tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226674992357165208.post217760031294716467..comments2014-09-22T16:27:31.524-04:00Comments on From Tolstoy to Tinkerbell: Outlining & Spreadsheets for Novels (Or, Ways to Stop Your Writer's Brain from Imploding)Brittany Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12185542563330281729noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226674992357165208.post-50998470262580548212014-09-22T16:27:31.524-04:002014-09-22T16:27:31.524-04:00Thank you! And yes, it does end after the CC colum...Thank you! And yes, it does end after the CC column.Brittany Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12185542563330281729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226674992357165208.post-86987594483030764292014-09-15T13:29:53.901-04:002014-09-15T13:29:53.901-04:00Love this! Wondering: Does your spreadsheet end af...Love this! Wondering: Does your spreadsheet end after the CC column?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550058825695879994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226674992357165208.post-16365911929855872252013-03-30T23:54:58.941-04:002013-03-30T23:54:58.941-04:00I really like the idea of spreadsheets. I don'...I really like the idea of spreadsheets. I don't do spreadsheets, but I do keep a very detailed "daytimer" and a chapter by chapter breakdown. For some of the scenes in FDM, I actually had to sit down and write up a moment by moment "blocking" plan. If I need someone to bounce stuff off of, it's always my husband, who is a brilliant storyteller. <br /><br />Back when rocks were soft, a friend and I co wrote a novel. Looking back, this had some problems stemming from the fact that my friend and I have different writing styles. I am betting that you and Melissa are at least reasonably matched in styles? How does that work out?<br /><br />Also, do you mean to say that each of you write the different POV'S? Are some of the characters "yours" and some "hers?" And do you write for each other's characters, if that's the case?<br />'ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01696955787843448807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226674992357165208.post-9111342152065904812013-03-27T20:53:39.797-04:002013-03-27T20:53:39.797-04:00Great post, Brittany. This was really interesting....Great post, Brittany. This was really interesting. I can see how this would be really helpful when co-writing a novel.<br /><br />I've never co-written any piece of fiction (only nonfiction), and I'm curious how you and Melissa brainstorm the plot. Do you usually pretty much agree on how you think the plot should turn out? Are there ever any disagreements and how do you work those out? Does the outline & spreadsheet help with this? How do you handle characterization? Do you each have your own characters in the story and only one person's allowed to write from that character's point of view?<br /><br />Hope that makes sense. I guess I'd just like to hear more about your creative collaboration. :)Nicole Bianchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180638793542077123noreply@blogger.com