Ruby Wednesday

[browngirl]

First of all, if you're reading this and you commented on one of my stories recently, thank you. I'm behind on replying to comments, but I should catch up soon. When I've finished this latest drabble offer I'll likely post a new one, probably early next week.

I also have some longer stories in the works, but spring is a busy time for me (I work in a school), so I'll put them out there when I can.

And now, a writing discussion question or two:

1) How do you plan out your stories? (And do you? Some people don't.)

2) How do you differentiate in your story's text between what a characterr thinks and what you the author think?

My own answers are fortthcoming shortly. :D

Comments

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

Whee! Thank you! I was finding fandom discussions in sad lack on my flist today, lol! ;-D

1. I plan my stories by daydreaming about them (it's like a movie that plays in my head). Sometimes I'll just jot down random notes and sometimes I just go and write a "skeleton" of the story.

2. If a character is thinking...er...I try to keep the text in the character's voice in general, but sometimes I have clear, dialogue-like thoughts and those I might put in italics...I don't usually bring my own thoughts into it because I tend to write in POV (like Frodo's POV), but I suppose I'm lazy sometimes and my own thoughts just come out..:-)

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

I'm always glad to please. :D

I think I didn't phrase the second question correctly. I meant something more like "how do you make sure that your readers know your character's opinions are theirs as characters and not just you speaking through them?" But anyway.