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caffienekitty) wrote2009-05-24 09:47 pm
caffienekitty) wrote2009-05-24 09:47 pm
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Writing: Placeholders.
Random question for writers out there.
When you're writing, do you have things you use as 'placeholders'? Like there's a phrase or scene or line that you haven't got yet, or something is needed to transition from one thing to another and you haven't got it yet, but the next section is jumping up and down for attention, or you're hitting a wall. What do you use in the spot where something is missing?
In the last few things I've worked on today (it's one of those days) I've had:
-Dean or Sam *reactioned* or *expressioned* or *bitchfaced*
-*emo!nutbar Hamlet is emo and nutbar*
-Rows of asterixes blocking out lines or sections that need serious work.
-([character] does [x], [y], and then [z])
-A row of 'ARG!' repeated. Also, one long Aaaaarg.
I noticed this the other day and thought it might be interesting to find out what other people's habits are. I also tend to type straight to text file these days when writing as well, so maybe handwriting the first draft doesn't lend itself to a need for placeholders?
So, what do you do?
When you're writing, do you have things you use as 'placeholders'? Like there's a phrase or scene or line that you haven't got yet, or something is needed to transition from one thing to another and you haven't got it yet, but the next section is jumping up and down for attention, or you're hitting a wall. What do you use in the spot where something is missing?
In the last few things I've worked on today (it's one of those days) I've had:
-Dean or Sam *reactioned* or *expressioned* or *bitchfaced*
-*emo!nutbar Hamlet is emo and nutbar*
-Rows of asterixes blocking out lines or sections that need serious work.
-([character] does [x], [y], and then [z])
-A row of 'ARG!' repeated. Also, one long Aaaaarg.
I noticed this the other day and thought it might be interesting to find out what other people's habits are. I also tend to type straight to text file these days when writing as well, so maybe handwriting the first draft doesn't lend itself to a need for placeholders?
So, what do you do?
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*nods* I can't even imagine writing a story in a language that I'm not a native speaker of. I really admire you for that. :-)
If I hit a wall I tend to write another story and keep thinking about this wall.
I've been doing that too, except the new ones have been getting walls too, and now I have a stack of walls of varying degrees. :-/
The last story where that happened is from february and I think I should continue writing, the wall has crumbled to dust quite a while ago. What was it with Sun Tzu and waiting long enough for your enemy to fall dead? I think it's a bit like that ;)
Hee! The Art of War as applied to fanfic? That's awesome! :-D