[HN Gopher] How to write a novel using the snowflake method (2013)
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How to write a novel using the snowflake method (2013)
Author : Tomte
Score : 26 points
Date : 2024-02-03 10:21 UTC (12 hours ago)
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| everybodyknows wrote:
| Example of the author's own work:
| https://www.amazon.com/Transgression-Time-Travel-Suspense-No...
| karmakaze wrote:
| OT: Just decided a new reading rule for myself: when a popup
| interrupts my reading I'll ask myself "Does finding out what this
| says based on what little I know so far matter to me?" If the
| answer is not a resounding "yes!", I close the tab.
| jurassicfoxy wrote:
| I'm curious to know if authors of great books know the "ending"
| ahead of time? In Stephen King's case, I'd say "no". In John
| Irving's case, where the ending is often "put the book down in
| awe", I'd assume he MUST, right?
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| I'd love to write a book, I have ideas, I just don't know if I'll
| ever have a good ending.
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| This must be the curse of most aspiring writers!?
| pram wrote:
| From my experience, you don't need to know the exact ending but
| you should have a general idea of where stuff needs to go.
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| Knowing the end state makes planning the events and character
| development easier, and can help you avoid pacing problems. You
| can create the structure working backwards from the end state.
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| When I write I usually think about what needs to happen to get
| everything to where it "needs to be" in a comprehensible way.
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