tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post3188020159633122006..comments2024-03-29T06:57:01.951-05:00Comments on The Storyteller's Inkpot: James EllroyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-31827536603996219202010-09-27T18:19:27.348-05:002010-09-27T18:19:27.348-05:00I found Ellroy's advice interesting, because I...I found Ellroy's advice interesting, because I wrote one story where I made myself lay out a very detailed setting before I wrote each scene. I found the setting layout to be tough, but then when I wrote the actual scene, the setting I'd just written out informed the characters, the way they gestured and moved, and it affected the mood of each scene beautifully. It was nuts! But it was great.Melinda R. Cordellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924404257237523106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-50194944779086193742010-09-27T14:16:26.141-05:002010-09-27T14:16:26.141-05:00Surely, in putting together a 150-page outline, a ...Surely, in putting together a 150-page outline, a writer could still surprise himself with twists and turns and whatnot, right? I'm thinking this could be an interesting exercise, especially if a writer tends to get lost in infinite possibilities. Like me. <br /><br />Thanks for posting this. I love hearing about process, especially since I still haven't found mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com