{"id":1003,"date":"2010-04-28T18:01:41","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T22:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2010-04-28T18:01:41","modified_gmt":"2010-04-28T22:01:41","slug":"wip-wednesday-pantsers-have-a-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/28\/wip-wednesday-pantsers-have-a-point\/","title":{"rendered":"WIP Wednesday: Pantsers Have A Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have no qualms about sharing my love of the almighty worksheet.<\/p>\n<p> I&#39;ve gone on and on about my penchant for the neat &amp; orderly stack of questions, prompts and things-that-make-me-go-hmmm about my story.<\/p>\n<p> But every now and then, I like to throw my Muse for a loop. It&#39;s funny what having a smaller, less distracting set of notes can do for one&#39;s productivity.<\/p>\n<p>I laid out my basic set of scenes; I know the tone and where everything will take place; I know what happens, who makes it happen and who it happens to; and I know a bit about how it will all lead to the final outcome.<\/p>\n<p>For now, I&#39;m satisfied with knowing that and nothing more. And so far, I&#39;m enjoying the freedom.<\/p>\n<p> So, what do you think? <strong>Is less more when it comes to planning a story<\/strong>? Is there such a thing as over-planning? How do you combat that tendency (if you have it) to plan until you&#39;ve completely lost sight of that original story spark that gave you goosebumps?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/wipwednesday.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"WIP Wednesday\" title=\"WIP Wednesday\" hspace=\"5\" width=\"134\" height=\"200\" align=\"right\" \/><u><strong>Current WIPs<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>flitting between a short and a flash piece this week. I kind of like it. The flitting, I mean.Keeps each story fresh. Let&#39;s hope the words are, too<\/li>\n<li>List of WIPS: still haven&#39;t pared my list down yet. I&#39;m &#39;fraid!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <u><strong>Fellow WIP Wednesday participants:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aaron Polson &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/aaronpolson.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/wip-wednesday-slow-and-steady.html\" target=\"_blank\">WIP Wednesday: Slow &amp; Steady<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Where are the rest of my WIP regulars?! No blogs today?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&rsquo;re a writer participating in WIP Wednesday, post a link to your blog in the comments! <em>More info on the WIP Wednesday initiative can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/katekaryusquinn.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/work-in-progress-wednesday-001.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kate Karyus Quinn&#39;s blog<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Fellow members of <a href=\"http:\/\/tca.spruz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Creative Alliance<\/a>:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voicesbyveronica.com\/?p=52\" target=\"_blank\">Voices by Veronica &#8211; Joining the Creative Alliance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/czwBCA\" target=\"_blank\">My Thoughts on Selling Short Fiction<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/jennybeans.net\/2010\/04\/28\/if-you-dont-believe-it-no-one-else-will-either\/\" target=\"_blank\">If You Don&#39;t Believe It, No One Else Will Either<\/a> from Jenny Beanses<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerotorockstar.com\/1\/post\/2010\/04\/how-to-make-a-monster-the-secret-formula-for-my-fiction-revealed.html\" target=\"_blank\">How to make a monster: the secret formula for my fiction revealed from R. Van Saint<\/a><\/li>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerotorockstar.com\/1\/post\/2010\/04\/how-to-make-a-monster-the-secret-formula-for-my-fiction-revealed.html\" target=\"_blank\"> \t<\/a> \t<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerotorockstar.com\/1\/post\/2010\/04\/how-to-make-a-monster-the-secret-formula-for-my-fiction-revealed.html\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.trickstermoon.com\/blogs\/?p=43\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Permanent Link: Techno-a-go-go\">Techno-a-go-go<\/a> from Morgan Elektra<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/paddy.typepad.com\/paddys-wanderings\/2010\/04\/surfing-momma.html\" target=\"_blank\">S<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/paddy.typepad.com\/paddys-wanderings\/2010\/04\/surfing-momma.html\">urfing Momma<\/a> from Patrick Pillars<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nicoleireland.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/where-do-your-ideas-come-from.html\">Where Do You Get Your Ideas From?<\/a> from Nicole Ireland 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