tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post7936186294592051972..comments2023-09-14T01:40:03.927-06:00Comments on Peggy Eddleman: Will Write For Cookies: The Way We Are: The FirstPeggy Eddlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-47555379566339370092012-02-10T23:45:49.098-07:002012-02-10T23:45:49.098-07:00Plot! For my WIP....for several of my others it&#...Plot! For my WIP....for several of my others it's been Characters.Melonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12316592864979427722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-47657389371848023572012-02-07T00:13:53.068-07:002012-02-07T00:13:53.068-07:00Usually, it's the character's voice that c...Usually, it's the character's voice that comes to me first. She or he will talk to me for about a month, a week..however long it takes before she or he completely eats my brain, chews, until my fingers vomit on the page...in their voice.<br /><br />Writing bugs, aren't they grand? :)Lynn(e) Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111991752818662608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-58731195218835692302012-02-03T09:41:31.866-07:002012-02-03T09:41:31.866-07:00Kim-- And everyone's awesome to boot! I'm ...Kim-- And everyone's awesome to boot! I'm quite lucky. And yay! Setting first! Your non-fiction methods sound pretty incredible themselves. <br /><br />Lan-- What? That's not generic! I often wish I got characters first. I've got you down.Peggy Eddlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-67842107455493759432012-02-02T12:32:13.619-07:002012-02-02T12:32:13.619-07:00Aww I'm going to have to be generic and say th...Aww I'm going to have to be generic and say that the characters always jump out at me first :) I mold everything else around to fit them!Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-62042432971261816432012-02-02T11:38:17.981-07:002012-02-02T11:38:17.981-07:00Wow! You have a very active community here, Peggy...Wow! You have a very active community here, Peggy. :-)<br /><br />If I were a fiction writer, I would say that, like you, I think about the Setting first, then Plot with only a few major characters, then the rest of the Characters last.<br /><br />But I'm a teacher who is currently writing a non-fiction book. So when I think about what I'm writing I try to organize it in the same way as I would teach a lesson: Start with the key concepts, organize them in a logical fashion, flesh them out a bit, and then add great story-telling (true stories) to drive the concepts home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-68185052590357287642012-02-02T10:05:33.423-07:002012-02-02T10:05:33.423-07:00Caroline-- I was relieved to see so many others st...Caroline-- I was relieved to see so many others started with setting, too! <br /><br />Tasha-- I had no idea where to put you, so I just put you in all three. ;)<br /><br />J.L.-- I love that! <i>The character who's going to play the starring role.</i> Since you said the situation comes first, I put you down for plot.<br /><br />Ladonna-- Awesome! I've got you down for plot.<br /><br />Jillian-- That's totally fine! I'm sure everyone who put down character didn't totally know the character from the beginning, and as a setting-sparker, I know very well how much of the setting WASN'T included in that initial spark. It was the teeniest spark, really. A miniscule fraction of what it was to become. I've got you down for plot!<br /><br />Colin-- That is so interesting! And so very not clear-cut. ;) Okay... I'm going to put you down for character, since your first spark of an idea was of a teenage alien, but the initial spark of a setting was changed. Sound okay?<br /><br />Adam-- Ahh. I heart world building. Makes me all wistful just thinking about it. And thanks for helping me out on the magic system! I have Charlie down for setting now, and you down for setting as well.<br /><br />Connie-- Ooo! Very interesting! I love it. I've got you down for characters.<br /><br />Kristine-- You seem like someone who would be strong in the plot category. I've got you down!Peggy Eddlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-43366263161716725302012-02-02T09:10:44.551-07:002012-02-02T09:10:44.551-07:00If I was a writer right now - it would be plot. Mo...If I was a writer right now - it would be plot. Mostly because character development isn't something I'm strong in. With more education and learning, that's where I'd *like* to start!Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17600848519776378591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-87858761618082076962012-02-02T08:36:44.835-07:002012-02-02T08:36:44.835-07:00Characters. Weirdly enough, it wasn't the prot...Characters. Weirdly enough, it wasn't the protagonist who came to me first. It was a major character but not the main character. I came up with him later and then he started taking the story over, causing me to rewrite the beginning.Connie B. Dowellhttp://www.bookechoes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-16503929388888989712012-02-02T08:32:04.273-07:002012-02-02T08:32:04.273-07:00Setting. I am very much a world-builder first. (An...Setting. I am very much a world-builder first. (And to Charlie who said magic system, I would personally put that firmly in setting as well :-).Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-38450123104321767112012-02-02T08:19:03.226-07:002012-02-02T08:19:03.226-07:00Mmmm... not sure how to answer this. You see, my W...Mmmm... not sure how to answer this. You see, my WIP started with a "what-if": what if a teenage alien landed in Victorian London? So it was really a concept. I didn't have a plot. I had a setting, but it wasn't so much the setting that inspired me. In fact, my very first thought was a teenage alien in medieval London. But I thought Victorian London would be a more interesting play on the concept--so the setting was subservient to the idea. And the character, the actual alien, came last.<br /><br />So, there's my answer. Sorry it's not more neat and clear-cut. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-69844622085544578122012-02-01T22:05:28.811-07:002012-02-01T22:05:28.811-07:00It's plot for me, though 'concept' mig...It's plot for me, though 'concept' might be a better term since unfortunately I usually don't know the ending.Jillian Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421351338544997541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-31778305855366187982012-02-01T17:12:41.967-07:002012-02-01T17:12:41.967-07:00Plot! Hands down.Plot! Hands down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-44437287440813871882012-02-01T16:58:01.152-07:002012-02-01T16:58:01.152-07:00That's pretty cool that you get the setting fi...That's pretty cool that you get the setting first. I'd love to yell character, but now that I think about it, it may be that a situation occurs to me first and then the character who's gonna play the starring role comes after.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-80150358355742600662012-02-01T16:15:28.947-07:002012-02-01T16:15:28.947-07:00Current WIP - plot, character, setting.
Project...Current WIP - plot, character, setting. <br /><br />Project on deck - setting, plot, characters.<br /><br />Project idea I just had - characters, plot, setting.<br /><br />Hmmm...and that's why I don't do math - my ideas never fit in graphs :)Tasha Seegmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489911822054861132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-91436719129533019842012-02-01T14:42:46.487-07:002012-02-01T14:42:46.487-07:00My stories almost always start with setting. I tho...My stories almost always start with setting. I thought this was really weird, though, so I'm relieved to see I'm not alone!Caroline Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385667072451287319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-90950672458326216482012-02-01T14:37:26.207-07:002012-02-01T14:37:26.207-07:00Krista-- Ahh. I love MCs that are unique and easy ...Krista-- Ahh. I love MCs that are unique and easy to fall in love with! I have you down for characters.<br /><br />Angela-- Ooo! A twist! I love it! I have you down for plot.<br /><br />Stacy-- No, you can't! And it's not because I'm jealous that you get all three come to you at once. ;) It's because you guessed maybe setting, and I heart setting. :)<br /><br />Lance-- Ah, yes. Characters that rule the universe definitely... rule the universe. They're what make you care about everything! I have you down for characters.<br /><br />David-- That's fascinating! I love it! But it doesn't fit into my neat little lines of my graph. I guess in a way, it could be considered all three. :)<br /><br />Jo-- Oh! And how can you turn your back on <i>Please don't leave me here!</i> I can see why you didn't. I have you down for a solid "characters."<br /><br />Rebecca-- Aaa! We're right in the same place! So very awesome! My first-spark buddy, you. I've got you down for setting.<br /><br />Jessie-- You know, it's not 10:00 in the morning EVERYWHERE. ;) I've got you down for plot, because your plot rocks!<br /><br />Carrie-- Awww. It unfolds around them. So poetic! I've got you down for characters.<br /><br />Shallee-- I love that you combined three stories to make one! It sounds so perfect! Brandon Sanderson said that was pretty much how Mistborn came to be. He took a world from one book, a magic system from another, and the MC... I think she may have been new. So fascinating when that works out! I have you down for plot.