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~LONGCAT~ 01-13-2015 02:49 AM

Story Time Lines
 
Do you guys come up with a story time line when you're writing, or do you write the story chronologically?

For those who do make a time line, what do you use?

xuvrette 01-13-2015 01:49 PM

I mostly do everything in sequence. Unless I am stuck at that scene, then I would jump to another scene.
So far, I didn't use a proper time line format for my stories.

BUT! Currently, I have this intense multiple fighting scene that I kinda get lost while writing it. So I plan to have a timeline. Just to see which ones happen concurrently. My intention is to be able to have a 'cue' leading to another fighting scene and to another.

~LONGCAT~ 01-16-2015 11:10 PM

The story I'm working on is a series of small stories that fit together. And I just want to make sure that if they're fixing a thing in one chapter, it's not unfixed in the future ones.

xuvrette 01-17-2015 04:40 AM

Sounds like a planner type story. XD
There are a few ways of time line planning. It all depends on how it fits your context.
There are programs of time line as well. Or you can use excel too.

~LONGCAT~ 01-17-2015 10:15 PM

I have a few half story lines put together, but I know most of it will be post writing edits to make sure things flow properly.

Kat Dakuu 01-18-2015 04:35 AM

I kept reading the title wrong and it confused me! XD I read storytime lines. Not story timelines.

I normally don't do it. For my last novel though, I scribbled one down on paper, mostly to help pick their current age and what age they would be at certain events. I wanted to see the three characters on the same line. Everything was super basic and color coded with different colored pencils.

Sometimes I think it works better to edit after rather than over plan at the beginning if you've got a lot of puzzle pieces that need to fit together perfectly.

xuvrette 01-18-2015 08:34 AM

... What is Storytime Lines?

~LONGCAT~ 01-18-2015 10:46 PM

Confusing. :P

I see. Kat that's a neat idea with colored pencils. I'll have to remember that.

Kat Dakuu 01-20-2015 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by xuvrette (Post 1773179509)
... What is Storytime Lines?

I have no idea. That's why I was confused. XD

Yeah, I figured it would be less confusing with different colors. I marked out the length of their story arc too just to make sure I didn't plan all the climax moments at the same time. Since yeah, should pace that crazy emotional stuff.

~LONGCAT~ 01-20-2015 06:43 PM

There's another great idea. I keep putting off working on different parts of my story because of all the feels. I wrote the last few sentences of a chapter before I finished fleshing the whole chapter out, because I didn't want to forget them, but now I don't want to write the chapter. :<

Kat Dakuu 01-22-2015 03:18 AM

Just write it! [feesh]

~LONGCAT~ 01-22-2015 03:46 AM

But my poor story babies!! D: I've been putting off certain parts because of how depressing they are. I know I should just take a JRRMartin approach and relish in their pain, but it makes me sad.

Kat Dakuu 01-22-2015 08:52 PM

Then relish in the tears you shed, knowing you can do that to the reader too and they'll love you for it!

~LONGCAT~ 01-24-2015 12:50 AM

I guess. it is entirely my fault for writing them as tragic. Cant have a world of sunshine and daisies when it can be a world of rainstorms and death.

Kat Dakuu 01-25-2015 02:58 AM

Well yeah. It's hardly a story if it's all sunshine.


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