Anyone here tried this? I've always meant to have a crack.
Methinks a very different kind of novel would come out the
other end.
Charlie
---------- charliewilliams.net
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Patrick King
<abrasax93@...> wrote:
>
> Well, the classic method is: Rent a room in a
seedy
> motel or hotel for 72 hours. Bring three bottles
of
> rhye whiskey, a can of instant coffee, and a
PLOT.
> Don't start with characters. Come up with a good
plot
> and let the characters fill themselves in. If
you're
> writing a whodunit, figure out what happened and
how
> it will be resolved, then tell it, starting in
the
> middle, from the point of view of someone coming
into
> the story with no previous information about
the
> circumstances. Write for 72 hours with only
bathroom
> breaks until the book is complete, then go to
sleep.
> Don't re-read until it's finished. Now go through
it
> for inconsistencies and places where the whole
thing
> falls apart or where the action breaks down. Cut
out
> 10% of everything you've written. Knock off
anything
> that isn't exciting or titilating. If you're
uncertain
> of any chapter. Rewrite it without reference to
the
> original and see which one works best. Then let
a
> trusted third party read it and see if they think
it
> works and what changes they'd like to see.
Consider
> what they say and make the changes that seem
logical
> and send it off. The publisher or agent will
have
> their own ideas. Don't turn in a MS less than
300
> pages for todays market, so shoot for a first draft
of
> at least 330 pages, so you'll have that 10% to cut.
If
> you're going to write fast you have to keep your
will
> strong on the project. Block distractions. No
cell
> phone, no pets, no musical instruments including
ipods
> or radios or tvs. Don't tell your friends
and
> relatives where you are. Just tell them you'll
be
> unreachable for 72 hours. Unless you're a
certified
> alcoholic, alter your consciousness while you
work.
> It's what all the best of them did. Why argue
with
> success? Good luck!
>
> Patrick King
> --- Don Lee <donthepoet@...> wrote:
>
> > I am about to do the November novel writing
contest,
> > and I am going to write a noir novel, so I have
been
> > reading the Hard Case Crime books and otherwise
just
> > immersing myself in the whole mindset. Does
anyone
> > reading this have any pointers for writing
noir
> > fast,
> > or know any good links, or just have any
feedback at
> > all? Am shooting for 50K words, and have Nov.
1st to
> > the end of the month to finish it.
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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