tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post3821972678009301378..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: In Which Outlines Are OutlinedRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-72609289566248548972018-01-24T18:12:29.874-05:002018-01-24T18:12:29.874-05:00There are nine and sixty ways
Of constructing Trib...<i>There are nine and sixty ways<br />Of constructing Tribal Lays<br />And every single one of them is right!</i><br /><a href="http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poems_neolithic.htm" rel="nofollow">Poems - 'In the Neolithic Age'</a><br />Not sure this is exactly what Kipling had in mind, but it fits.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-73196420081672979522018-01-24T14:56:59.703-05:002018-01-24T14:56:59.703-05:00Kudos to Lester Dent and his fearless protagonist,...Kudos to Lester Dent and his fearless protagonist, Doc Savage. Back in my youth, I spent a fortune on the paperback issues of the stories, 150+ of them as I reckon it, and reveled in the formulaic, repetitive adventures of Doc, Ham, Monk, Long Tom, and Rennie. And Habeas Corpus the pig, of course.<br /><br />While very predictable, and a bit dated even then, the action never stopped, and made for many a pleasant Saturday afternoon.<br /><br />Formula ain't all bad... it works for babies too.<br /><br />Raz<br /><br />Countglockulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439720948349353264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-73820570027663984832018-01-24T14:45:18.899-05:002018-01-24T14:45:18.899-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Countglockulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439720948349353264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-79425656208284635702018-01-24T07:47:17.678-05:002018-01-24T07:47:17.678-05:00Steven Pressfield covers the topic pretty well in ...Steven Pressfield covers the topic pretty well in "Just do the Work" in a very non-intimidating way. Highly recommendedEdBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016028805153712512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-81054898871594831242018-01-24T07:21:52.272-05:002018-01-24T07:21:52.272-05:00John, my copy of that book has been read and rerea...John, my copy of that book has been read and reread! :)<br /><br /> Pantsers, plotters and....panzers? Some days, it seems like it would take a tank to get anywhere at all when I'm writing. <br /><br /> Anon, I tend to get started and then write an outline, usually very rough. Too much detail slows me down but too little detail makes it easy to get lost.<br /><br /> I'll pass your birthday wishes along.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-66474537685729621782018-01-24T06:59:30.293-05:002018-01-24T06:59:30.293-05:00Outlines for me are the only way to get your subje...Outlines for me are the only way to get your subject matter written concisely. It takes way less time figuring one out, vs. typing and inserting our thoughts as you write, making the writing appear choppy. Maybe that is just my impression.<br /><br />Not sure if this is appropriate here, but wishing Tamara Keel a very happy birthday - I hope her day is kickin' !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-46950469303885448112018-01-24T06:43:44.805-05:002018-01-24T06:43:44.805-05:00I recommend reading Farmer's novel, "Doc ...I recommend reading Farmer's novel, "Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life."<br />Available for the Kindle.<br />https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FQ55UDQ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1<br /><br />I read quite a bit of Doc Savage when the novels were reissued way back when. The internet says that "Man of Bronze" was issued in 1964 and I probably read it around that time.<br /><br />Mad Genius Club has discussed the differences between pantser's (seat of the pants writers) and outliners on several posts.John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.com