tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post7851778416961328016..comments2024-01-29T06:21:11.353+00:00Comments on Sarah Duncan's Blog: Using Index Cards IISarah Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-47293123416305498252012-03-06T19:40:51.924+00:002012-03-06T19:40:51.924+00:00Marilyn - They're not 100% re-writes, some stu...Marilyn - They're not 100% re-writes, some stuff will stay much the same. I do less re-writing than I used to do - I think I've got better at doing more in one draft.Sarah Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-45397905947521674022012-03-06T15:24:36.093+00:002012-03-06T15:24:36.093+00:00This is a brilliant post, Sarah. I took note the f...This is a brilliant post, Sarah. I took note the first time I heard you say it...a while ago. And cards work for me at the end, if only to remember what I have included and where! Sometimes I can't remember the detail. I've just come to the end of my first draft, so I will now be doing that card trick. But I don't use cards at the start. I use a spider diagram for that. I do have a question though... Do you do a complete rewrite of each draft?<br /><br />Thanks, MarilynMarilyn Rodwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03195015482003617317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-61693368883503105772012-03-05T21:08:55.174+00:002012-03-05T21:08:55.174+00:00Yup, clunk is all my own invention. Think it desc...Yup, clunk is all my own invention. Think it describes my brain process, not like dragonflies zipping about but things going clunk clunk clunk.Sarah Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-63222266279713480692012-03-02T10:14:06.180+00:002012-03-02T10:14:06.180+00:00Great series of posts, Sarah, and they are particu...Great series of posts, Sarah, and they are particularly useful for me at the moment. I'm in the middle of revisions (6th draft) but these are 'post-clunk' revisions, and it's a different experience to doing the previous ones. I hadn't heard of the 'clunk' phenomenon before, so I assume it is your own observation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817023658086779385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-45914279429878068152012-03-01T21:30:37.100+00:002012-03-01T21:30:37.100+00:00Graham - I think Scrivener sounds great if you'...Graham - I think Scrivener sounds great if you're technically minded. One of the pluses about index cards is you have only a teeny space to write down the major points of your scene - it focuses the mind nicely.<br /><br />Derek - post-it notes have just the same function, but beds are cosier than walls!Sarah Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-26008417435063217712012-03-01T12:09:29.130+00:002012-03-01T12:09:29.130+00:00I found post-ots on a wall to be very handy, too. ...I found post-ots on a wall to be very handy, too. Distance lends perspective!DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-22639253783140827762012-03-01T11:10:20.371+00:002012-03-01T11:10:20.371+00:00Thanks for an insightful couple of posts, Sarah. I...Thanks for an insightful couple of posts, Sarah. I'm afraid that I've tried, and failed, when it comes to index cards - I like to have all my notes in one place, on the screen, so end up with various Word documents.<br /><br />Although I have to say I'm intrigued by mention (in the other comments) of Scrivener's virtual index card system, as it's the second time in two days I've heard it recommended. Worth looking into, methinks.Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13538241168713795330noreply@blogger.com