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dallonwrites · 1 year ago

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doing this sort of deep and detailed worldbuilding that doesn't really happen in my litfic works (well worldbuilding is still there, but even when i write litfic in a fictional setting it's not the same as this speculative project where there's lots of specific lore) has felt really nice because it's something to hold onto and familiarise myself with before i jump into the draft, but also because i'm not trying to outline the story alongside that i'll still get all the ways that discovery writing benefits me. making me think about how whether you're plotting a story ahead of drafting or not these sort of pre drafting rituals are really helpful and can take so many different forms depending on the story + writer

#i think esp with discovery writing a big thing is understanding what your anchor is going into a draft #that helps you get the benefits of discovery writing but also keeps you like. grounded??#which i don't see talked about a lot probably bc of the 'flying by the seat of your pants' thing. which i think is a misconception #even when you ARE going into something fully unknowing. in that case the possibilities that come with unknowing is the anchor #because in that case the writer/story benefits from the questioning around their idea going into a draft. the mystery of it all #and then sometimes a very vague outline that gives you space to prioritise discovery writing is the anchor #basically something familiar to hold onto whilst you're uncovering everything around it #a lot of time for me it's the character but here it feels like the world itself #i dont think this is discovery writing specific but i think if you have an outline going in + prioritise plotting then like #thats most likely the anchor #dallon when he ponders new writing theory in the tags of a tumblr post #also i say not try to outline because inevitably with the worldbuilding im getting ideas and things #like understanding the lore means realising moments where certain lore is revealed etc.#but i'm not like. intentionally outlining ?? idk ?? we'll see #i tried outlining this last nano and it didnt really help me with prep and going in but it helped in the middle of the month

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