tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post4693322364381868636..comments2023-09-29T08:21:31.184-04:00Comments on I Should Be Writing: Chapters Vs. ScenesValerie Kemphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664186778812993543noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-35231427525277399672011-03-24T16:26:31.342-04:002011-03-24T16:26:31.342-04:00No outlines for me, either.
I've tried, but i...No outlines for me, either. <br />I've tried, but it was like trying to dance in the bathtub. I felt way too restrained, and I stopped my characters from doing something because it didn't fit with the "plan". <br />The way I write is much less efficient, but way more fun.Lily Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732112345439595471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-56200111796846551472011-03-23T15:43:12.268-04:002011-03-23T15:43:12.268-04:00I definitely think in scenes and will often find m...I definitely think in scenes and will often find myself building a chapter around a key scene.Anita Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-19308920174988051092011-03-23T15:20:14.381-04:002011-03-23T15:20:14.381-04:00I'm just like you - I think in scenes, and eac...I'm just like you - I think in scenes, and each scene is basically a very short chapter.Rebecca Christiansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635706076314669496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-46961142908991389152011-03-23T13:32:13.415-04:002011-03-23T13:32:13.415-04:00I think of my chapters as scenes, too. :-)I think of my chapters as scenes, too. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-41325072424451417172011-03-23T13:10:27.909-04:002011-03-23T13:10:27.909-04:00You guys are making me feel so much better! I'...You guys are making me feel so much better! I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who doesn't think in chapters.<br /><br />@Sara - Scrivener is what finally made it easy for me to not worry about getting the chapters right, or about writing in order. Since I can keep things organized and easy to find.Valerie Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795714434618357955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-16602744308147685182011-03-23T12:44:34.012-04:002011-03-23T12:44:34.012-04:00I can't think in terms of chapters. I can'...I can't think in terms of chapters. I can't outline in that form because they are so "big" I'd get bogged down in trying to plan them out that I'd never get writing! Scenes is the best I can do.Jill the OWLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861980045976795774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-49748532727091077282011-03-23T12:34:19.659-04:002011-03-23T12:34:19.659-04:00My ideas are always little scenes, and I never kno...My ideas are always little scenes, and I never know how it will turn into a chapter until I start writing the scene. That said, I still always turn the scene into a chapter before I consider myself done with the scene. I'm not sure why.<br /><br />Usually my first drafts of these chapters are awful. I don't know what elements are missing until I try to write it, and then my brain needs time to figure it out.Kendalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295607591155106798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-28501824257311439152011-03-23T12:01:03.029-04:002011-03-23T12:01:03.029-04:00It's weird, I do think in scenes--but while I ...It's weird, I do think in scenes--but while I write I HAVE to organize into chapters. Similar to my need to write in order, I think. <br /><br />However, I use scrivener so I kind of get the best of both worlds. I break into chapters--but also title all my scenes in the sidebar so I can find them quickly later on :)Sara {Rhapsody and Chaos}https://www.blogger.com/profile/09824996048264979275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198183082208259403.post-13856866132552982022011-03-23T11:05:07.634-04:002011-03-23T11:05:07.634-04:00I do outline, but I also think in scenes. But what...I do outline, but I also think in scenes. But what Heather said, also applies to scenes. For some writers, their scenes = chapters. That might be the case for her books.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com