The path to this day has been long in coming. We've had our days in the sun, and we've had days of darkness. It hasn't always been easy, and we've made mistakes and missteps along the way, but together we've persevered. Every challenge, every obstacle that has come our way we've overcome together. I've loved you from the day I met you, and there is no other I can dream of spending the rest of my life with. Facing what may come, I want you by my side. In sickness, in health. For rich, or for poor. For better and for worse, I promise that I will stand by you from this moment on. - Wedding Vows of Rorick
I swear one day I'll sit down and actually write the story of these two. I've only had it outline for.... six years now? As time goes by, it gets more detailed and better planned, so at some point it's going to happen. I just need to put pen to paper, for want of a better term, and get it out. Until then, here's another illustration by
I'm so jealous of you and your ability to outline a story. Me? When I write, I write what I feel at that time. (See my "Michael and Amanda" story.) I've tried writing outlines for stories but I can't ever figure out how to do it. But, I've gotten some nice comments so I must be doing something right.
I'm so jealous of you and your ability to outline a story. Me? When I write, I write what I feel a
For me, I've found it's easiest to first break down the story into an overall timeline by chapters. After that, I break it down by chapter and detail the chapter I'm working on in the same manner. From there, I can stitch the details of the story together. It's effectively like following a checklist. Do what works for you though. I'm a writer who's heavily dependent on outlines and worldbuilding to make a cohesive story. If off the cuff works well for you, I say go for it.
For me, I've found it's easiest to first break down the story into an overall timeline by chapters.
Well, don't get me wrong. It isn't so much off-the-cuff as it is an inability to organize my thoughts to allow me to write an outline and follow it. As for worldbuilding, believe me, I can answer any question about my world(s) that you could have and my characters. I usually decide what kind of a world I want to write about and, while I may not have it written down, I do know what the world is like. Take "Michael and Amanda" for example, when I started writing that story 5 years ago, I had decided that anthro animals/people would live in a world similar to our 1970s through '90s. The most notable exceptions were that places (cities, states, countries, etc.) would have their names altered to include animal, weather, and geological names included. For example, Atlanta, Georgia became Catlanna, Gargia; Jacksonville, Florida became Jaguarville, Flamingo. The only requirement is that the name sounds similar to the original name.
Well, don't get me wrong. It isn't so much off-the-cuff as it is an inability to organize my though
