tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967806610957360397.post6954981401488259711..comments2023-09-29T00:18:58.055-07:00Comments on Marshall Ryan Maresca: Stepping Back to look at the Big PictureMarshall Ryan Marescahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06259367667777920728noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967806610957360397.post-46531513636108736102012-02-01T12:11:31.530-08:002012-02-01T12:11:31.530-08:00Wow. Of course, he was writing before we had comp...Wow. Of course, he was writing before we had computers. His method was essentially simulating in a low-tech way, the way people write now with Word or Scrivener or such. <br /><br />(It helps that he had whole rooms to devote to that. I don't even have a desk that I get to keep set up 24/7.)Marshall Ryan Marescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259367667777920728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967806610957360397.post-79369170837638749792012-02-01T06:10:53.529-08:002012-02-01T06:10:53.529-08:00I just realized that it came across as if I were s...I just realized that it came across as if I were saying that Wodehouse is epic. Of course, he was not.<br /><br />That's what happens when you just type without planning.Daniel Fawcetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10206011790319793546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967806610957360397.post-65976150486982712562012-02-01T06:09:27.722-08:002012-02-01T06:09:27.722-08:00Well, it makes sense to me... but again, I am a pa...Well, it makes sense to me... but again, I am a partial insider. But I don't think it is all that crazy. Remember, planning on an epic scale works in various ways for various people. Tolkien didn't plan his books the way you did, but he did plan his languages and cultures in such detail that he drew up grammars for his languages, histories for his cultures, and poetry that explored the aesthetics of his civilizations.<br /><br />On the other hand, P.G. Wodehouse (an author who, really, couldn't be more different) had an entire room that was devoted to whatever he was writing at the moment, with pages tacked to the walls. But each page-column was a variant version of a SINGLE PAGE... he would modify, tweak, and re-write, putting his favorite version of the page at the top of the column. And then he would re-check each page against each other page, and would occasionally have to scrap the entire room and start again.<br /><br />I guess my point is that we each have our own ways of planning. Some people plan out entire series and then examine how the various texts come together, while other people stumble upon their connections. Your level of planning is not what would work for me, but it completely makes sense.Daniel Fawcetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10206011790319793546noreply@blogger.com