me to create a general outline of my projected number of chapters and what would happen in each chapter. Tomorrow my girls will be at a craft camp and I am planning on taking my laptop to the park nearby and write for an hour (including this idea) before heading to an appointment. I had not heard of the snowflake method before. Although I may not do ever step as detailed as mentioned, it does seem like it would be helpful for me to create a general outline of my projected number of chapters and what would happen in each chapter. Tomorrow my girls will be at a craft camp and I am planning on taking my laptop to the park nearby and write for an hour (including this idea) before heading to an appointment.

]]> http://www.kaycassidy.com/blog/2009/08/11/teen-author-challenge-week-5-plotting-strategies-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Sophie Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:22:45 +0000 http://www.kaycassidy.com/?p=2544#comment-696 I really love this feature, Kay; it's brilliant! The Snowflake Method sounds genius. I'm going to go check it out! I really love this feature, Kay; it’s brilliant! The Snowflake Method sounds genius. I’m going to go check it out!

]]> http://www.kaycassidy.com/blog/2009/08/11/teen-author-challenge-week-5-plotting-strategies-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-695 Mik Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:20:22 +0000 http://www.kaycassidy.com/?p=2544#comment-695 Oh yay! I was just thinking today if I should plot or not. I tend to have a basic thread of an idea, but let it write itself. Sometimes it's hard because I'll get so many paths the story could go on and I want to explore them all. The snowflake plan does seem a little too organized for me, but I like the idea of writing about the different characters. Oh yay! I was just thinking today if I should plot or not. I tend to have a basic thread of an idea, but let it write itself. Sometimes it’s hard because I’ll get so many paths the story could go on and I want to explore them all. The snowflake plan does seem a little too organized for me, but I like the idea of writing about the different characters.

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