When I’m writing a story, I’ll spread it all out on the floor so I can
see the whole structure at once.
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September 11, 2012
[...] inspired by Adam Marek’s post showing how he always lays out a short story on the floor to see the structu…, I thought I would give that a go. Here’s what mine looked like: Demand Feeding laid out on [...]
This reminds me of when I used to blu tack radio and screenplays to my walls. It was a good way to see a piece growing and also easy to work on. But you couldn’t do that with a novel either.
Phil, it’s definitely a better idea to stick them on the wall than lay them on the carpet: easier to make notes on the pages without poking holes through the paper
Alas, my attic has very little wall space.