Good and interesting reflections, Sophia. I did a chart much like yours after completing very rough first draft (and at recommendation of my dev editor, Mary Carroll Moore). It basically saved the book. No agent but a much tighter read than pre-charting. As for you, this was against my creative grain but oh so helpful. Hi to Matt and let’s talk soon.
Plotting/charting definitely uses a different part of my brain that I don't normally associate with writing! I'm glad someone else can relate, it feels weird defending this practice when so many writers don't plan anything and get through their drafts just fine. Happy new year to you and Birgit as well, and I'm looking forward to hearing about what 2025 has in store for you!
I love this. Thank you for sharing. I agree with you that you should not apologize for wanting more time to give yourself more breathing room. I'm also impressed by your scene-by-scene snapshot! For me, my annual review involved a lot of rest and life transitions (and career). You reminded me to write down goals for 2025. Happy New Sophia! :D
Thanks, Claire! We should definitely jump on a Zoom call to do a goal swap—I love hearing about what people want to accomplish! Will ping you on email soon, happy New Year to you as well :)
Good and interesting reflections, Sophia. I did a chart much like yours after completing very rough first draft (and at recommendation of my dev editor, Mary Carroll Moore). It basically saved the book. No agent but a much tighter read than pre-charting. As for you, this was against my creative grain but oh so helpful. Hi to Matt and let’s talk soon.
Plotting/charting definitely uses a different part of my brain that I don't normally associate with writing! I'm glad someone else can relate, it feels weird defending this practice when so many writers don't plan anything and get through their drafts just fine. Happy new year to you and Birgit as well, and I'm looking forward to hearing about what 2025 has in store for you!
I love this. Thank you for sharing. I agree with you that you should not apologize for wanting more time to give yourself more breathing room. I'm also impressed by your scene-by-scene snapshot! For me, my annual review involved a lot of rest and life transitions (and career). You reminded me to write down goals for 2025. Happy New Sophia! :D
Thanks, Claire! We should definitely jump on a Zoom call to do a goal swap—I love hearing about what people want to accomplish! Will ping you on email soon, happy New Year to you as well :)