Monday, January 15, 2007

Response to Chapter 3, "Ten Ways to a Draft"

Beginning a draft is often the hardest part of the writing process. Different methods of freewriting or prewriting can help generate ideas, like timelines, mapmaking, and clustering. The key is to gather concrete details instead of abstractions to reach good ideas and find your "Muse." I'll probably try some of these ideas to help start a draft. I agree with the idea that the Muse is elusive, and inspiration doesn't usually come easily.

How important is editing in the initial draft stage (the authors didn't seem to address this)?
How can a writer stay true to what really happened when creating dialogue to go along with a photograph?
What methods were used to generate ideas for this book?

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