Post A0b5iyQv2Slf1whEWW by neeti@eldritch.cafe
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(DIR) Post #A0Ugy5HcID59ehQFCy by InvaderXan@writing.exchange
2020-10-24T17:45:31Z
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Putting down Roots and Ruins doesn't mean I'm giving up #XanNoWriMo. Instead, it means I'm working on Star Eaters again. Though this story is... slightly more complicated.
(DIR) Post #A0UhA0ZDeXGOVILEkC by InvaderXan@writing.exchange
2020-10-24T17:47:41Z
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Everyone plans their stories differently, if at all. But these little story circles are how I like to plan out mine. They just feel intuitive.
(DIR) Post #A0UhEm76okej7pSy1Y by stelepami@mspsocial.net
2020-10-24T17:48:31Z
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@InvaderXan I think they're pretty!
(DIR) Post #A0UhHIt1wJgHLd5RNQ by InvaderXan@writing.exchange
2020-10-24T17:49:01Z
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@stelepami 🙂 Me too. Which may be a big part of why I use them!
(DIR) Post #A0V1lpGO7tJDX7qN4y by Steinar@snabelen.no
2020-10-24T21:38:36Z
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@InvaderXan @stelepami I'm not a writer; how do story circles work?
(DIR) Post #A0b5iyQv2Slf1whEWW by neeti@eldritch.cafe
2020-10-27T19:51:06Z
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@InvaderXan this is so cool!
(DIR) Post #A0cuZIRR5Cuf0f2aye by InvaderXan@writing.exchange
2020-10-28T16:55:36Z
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@neeti Oh, thank you! I may have been putting off writing this story because of how many story arcs it needs me to juggle 😅
(DIR) Post #A0cv5sVsVMiO9OefLc by baerd@eldritch.cafe
2020-10-28T17:01:27Z
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@InvaderXan looks like those clean tree cuts where one can see the years in circles :amaze: :blob_cat_aww:
(DIR) Post #A0d2Hi3xsqmOtUBgVk by neeti@eldritch.cafe
2020-10-28T18:22:03Z
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@InvaderXan I love that you've taken a more visual route to planning arcs. I tend to just jot down things in words and draw bubbles around them, connected by lines, but it has become a bit tedious to get that bird's eye perspective. I might try to do something like this, this weekend! (also I can't wait to see how your story turns out! I love seeing people's creation processes)
(DIR) Post #A0d54CUIGi1n3wkiFU by InvaderXan@writing.exchange
2020-10-28T18:53:15Z
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@baerd 9 story arcs for 5 characters across two books. Also, I just realised this is all plot and doesn't include character growth arcs or that one romantic sub-plot.Yeah, I want to make sure this story turns out to be good!
(DIR) Post #A0d5JvPjW0hwk97L0K by InvaderXan@writing.exchange
2020-10-28T18:56:05Z
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@neeti I always think visually 🙂 it just feels most intuitive to me!That said, I do also start out with bubbles and lines, but I use that more for ideas. I only start drawing out the arcs like this when I have a good idea of what they are and where they should fit. You should definitely try the same though! Find something that works for you. I sometimes draw them out as a linear timeline too.Maybe I should post more creative process things here...
(DIR) Post #A0dbNx6MNcxRfW1IJ6 by neeti@eldritch.cafe
2020-10-29T00:55:21Z
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@InvaderXan yes you could 😀
(DIR) Post #A0rB3SeA1VOMpNpyPA by 1ll173r47@mastodon.online
2020-11-04T14:06:17Z
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@InvaderXan what do the circles represent? Subplots? Arcs?
(DIR) Post #A0rBNSklKxSWwwSkqm by InvaderXan@writing.exchange
2020-11-04T14:09:55Z
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@1ll173r47 Arcs. Colour coded by which character is the focus. The central circle is the main plot.