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Patricia Wrede

Wrede on Writing

  • Polina Malahovahas quoted9 years ago
    Plot, characters, and background are the Big Three when it comes to writing
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    There is no One True Way to write.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    Similarly, there lots of different methods for collaborating. One that works well for a lot of people is “I write my characters; you write your characters,” in which each writer comes up with some characters, they decide mutually on which ones will be the central viewpoints, and then they work out (in advance or as they go along) which scenes will be from which viewpoint. The writer who has that character writes the scene.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    People go into collaborations for different reasons, and each project and co-author is a different situation.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    The main thing that seems to work, though, is forgetting about the deadline and refocusing on getting the writing done.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    Once you know why you’re having problems meeting deadlines, most of the solutions are common sense.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    Again, diagnosis is key.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    some chronically underestimate how long it’s going to take them to write ten pages (or how many pages it will take to cover X amount of material);
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    If you’re this kind of person, the first thing I recommend is that you stop for a few minutes and think about why this happens to you. And be brutally honest. A
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    The more common problem, though, seems to be people who freeze in the face of a deadline.
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