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The "Fear of Editing" thread kind of inspired me to post this. As the title implies, how do you go about constructing your chapter from start to finish? Do you start with an outline, or perhaps start writing right away?
Personally, I go about it in a system of sorts. First, I come up with the idea of what I would like the chapter to look like. I then write it in the form of an outline that has at least 10 events, so I know that the chapter willhopefully be entertaining. After that, I start the draft.
My draft consists of what I like to call the "skeleton, muscle, and skin". The skeleton is what my chapter looks like after I finished it for the first time. It has sporadic spelling and grammar errors and oddly placed sentences. I fix these errors and turn my chapter into the next phase, or the muscle. Pretty much everything is there, and there is a clear image of what I'm going for with the chapter. After that, I move into the last phase, the skin. Here I add all the details that really make the story come to life and give off my personal flare.
Once all of that is finished, I can post it.
Personally, I go about it in a system of sorts. First, I come up with the idea of what I would like the chapter to look like. I then write it in the form of an outline that has at least 10 events, so I know that the chapter will
My draft consists of what I like to call the "skeleton, muscle, and skin". The skeleton is what my chapter looks like after I finished it for the first time. It has sporadic spelling and grammar errors and oddly placed sentences. I fix these errors and turn my chapter into the next phase, or the muscle. Pretty much everything is there, and there is a clear image of what I'm going for with the chapter. After that, I move into the last phase, the skin. Here I add all the details that really make the story come to life and give off my personal flare.
Once all of that is finished, I can post it.