Comments - Update on Writing My First Crime Novel - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T15:33:31Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=537324%3ABlogPost%3A370908&xn_auth=noThanks, Dana for the advice.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-04-23:537324:Comment:3711012013-04-23T18:20:01.952ZVixen Blackhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VixenBlack
<p>Thanks, Dana for the advice. :-)</p>
<p>Thanks, Dana for the advice. :-)</p> I'm a plotter, and hate to st…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-04-23:537324:Comment:3710122013-04-23T15:16:58.387ZDana Kinghttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
<p>I'm a plotter, and hate to start something without knowing where it's going to go. That being said, you may just need to write a chapter or two and see where it wants to go. Maybe thinking too much about the story before you write it isn't how you're wired.</p>
<p>Timothy Hallinan has put together an excellent book called MAKING STORY. In it, twenty-one authors write essays about how they plot their stories. In short, there is no one "best" way; you need to pick what works best for you.…</p>
<p>I'm a plotter, and hate to start something without knowing where it's going to go. That being said, you may just need to write a chapter or two and see where it wants to go. Maybe thinking too much about the story before you write it isn't how you're wired.</p>
<p>Timothy Hallinan has put together an excellent book called MAKING STORY. In it, twenty-one authors write essays about how they plot their stories. In short, there is no one "best" way; you need to pick what works best for you. There may well be an idea that resonates with you among those 21 essays. It's only four bucks for Kindle, and a quick read.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>