Your creation process

Legendarylankman13 2021-05-30 23:15:18 UTC #1

What is your writing process?

With me I like to make complicated stories that start off simple. I am going to be introducing more and more characters later on in the story so I need to keep tabs on them. I have a big white board that acts like a mind map for my characters and their relations with each other. I also like to have my editor nearby so I can bounce information between him and myself.
The thing I need the most, however, is music, it sets the tone for the scene I am writing and if I don't have the appropriate music I don't get a feel for the scene. I am writing a dark and mysterious story at the moment so I am listening to music from the game silent hill. Extremely Atmospheric. And also bands like Lucid Planet (Very underground).

TLDR: My process is this: White board containing a mind map of the characters and their whereabouts, someone to bounce information between and act out dialogue scenes with; while music plays in the background.

Panqiuyan 2021-05-30 23:23:17 UTC #2

i just panzer along right now. I know the beginning and ending I want. but i am trying out scene by scene outline. I can't see to do structure and typical outline.

Legendarylankman13 2021-05-30 23:24:55 UTC #3

You are a discovery writer then. Which is a fantastic thing to be. Can make your story more organic that way.
I however structure it out in the beginning but if there is something that I discover while writing that feels better I go in that direction. Off of the structure set in place beforehand.

mia101dj 2021-05-30 23:26:53 UTC #4

I really don't have a structure or even a method, I usually don't have a plot or script either, I like to surprise myself just as much as I surprise my readers. Jotting down as I go along, every few months I go back on older books and fix up things.

SurvivALIST 2021-05-30 23:35:42 UTC #5

In the beginning, I only thought about one thing: my MC. Followed by worldbuilding because I wanted to create a world that will dictate her adventures and how strong she becomes over time. I wanted to visualize how my characters looked like firstly by searching for pictures that match them. The places as well.
I'm also a pantser because I know the beginning and the end of my novel. I do my best to maintain it that way.

Kaydreamer 2021-05-31 01:45:00 UTC #6

Mine is extremely character-focused. I tend to stumble upon an idea or a concept I like - usually triggered by an interaction between two characters - and daydream from there. Usually for weeks. I'll come up with extra scenes, conversations I find funny or poignant, and once I have enough of those, I'll figure out a structure and a plot to build around them.

From there, it's just a matter of polishing rough edges. Making sure the plot flows well, and that all the conversations feel well-placed.

Kuma 2021-05-31 01:52:22 UTC #7

I work from Macro and Micro. I find out the outer limits of my story and world and build from the inside out. I develop the setting to fit my initial ideas for the story and then I finish up the characters using all the information I created from developing the world

Legendarylankman13 2021-05-31 08:18:47 UTC #8

So many different methods! Yours sounds like a lot lf fun. Dialogue scenes are always tricky.

Legendarylankman13 2021-05-31 08:19:25 UTC #9

Ah. Never heard of this method. Sounds intriguing. What is your story currently where this method is being used?

Kaydreamer 2021-05-31 08:41:26 UTC #10

I find dialogue the easiest thing to write! It's partly why I'm making a comic, not a novel. That said, I can't imagine my process would be any different were I writing a novel; the only difference would be that I'd be illustrating around my dialogue fragments with words, rather than pictures.

kagety 2021-05-31 09:17:13 UTC #11

Well I'm still working through my own workflow but currently:
- I have a general idea of what kind of story it'll be (adventure, mystery, psychological, etc)
- Then I move on to figuring out if there are any important conflicts in the world ( is there a war going on, is a war about to start?, Where does this all take place?)
- Develop characters and their backstories
Then the rest of the story is the characters' interaction. Each of their goals going against each other or working together.

Kuma 2021-05-31 11:52:30 UTC #12

I'm currently publishing this novel

NinaWrites 2021-06-21 17:06:00 UTC #13

My writing process starts off with -

What do I wanna read?

Then, I create a character. I always create a character before the plot, weirdly enough. With my character's goal in mind, I pick a genre, and then the story sort of write itself.

As I'm writing, I think about the overarching plot, how it ends, and what I want readers to take from my story.