tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34799621.post3359592502620575490..comments2023-10-08T02:00:27.178-07:00Comments on It Doesn't Take a Genius: Kate Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16449435177807306686noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34799621.post-89608210376205436492007-09-21T02:42:00.000-07:002007-09-21T02:42:00.000-07:00Oh, man, I definitely do this if I'm not careful, ...Oh, man, I definitely do this if I'm not careful, and sometimes even if I am. [headdesk]<BR/><BR/>If a story's too long to keep everything in my head, I keep a notes file and jot down anything I'll need for later. Info on each character, major and minor, including things like age, appearance, profession, what their home looks like, whether their an early bird or a night owl, how they like their coffee (or tea or whatever) and whether they call it a "couch" or a "sofa." Plus a timeline, location details, info about relevant groups and organizations, tech notes for SF, magic system notes for fantasy, cultural notes for either of those genres, and anything else I just know I'll forget later if I don't write them all down now.<BR/><BR/>Which still leaves me to eradicate things like zombie subplots (love that term!) on my own, but at least the little details are noted down safely, LOL!<BR/><BR/>AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34799621.post-26292421787744421862007-09-19T16:23:00.000-07:002007-09-19T16:23:00.000-07:00Yes, I'm in first draft heaven. Very hard not to ...Yes, I'm in first draft heaven. Very hard not to go back and peek, LOL.<BR/><BR/>Current spot is a bit of a mess, but I can fix it later. On we go!Zany Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16200837475394889326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34799621.post-14795260747047820522007-09-19T10:37:00.000-07:002007-09-19T10:37:00.000-07:00Zany Mom - if you're making these same mistakes (l...Zany Mom - if you're making these same mistakes (like all the rest of us!) it means you're writing, and that's a good thing!<BR/><BR/>PS - Love your latest adventures!Kate Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449435177807306686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34799621.post-43394595320201759782007-09-19T08:15:00.000-07:002007-09-19T08:15:00.000-07:00Guilty as charged on all accounts!::blushing::Guilty as charged on all accounts!<BR/><BR/>::blushing::Zany Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16200837475394889326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34799621.post-49142751745008037942007-09-18T07:28:00.000-07:002007-09-18T07:28:00.000-07:00Bernita - Hah! It was "Rose" all the time!Bernita - Hah! It was "Rose" all the time!Kate Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449435177807306686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34799621.post-72636392634850173572007-09-18T06:50:00.000-07:002007-09-18T06:50:00.000-07:00SO true, Kate!~Now did I spell her name Lillie, ...SO <I> true, </I> Kate!<BR/>~Now did I spell her name Lillie, Lilly or Lily?Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34799621.post-13856007877722329932007-09-18T06:45:00.000-07:002007-09-18T06:45:00.000-07:00Stacia - those pesky destroyed cafes that the poli...Stacia - those pesky destroyed cafes that the police don't bother with - yes, those are the ones! (And salmon steaks - mmmmm!)Kate Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449435177807306686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34799621.post-21897102577489908802007-09-18T05:49:00.000-07:002007-09-18T05:49:00.000-07:00Ooh, I love salmon steaks...My forgotten stuff is ...Ooh, I love salmon steaks...<BR/><BR/><BR/>My forgotten stuff is usually the aftermath of action scenes. I need to go back in my WIP because my characters somehow managed to destroy a cafe--in front of witnesses--and yet not a word was said to them about it by police.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34799621.post-49358938162652515962007-09-17T14:48:00.000-07:002007-09-17T14:48:00.000-07:00Bunnygirl - that's too funny! Maybe you're right!!...Bunnygirl - that's too funny! Maybe you're right!!!Kate Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449435177807306686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34799621.post-73597121279720312562007-09-17T13:11:00.000-07:002007-09-17T13:11:00.000-07:00Well, the Romance That Went Nowhere isn't necessar...Well, the Romance That Went Nowhere isn't necessarily an error. Just maybe too true to life. ;-)Ann (bunnygirl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04938134750150653386noreply@blogger.com