Do you know what? It really was. I probably only did half the planning I should have done – from about Day 14 what Wiesner calls “outlining” I call “writing” – but I’ve definitely got a lot more to be going on with than I had at the beginning of the month and I hope to use the same techniques for other books.
Mostly, it was just really interesting to try something different. I’ll never be a proper planner (like Liz Kessler – OMG!) I don’t think, but nor do I need to be. Thanks to this experiment, I now know I can just add a little bit of planning to my pantsing and it will – I hope – make all the difference. Result.
That’s interesting to hear Keris. I might explore that. Did you have a very disciplined writing routine? Do you have one? Since I know you’re a mum and a home educating mum at that! I’m always keen to hear about other writer’s lives – might be just nosey – or looking for material of course!
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It was a Guardian supplement, Ross. It’s online here http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/series/how-to-write-a-book-in-30-days
And no, I’m not disciplined at all. I try to do really fast first drafts, but then faff about for ages (which is what I’m doing at the moment, having finished a first draft last month).
Very comforting to know I’m not the only one who faffs about! I tend to do it for ages before I’ve even started!
Ps – thanks for the link. x