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Today, I ran across a blog post at SmoothingIt.com by someone who is, quite literally, out there in the blogging wilderness! His name is “Duncan,” and he is a woodsman and writer. He says his site is for folks to get information on outdoor living. Sounds good to me! And the pics on his site make me yearn for my days camping with my friends. The cool breeze. The sound of leaves. Ah, memories.
Anyway, Duncan put up an interesting post about his writing process. He says he doesn’s like to go back and read over drafts until he’s finished with the first run. I personally have a hard time doing that, but it seems to work for Duncan (although, he says he had to break his own rule recently!).
What do you think? You can let us know or head over to Duncan’s site and let him know. Come to think of it, just head over there anyway and look around.
His editing style is certainly something interesting to think about as you write. Thanks Duncan, for getting us thinking (and writing!) today!
Thanks for the mention! I appreciate it.
I’ve always been a planner, especially when writing. One of my previous professors continually pushed me to stop worrying about the end result and just write. Fill the pages! Then, and only then, go back to see what works, what doesn’t, and what could be better. I’ve embraced that professor’s (along with every other CNF professor I’ve had) advice since then, trying hard to develop that method of writing. Sometimes it works. Sometimes not. But I do feel that it has made me a better writer overall.
King also recommends a similar process. I suspect you have already, but if you haven’t, I highly recommend Stephen King’s “On Writing.” In my humble opinion, it is THE book for writers.
Thanks again. I sincerely appreciate the mention here and the thoughts about my writing process!
@Duncan, it’s a pleasure. Your blog is very interesting and I enjoyed your post. I generally forge ahead in my chapters, but like you point out, I like to go back and “refresh” my memory. It helps me stay up to date on what my characters have been doing! All the best to you in all of your writing endeavors. And thank you for the book recommendations!