Sanguine Tenacious Tidings

Journalism, Blogging, and fiction

Tell us a little about your writing process (for blog entries, stories, poems, anything...your choice). Is it all digital, done on a computer, laptop, tablet, or even your phone? Do you start by jotting a few notes or lines on paper, or draw up an outline of some kind first, or use a voice recording app when you're on the go, and then switch over to a computer to formulate your ideas into words as you're typing? Or are you still completely old school, writing everything out first completely by hand and then entering it into a word processing program? What works/doesn't work for you?

Quote: "No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy." by Lyman Beecher(1775-1863)

I have been studying writing processes for awhile. There are a mass of books to read about writing systems. So, I take a little from one place and a little from someplace else and use it, when it is needed.

My blog is hap hazard. I form it as I go along, using what ever facts I have gleaned from research to answer questions or lay out fact. Editing is my downfall. A lot of the things I write are better after they are thoroughly edited. However, many of my writings don't ever get edited properly because of the time element.The blog all ways needs better editing.

I have a note spot on my phone where I jot down things I don't want to forget if I'm not at home.

I have one story, in which, the story line evades a proper constant forward movement. For that story I outlined; I was trying to identify factors like causes of action, lists of characters and their habits and lists of scenes for actions. Outlining was a great aide in this instance.

I had an idea about a totally different story and just sat down and started writing it. Now, I am into the story about 5 chapters. I am amazed how it develops on its own as I write. The characters were set from the start, because of the story line and their habits and needs develop as they enter the story. I can see research needs that will have to be met but have not hit, that part of the story yet.

One author I read about, starts stories whenever he has an idea. He said he has manuscripts all over his table and just picks one up and works on it when his publisher gets onto him about needing new material.

I do all my writing on my computer. However, I lost some material over the years by writing while on the web including, a story I started in October of last year. I had printed out the work as I went along so I saved a hard copy. Now I only write stories when my WiFi is shut down. Everything is saved to disk plus I print hard copies as I go along. I need the hard copies anyway, because I edit away from the computer. It is easier to mark copies and change things in an easy chair, then come back later and fix things in my writing program.

Journalism articles are different. I get an idea, research the material, pick out the direction the story will take, then interview people for quotes and write the story.

Last year, during October prep for November I read that the way to keep writing was to aim for at least 500 words everyday. Do you know how small 500 words actually is in a day's time? After awhile it's easy spezy!

Don't forget October Nano Prep Challenge is on its way! Write On.

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