Comments on: Ask a Smart Guy: The Novelology Marathon http://www.aleemartinez.com/smart-guy-novelology-marathon/blog/23022010/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:01:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Giga Watthttp://www.aleemartinez.com/smart-guy-novelology-marathon/blog/23022010/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Giga Watt Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:34:48 +0000 http://www.aleemartinez.com/?p=299#comment-211 Well, I, too, am an aspiring writer. It's something I've liked to do since I was in, say, first grade. So I've learned a little trick that I love to use: write down the basics. If you can get the basics of the story down you might not feel completely relieved but you will feel better. This lets you keep your stories so you never ever forget them. If a new idea comes up for a story you already have take a note. If you get a new character take a note. Taking notes is just the basis for the strategy though. If you get writer's block while doing one story crack open your notebook, take a look at one of your ideas, and get it on paper. This will have you writing constantly whether or not it's on one story. This will help you get more done. I personally love this idea because I have six or seven solid stories going on right now and if I ever get bored of one I move on to another. And if you keep doing this before you know it you'll have dozens and dozens of stories to write. Eventually, you will get them done. Well, I, too, am an aspiring writer. It’s something I’ve liked to do since I was in, say, first grade. So I’ve learned a little trick that I love to use: write down the basics. If you can get the basics of the story down you might not feel completely relieved but you will feel better. This lets you keep your stories so you never ever forget them. If a new idea comes up for a story you already have take a note. If you get a new character take a note. Taking notes is just the basis for the strategy though.

If you get writer’s block while doing one story crack open your notebook, take a look at one of your ideas, and get it on paper. This will have you writing constantly whether or not it’s on one story. This will help you get more done. I personally love this idea because I have six or seven solid stories going on right now and if I ever get bored of one I move on to another. And if you keep doing this before you know it you’ll have dozens and dozens of stories to write. Eventually, you will get them done.

]]> By: Randi Fanghttp://www.aleemartinez.com/smart-guy-novelology-marathon/blog/23022010/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Randi Fang Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:31:00 +0000 http://www.aleemartinez.com/?p=299#comment-209 Thanks for the info! As an aspiring writer, I'm beginning to realize just how difficult it certainly is. I'm still struggling to write a novel, and already two of my friends have completed first drafts of their books. I like the short story idea. Thank you! Thanks for the info! As an aspiring writer, I’m beginning to realize just how difficult it certainly is. I’m still struggling to write a novel, and already two of my friends have completed first drafts of their books. I like the short story idea. Thank you!

]]> By: DeadlyAccuratehttp://www.aleemartinez.com/smart-guy-novelology-marathon/blog/23022010/comment-page-1/#comment-207 DeadlyAccurate Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:19:57 +0000 http://www.aleemartinez.com/?p=299#comment-207 Yeah, seconding this. I think a lot of aspiring writers think books get finished in a whirlwind of inspiration, not realizing that it gets hard. It always gets hard. I sent one to my agent last week that I felt really good about, and it showed. But even that one had moments when I wanted to tear my hair out. In my 2nd and 3rd revisions I: changed from adult to young adult (and reduced my heroine in age by 14 years), ripped out 10,000 words, changed my bad guy entirely, and wrote the ending I didn't write in the first draft (seriously, my ending was a bracketed sentence). And that was an *easy* book to write. Yeah, seconding this. I think a lot of aspiring writers think books get finished in a whirlwind of inspiration, not realizing that it gets hard. It always gets hard. I sent one to my agent last week that I felt really good about, and it showed. But even that one had moments when I wanted to tear my hair out. In my 2nd and 3rd revisions I: changed from adult to young adult (and reduced my heroine in age by 14 years), ripped out 10,000 words, changed my bad guy entirely, and wrote the ending I didn’t write in the first draft (seriously, my ending was a bracketed sentence). And that was an *easy* book to write.

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