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“I think there are two types of writers, the architects and the gardeners. The architects plan everything ahead of time, like an architect building a house. They know how many rooms are going to be in the house, what kind of roof they're going to have, where the wires are going to run, what kind of plumbing there's going to be. They have the whole thing designed and blueprinted out before they even nail the first board up. The gardeners dig a hole, drop in a seed and water it. They kind of know what seed it is, they know if planted a fantasy seed or mystery seed or whatever. But as the plant comes up and they water it, they don't know how many branches it's going to have, they find out as it grows. And I'm much more a gardener than an architect.” - George R.R. Martin
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I planned my NaNoWriMo fantasy novel. I wrote the first chapter and realized I was not following the plan. The first chapter did not end the way I planned it. What do I do now? I cannot start it over because that would put me behind. My only option is to continue writing. The questions I have to answer now are: (1) Why did this happen happen? and (2) Can I salvage the plan?
This is not the first time I have encountered this problem. I encounter this problem every time I have plan a novel. My conclusion is is that I am a gardener and not an architect. I know what type of novel I want to write. I have an idea for the plot. I know some of the characters, their weaknesses, and their strengths. I write the novel without a problem as long as I write without worrying about the plan. When I focus on the plan then my writing slows because I stumble over the parts of the plan that no longer work.
I still have the plan and I am not discarding it because it contains some good ideas. What I am going to do is keep writing and check the plan when I encounter a roadblock to see if there is a good idea to get me past the roadblock.
How many of you have encountered this problem? If so, what did you do?
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Excerpt: Once upon a time a tyrannical King was out witted by the daughter he should not have let live. That daughter is me, Princess Lilliana, standing outside the closed doors to Alena's great hall, reciting the tale I know will be written about me. It will be the fairy tale ending my life needs: the evil King will get what he deserves, the kingdom will be free, and mother, Nalia and I will finally be safe.
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Excerpt: The Kingdoms of Korrian and Rothen cannot put aside their differences, and in the middle of war threats the Rothen kingdom sends their assassins in the dead of the night to slaughter Korrian nobility. Many are killed, and the men who staged the attack insist they are soldiers from Rothen.Who could doubt it from their tall, barrel chested appearance?
Excerpt: "Captain! Captain! We have arrived at the Regalis system," echoed a piercing feminine voice from somewhere in the room as the lights brightened revealing the clutter of last night’s activity.
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Excerpt: "So how long did you & your sisters pick for me to live?"
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Excerpt: In the beginning, an entity that was barely aware of itself split into pieces, and each piece formed its own personality. These were the gods, and they went about experimenting with their powers. They discovered they could create worlds, and life upon them. One such god was Aendella, and she had four suitors.
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Joy  writes: Brilliant NL, Snow, and Thanks.
Great idea to consider the types of intelligence in our characters. I just finished reading The Cookbook Collector. and the two sisters there had different types of intelligence, letting the author play on that difference throughout the book.
Quick-Quill  writes: I watch a lot of movies and TV Series. The ones I like I write what I like about their character. How would Agent Moran or Hotchner react to this situation? How would Abby or Denozo? What great character would fit in a Grimm episode. (I'm hoping they haven't succumed to the middle stages of a series and go off on some tangant.)
Movies and TV series aren't real life. They are inspired and created by WRITERS!! yes people like us! They take from other shows, or create on their own, You can too!
BIG BAD WOLF is Merry  writes: There's ten billion people currently living, plus the 100,billion through the ages, plus only The Muses know how Fictional Characters - You just have to do research. Or, to save yourself the headache, look at your Siblings, Cousins, and other immediate family. You'll find a model.
Second of Nine  writes: What an interesting article! I've never heard of it put that way, but it makes such good sense when you do. I probably put nature-intelligence and intra-personal intelligence in my characters the most, since my family is very strong with them. I myself am utterly lacking any native talent for interpersonal intelligence--such people are a mystery to me. I can not write a character like that to save my own skin.
Thank you for putting this out; I hope many people consider it. Too many times I find that we lump intelligence into one area and rule out everything else as mere 'knacks' that different people might have. In public school, it's all about linguistic intelligence--if the kid can read well, then he must be fine. Nothing for the kid who understands math almost instinctively and can do anything with stock animals that he pleases, but has a hard time reading.
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