tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post4825764589641157083..comments2023-10-21T07:30:22.394-04:00Comments on A Million Blogging Monkeys: Then What?Alan Orloffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-41959291526817462512010-11-10T18:22:02.507-05:002010-11-10T18:22:02.507-05:00I don't think I can even think more than 3 mon...I don't think I can even think more than 3 months out! I try to, but I think I'm a short-term thinker these days.<br /><br />You know, I wouldn't worry if your story has been done before. It *hasn't*. There are no Alan Orloffs who have written that thriller! It'll be awesome.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-84030972022671423902010-11-10T13:32:12.934-05:002010-11-10T13:32:12.934-05:00Margot - With your steeltrap memory, I wouldn'...Margot - With your steeltrap memory, I wouldn't be surprised if you could keep a dozen stories straight in your head.<br /><br />Paul - I know what you mean about scraps of paper with good ideas strewn about the house. I think I need a personal valet. Thanks for visiting the blog and good luck with MISSISSIPPI COTTON!<br /><br />Hart - Thanks for the peek inside YOUR planning mind. Sounds like you've also got a lot on your plate. If I get a personal valet, I'd be happy to share him/her with you!Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-1811626667122029222010-11-10T13:08:23.948-05:002010-11-10T13:08:23.948-05:00I have more ideas than time, but when I am thinkin...I have more ideas than time, but when I am thinking about what to write, I DO evaluate the time I have. For instance, I had 5 options for NaNoWriMo, but 2 were for series, and if I am committing to a series, I want to get all the details really RIGHT, and two were for deep, serious, need research suspense books, None of those seemed reasonable for a 30 day sprint, so I chose the one that was left--a YA Murder Mystery.<br /><br />I have a contract, so my next one after this will be the 2nd Gardening Cozy (2 ideas--my editor gets to pick WHICH I pursue)<br /><br />Between those, i am editing--the one I chose to EDIT was the one I thought was the closest to REALLY SEXY *cough*--okay--I thought it was my best bet for a breakout for my suspense stuff (since the Cozy mystery is under a pen name).<br /><br />I keep notes on my ideas, and I hope to get to a a place where I run ideas by my agent and then write that book, but I know which one she would have suggested go next, and it's one of the series ones, and I just wasn't ready to fly with it... too attached to getting it just right.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-56490564211255996272010-11-10T11:22:44.181-05:002010-11-10T11:22:44.181-05:00Mr. Orloff,
Plan? I make it up as I go ( I'll ...Mr. Orloff,<br />Plan? I make it up as I go ( I'll bet some of this you do, as well). My first novel, MISSISSIPPI COTTON, (to be published) comes out in the spring, I hope. I have written another that I am tinkering with and am about 4 chapters into a third. I've had a handful of short stories and essays published but circumstances being such, (I ain't making a lot of money so far) my billion other things keeps me thinking in the car, in the shower, and jotting down little notes, which I constantly lose.<br />One of the authors at Wido sent me your blog. Good luck.<br />Paul YarbroughPaul Yarbrough, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809395869723424752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-23252531095203491312010-11-10T08:07:28.538-05:002010-11-10T08:07:28.538-05:00Alan - Interesting question! I try to plan one sto...Alan - Interesting question! I try to plan one story at a time in terms of the plot details and so on. As far as character development goes, I'm thinking of my writing in terms of a series (e.g. OK, so what will happen in this person's life...).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com