<br /><br />Maggie-- Haha! PLot is definitely hard! I've got you down for both setting and characters.<br /><br />Charlie-- I love an interesting magic system! I don't know how to categorize that, though. Is it setting? Because the magic wouldn't work in another world? Or is it plot, because it affects it so much? I guess it could even be character if it was something unique to that character...<br /><br />Iain-- Yes! Someone else who immediately assumed plot, then decided it was setting! Mine is similar. It's kind of a twist, but not really. Definitely a huge factor, though. I love that a single comment can inspire an entire book! I have you down for setting.<br /><br />Imogen-- Hahaha! I know, right? It's just a pesky thing. ;) I have you down for both characters and setting.Peggy Eddlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-6237911593667744032012-02-01T14:02:07.498-07:002012-02-01T14:02:07.498-07:00I have to give two answers. Characters and setting...I have to give two answers. Characters and setting come first for me. Sometimes characters, sometimes setting, but never plot. I hate plot. Why does a book need plot anyway? HahaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746017057593508370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-67837991008729486392012-02-01T13:59:53.881-07:002012-02-01T13:59:53.881-07:00You’re making me get to the point where I have to ...You’re making me get to the point where I have to start questioning everything. I was certain that it was plot. But on reflection, it’s not. The location is key to the whole plot. Without the location, the story wouldn’t have the (for want of a better word) twist. (It’s not really a twist, more of an odd solution to the puzzle.) A throw away comment on a tv programme about a geographic oddity set the whole story in motion.Iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189124199119851897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-81709921785811319082012-02-01T13:46:32.457-07:002012-02-01T13:46:32.457-07:00The magic system, ha.The magic system, ha.Charlie N. Holmberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546802577363686054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-75108738962476342342012-02-01T13:02:26.179-07:002012-02-01T13:02:26.179-07:00Setting and characters for sure. Plot is not my th...Setting and characters for sure. Plot is not my thing.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017081528751539437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-41598107165329193232012-02-01T12:39:44.279-07:002012-02-01T12:39:44.279-07:00Interesting question! For me, it's actually co...Interesting question! For me, it's actually concept...which can sort of include all three elements. It's usually plot-related, though. <br /><br />Found it interesting with my most recent story, though, that I had a plot concept for one story, a setting for another, and a character for a third...and none of them worked until I combined them into one story!Shalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907680428735740943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-50660711904606692742012-02-01T12:03:20.854-07:002012-02-01T12:03:20.854-07:00Characters. Always the characters. The rest unfold...Characters. Always the characters. The rest unfolds around them. :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-79126181097315542992012-02-01T11:38:30.621-07:002012-02-01T11:38:30.621-07:00How do you have 35 comments already at 10:00 in th...How do you have 35 comments already at 10:00 in the morning? Wow, girl. What was the question again? Oh yeah, I think I started with plot on this one.Jessie Humphrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096043821002254348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-86210956029807732532012-02-01T11:31:53.842-07:002012-02-01T11:31:53.842-07:00Setting for me thus far. It's interesting to s...Setting for me thus far. It's interesting to stop and think about it, because you're right in that I would have never guessed that. Glad to know we have something in common. :)Rebecca Bellistonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387850668547139178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-45762084653952371672012-02-01T11:29:34.666-07:002012-02-01T11:29:34.666-07:00I think I would go with "characters"... ...I think I would go with "characters"... I've been quietly playing around with a story for the past long while where I'd written a quick 3-paragraph response to something, and the girl in the scene kept whispering to me, "Please don't leave me here." (lol I think "other writers" is the only group of people who will not think that sounds weird and in need of therapy.) But, she wouldn't leave me alone...In Which We Start Anewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575301575612665739noreply@blogger.com