This week, my novel writing students have to think about whether or not they are “Outline People” or “No Outline People,” or (more likely) something in between. I decided to write about this, too.
Here’s how I know I’m a plotter.
This is how I taught myself to write a novel. By writing a nonfiction novel rather than a fictional one, I didn’t have to “make up” plot. Actually, I had more plot than I knew what to do with.
Back to the Survey Monkey survey I gave my students on November 16. This is a fairly long post, but that’s because it’s about one of the most important decisions my students had to make.
Question 3: How would you describe the extent to which you prepared for NaNoWriMo?
Many hours, lots of concrete planning: 5
A few hours, some concrete planning: 6
Hardly any time, hardly any planning: 2
No time, no planning: 0
Are you happy with the amount of time you spent planning? Continue reading