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A dead simple tip

March 17, 2011 by Nicole 14 Comments

That for some reason we need to be reminded of occasionally.


You don’t HAVE to do ANYTHING in any certain order.  The world will not end because you chose to write your ending first.  Or because you chose to write all the bedroom scenes first (why would you do this?? Not judging.. just curious..) or because you wrote all the action scenes prior to everything else.  Yes it would be really nice to write the whole story in a simple straight line method but seriously as demented as you obviously are for even considering writing as a sane enjoyable hobby – why are you worrying!?! In the long run you’ll re-write the majority of it so STOP STRESSING and just get the damn thing written.

I DON’T WANT TO WRITE THE BORING BITS, I DON’T WANNA, I DON’T WANNA!!





….and yes.. that was mainly for my benefit… 


Take care all!

Nic
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Comments

  1. Old Kitty says

    March 17, 2011 at 10:05 am

    Yay for you telling yourself this!! Good for you!!! Good luck!!! The Boring Bits can wait!! Take care
    x

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  2. Mac says

    March 17, 2011 at 11:39 am

    My counter suggestion: leave out the boring stuff entirely.

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  3. Rowenna says

    March 17, 2011 at 12:27 pm

    Yes! There's no point in forcing yourself to write in order when you're inspired to write something else entirely. And sometimes, writing out of order gives you time to make those boring bits unnecessary!

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  4. SM Reine says

    March 17, 2011 at 3:11 pm

    This is nice to read, since I usually end up writing my ending about a quarter of the way through the novel and spend the rest of my time stumbling toward it. ๐Ÿ™‚ I'm the most non-linear writer I know, though. Writing is more like filling the blanks than a straight shot for me.

    Sara
    http://smreine.com/

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  5. The Golden Eagle says

    March 17, 2011 at 7:23 pm

    Thanks for the tip!

    Even though most of the time I write linearly (particularly during the first draft) I definitely need to keep this in mind now that I'm editing–I keep getting stuck on parts, instead of writing other ones that I get the impulse to jot down.

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  6. Bossy Betty says

    March 17, 2011 at 7:40 pm

    Thanks for the reminder!

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  7. B.E.T. says

    March 17, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    Amen to that about the boring bits…-_- but they need to get done, do they not? I might try writing the later scenes first so I can work through the boring parts right now.

    Keep on trucking! This is a great piece of advice for everyone, especially those people who have to be all linear and organized in their heads.

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  8. Bethany Elizabeth says

    March 17, 2011 at 11:30 pm

    Write write write! Isn't that always the best advice? ๐Ÿ˜€ Thanks for the reminder. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  9. Kerrin says

    March 18, 2011 at 12:44 am

    ha, love it!

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  10. Angela Ackerman says

    March 18, 2011 at 2:51 am

    Yes, everyone has a different process! It's just about doing what works, right?

    Happy writing,

    Angela @ The Bookshelf Muse

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  11. widdershins says

    March 18, 2011 at 4:17 am

    The most profound piece of advice … ever!

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  12. Beatriz Craven says

    March 18, 2011 at 8:02 am

    hahaha this is such a cute post. I'm glad you got to blog it all out!

    Best of luck ๐Ÿ™‚

    Hope you have a wonderful Friday!
    B.

    That Girl in Pearls

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  13. Kris says

    March 18, 2011 at 3:38 pm

    So very true! When I started writing in the middle it helped me find my beginning point!

    I do love your blog title! (I followed you here from Victorine's blog!)

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  14. Sarah Ketley (constance) says

    March 19, 2011 at 1:02 am

    I find i sometimes get stuck on a place i don't quite know how to write just yet. Then i stop working. If i skip it and come back it's much better.

    just me.

    or do what we are doing today on twitter and having a 2 hours to write 2000 words competition… should be fun. starting soon.

    sarah

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