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In my writing style, I make an outline of what I'm going to write, and I have fun in between. I was kidding myself in thinking outlining contrasted with "stream of consciousness" in which thoughts ...
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System
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2019-12-08T01:57:52Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Matthew Paul Chapdelaine
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2019-12-08T01:57:52Z (about 5 years ago)
In my writing style, I make an outline of what I'm going to write, and I have fun in between. I was kidding myself in thinking outlining contrasted with "stream of consciousness" in which thoughts just flow onto the screen (paper?) My goal is to finish writing my book(which may or may not turn into an anthology of short stories), which has been written with both outlines and stream of consciousness in unsteady and wavering levels and combinations. Given the above, how should I continue writing? I want to improve, so should I try less outlining? A more rigid format? Something else entirely? Why? **What are the pros and cons of different levels of rigidity in planning?**
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2011-09-24T02:19:07Z (about 13 years ago)
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