Tag Archives: plotting

Pondering

Posted on July 27, 2005 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

Is it just me, or do other writers out there have a hard time coming up with a plot that won’t make the reader yawn? When I first get the idea for a book, I usually have a scene come … Continue reading →

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Minor light bulb moment

Posted on June 11, 2005 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

>Somewhere between my uncharacteristic early morning awakening and my return to bed this morning, I worked out a plot complication for my heroine that I think will work in my new WIP. Now I’ve got a dilemma. With the new … Continue reading →

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Ah, to be ignorant again

Posted on May 28, 2005 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

Ever wonder what you’d be writing if you didn’t know all the ‘rules’, or if your voice would have emerged faster? I do. Last night, I wasn’t in the mood to write. I didn’t feel creative in the least. (Small … Continue reading →

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Multi-tasking and head-banging

Posted on May 11, 2005 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

Okay, so the last WIP I started didn’t get such great feedback from the CP’s. (No, I’m not trying to make ya’ll feel bad – I need honest, unbiased feedback.) I was only 3 chapters in, so put it on … Continue reading →

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Plotting, jotting and tweaking

Posted on March 22, 2005 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

In my post titled Foreplay or All The Way? and Foreplay Revisited, I talked about the plotting board. Steph’s comment kind of freed my completely ‘in the box’ way of thinking. Duh! So, I’ve decided to give it another shot. … Continue reading →

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Foreplay revisited

Posted on March 16, 2005 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

Well, I don’t feel so bad now. Steph’s comment below about using the plotting board after she’s written the book makes so much sense to me. LOL! Okay, so some of you may think that’s a little back asswards. That’s … Continue reading →

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Foreplay or all-the-way?

Posted on March 14, 2005 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

In the world of romance jargon, I can get into the foreplay of plotting, but I can’t seem to go all the way. I’ve read about GMC and The Journey and have created various forms for plotting, the latest of … Continue reading →

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