tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post521809519491176396..comments2023-11-27T21:33:25.403-08:00Comments on E. Kaiser Writes-A-Blog: Q& A: How much Plotting?E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-26069687687985568152014-05-01T09:17:09.716-07:002014-05-01T09:17:09.716-07:00Thanks for your thoughts, BB! Glad my explanation ...Thanks for your thoughts, BB! Glad my explanation came across clearly enough! <br /> <br /> Yes, it can be really easy to get lost in research... and that part of things is so much fun! <br /> Especially when writing on a historical "snapshot"... there are so many side facts that may have bearing on the event, and yet you can't include everything! Hard decisions, hard decisions. :-)<br /> <br /> Thanks for commenting! E. KaIser Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-3510534088404338542014-04-27T02:49:12.651-07:002014-04-27T02:49:12.651-07:00Hi Elizabeth,
so here's what I think and you d...Hi Elizabeth,<br />so here's what I think and you did make sense.<br />I think that even before you write (or do) anything, you have a purpose, an intended outcome.<br />That is the whole reason.<br />It helps if this is written up on a piece of paper on the wall, as a reminder of the whole purpose.<br /><br />Lets say the purpose is to write something that uplifts people, or speaks to some need in present society. This then is the purpose.<br />Regardless of what we think of Shakespeare, his works were directed with purpose, they spoke of the human condition and its foibles, which causes us to look at ourselves. <br />So I ask, what are you writing for? What purpose greater than your self are you doing it for?<br /><br />If there is conscious purpose, then that purpose is the end of the writing, and all roads, (all plots) are designed to fulfil the purpose. The purpose is never lost sight of.<br />I find this to be helpful always. I often write on a historical situation or statement. I then can get lost in my investigations of the matter or statement, but by returning to the original purpose, (to find out the truth about that matter or statement) I get back on track.<br />Just some thoughts.<br />BBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com