Catching the cow
Listening and writing is not enough. You have to listen, and write, and get the story down on the page.
All of the story, intact and whole; a rough draft.
As you are writing, let the characters take the deviations they need to make the story happen.
A detail or an episode might seem superfluous, but it is much easier to edit things out than to add solid detail and maintain a consistent connection.
Story and character develop together, and it is very hard to add tracts of material to a draft.
Better to let your pen run wild and write it all down as it comes than try to recapture that spirit.
The story has to be complete; you can’t call it a rough draft with any part of the story missing.
2 comments:
Yes, a good illustration indeed.
Have a nice day.
@ Coolingstar9, Thanks, I’ve tried to keep the points and their analogy to be comfortable, and easy to deal with. I am having a ball with the “Cow series” though, it’s rare that I find material that I interlock with so well = ) I’m a lucky guy, still conscious, great things to write about, great people to read them.
Coolingstar 9 has a blog called, “Coolingstar9 can do it” it’s a great catchall, and filled with interesting goodies about all sorts of stuff.
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