Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, Apr 26 2010
Planning a whole pot of words
Sometimes I cook a large pot of chili and freeze portions of it for later use. Some of it is intended to just be eaten from a bowl. Some gets served with cornbread. Some is used for haystacks with corn chips, lettuce, cheese and other toppings. Some gets served with macaroni as a sort of casserole. I know when I make it that we can get more than one kind of meal from it, so that justifies making the large amount.
The same can be true of certain kinds of writing. A novel can foster several short stories. a short story can inspire a novel or a poem. Research for a work of fiction can nudge a writer to do an article. A short piece done as a filler might lead to a longer article or some other work. You might call it repurposing or recycling or reworking or whatever you like. One basic idea can often be the core that leads us to funnel our words into whole new projects.
posted at: 16:04 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Sometimes I cook a large pot of chili and freeze portions of it for later use. Some of it is intended to just be eaten from a bowl. Some gets served with cornbread. Some is used for haystacks with corn chips, lettuce, cheese and other toppings. Some gets served with macaroni as a sort of casserole. I know when I make it that we can get more than one kind of meal from it, so that justifies making the large amount.
The same can be true of certain kinds of writing. A novel can foster several short stories. a short story can inspire a novel or a poem. Research for a work of fiction can nudge a writer to do an article. A short piece done as a filler might lead to a longer article or some other work. You might call it repurposing or recycling or reworking or whatever you like. One basic idea can often be the core that leads us to funnel our words into whole new projects.
posted at: 16:04 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
