tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562902658148179903.post8452767341051624558..comments2024-03-03T22:12:54.997-08:00Comments on Living the Journey: Is that any way to write a novel?... And Rushdie as a gynecologist?Kate Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16478737570632377733noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562902658148179903.post-67723200560676519082008-04-20T19:32:00.000-07:002008-04-20T19:32:00.000-07:00I wouldn't trust Rushdie to do an eye exam, ha!Boo...I wouldn't trust Rushdie to do an eye exam, ha!<BR/><BR/>Bookfraud, I love that entry of yours on outlining. It's hilarious.<BR/><BR/>Collin: Same here (straight through or in sections).<BR/><BR/>Jo: Maxine Hong Kingston lost an almost complete novel in the Oakland fires years ago. I heard her speak about it the next year. She was just recovering from the loss, barely.Kate Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16478737570632377733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562902658148179903.post-2386639603598403022008-04-16T12:17:00.000-07:002008-04-16T12:17:00.000-07:00i'm really quite anti-outline (i even wrote a farc...i'm really quite anti-outline (i even wrote a farcial blog post on novel outlines). <BR/><BR/>i don't see how an outline can foster creativity -- at least with me, it just hampers my imagination. in order to take full advantage of the novel's form, you have to be willing to deviate from outlines, and so why bother in the first place? my rule is you should have a general idea of where you're going, but no idea of how you're going to get there.<BR/><BR/>one question: would you trust salman rushdie to do a pelvic exam?Bookfraudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294034687592676200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562902658148179903.post-5093307800991004332008-04-15T10:35:00.000-07:002008-04-15T10:35:00.000-07:00Thank you, Jo. :)Thank you, Jo. :)Collin Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777180960376039699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562902658148179903.post-92113446419141263202008-04-14T16:08:00.000-07:002008-04-14T16:08:00.000-07:00I couldn't imagine losing a full fiction story in ...I couldn't imagine losing a full fiction story in a fire. I'd be livid. I'm writing my memoir in sections, as I compile imformation.<BR/>Slow going I'd rather write poetry.<BR/>Nice Photo Kate, and I like collins new photo too!!Jo A. T.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06925256842521954260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562902658148179903.post-78168857421219516292008-04-14T15:42:00.000-07:002008-04-14T15:42:00.000-07:00I wrote my novel without an outline as well. I ten...I wrote my novel without an outline as well. I tend to write long fiction in two ways: straight through or in sections.Collin Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777180960376039699noreply@blogger.com