tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13735721.post3430228539739011723..comments2024-01-31T14:10:30.525-05:00Comments on Side Dish: Writers: How do you begin?Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06794791220323089387noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13735721.post-24855570615900998832012-09-12T23:11:19.186-04:002012-09-12T23:11:19.186-04:00I sort of start like this but not nearly as neat. ...I sort of start like this but not nearly as neat. I also use a notebook for each chapter. I almost always write the end first, I have always needed to know where I was going which is strange because I write true stories.Doreen McGettiganhttp://www.doreenmcgettigan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13735721.post-41298739853291427712012-09-11T10:09:53.381-04:002012-09-11T10:09:53.381-04:00I start writing what I think will be a story, then...I start writing what I think will be a story, then when I'm about 20 pages in it takes off on its own and I don't know where it's going but I keep following it. When I do figure it out, I write a list of scenes that I need and where I think it will end. Then I write scene by scene, not necessarily in chronological order. Then I throw out the first 20 pages and revise. I think I'm a pantser, or just disorganized. Either way, it's scary. :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com