tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648274871264107501.post1415434628279535703..comments2024-03-19T08:18:28.694-06:00Comments on The Dashner Dude: Q&A: The Writing ProcessJames Dashnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09858761509340907465noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648274871264107501.post-996475418022650012011-06-21T07:48:00.741-06:002011-06-21T07:48:00.741-06:00I know this is an old post but i just wanted to sa...I know this is an old post but i just wanted to say how much I appreciated it! I'm glad there's someone else who doesn't believe in over-extensive prework in a book. :)<br />One other thing. When you begin working on a trilogy (The Maze Runner for example) did you know how the third book was going to end when you were writing the first book?<br />Thanks, <br />TrishTrishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648274871264107501.post-53432650369066508182011-05-03T16:35:10.304-06:002011-05-03T16:35:10.304-06:00I know that this is a post from 2007, but I had to...I know that this is a post from 2007, but I had to say that I can completely relate. I'm halfway through rewriting my novel and I'm sick of the same story! I just go back and look at the original story that I wrote a year ago and say "holy crap, that's awful writing" and then go back and rewrite chapter by chapter.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08128181309045194354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648274871264107501.post-50290580663403146212010-04-22T10:24:50.216-06:002010-04-22T10:24:50.216-06:00Thank you for sharing your insights on the writing...Thank you for sharing your insights on the writing process. It is very helpful to me to read another truthful description of the writing process from another talented author. <br /><br />My 13-year-old daughter just finished your book 'Mazerunner' and cried at the ending, waking me up at 11:30 at night, the characters were so real to her, she needed to be with someone--so your endings work!<br /><br />I admire you for having the courage to write what you did and I think that if SK ever runs across this post that he will admire you for having the courage to speak the truth, something that he encourages over and over and over in 'On Writing.' Best wishes for your continued success.Mary Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278623929399694632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648274871264107501.post-51137705006168897412009-03-08T19:50:00.000-06:002009-03-08T19:50:00.000-06:00hahaha, this article makes me wonder if, by writin...hahaha, this article makes me wonder if, by writing the synopsis really wordy and long and detailed, I'm killing my novel in embryonic form. I actually still haven't decided the ending (have an idea and I know 1001 things it's not) and I haven't managed to get myself to finish writing the synopsis. nnnnnnnnneway, I was wondering, how much of the sequel you have planned out before writing the first book? (not really in quesiton form is it?) I'm hoping for a trilogy and I know 1001 events I want in between THE ending and what I have but where they go and which ones I'll keep, is still a mystery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648274871264107501.post-19252807536736714562007-12-12T17:47:00.000-07:002007-12-12T17:47:00.000-07:00Sir Dashner, I agree with you about knowing your e...Sir Dashner, I agree with you about knowing your ending before you start writing. I've run into some problems with that while making videos. I'll have some good ideas, start making a video, come to the ending, and quickly make something up or not finish it because I wasn't completely prepared going into it. You are a good man, but I'm afraid your football team's ex-head coach is an absolute coward. What were he and Arkansas thinking?Matt McFarland Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642320137128275284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648274871264107501.post-46644682947911050432007-12-08T19:41:00.000-07:002007-12-08T19:41:00.000-07:00I'm so with you on the endings thing.And I hope yo...I'm so with you on the endings thing.<BR/><BR/>And I hope you dearly appreciate your wife in those 7 week streaks of insanity. (Hmm . . . Wish I could hire someone to play the mommy so I could have one of those. :D) By default, mommies generally have to draft at a slower pace, darn it.<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the progress!Can't wait to read the rest of the sequel. (That's right, people, I've gotten to read a couple of chapters of book 2. I feel so cool.)Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648274871264107501.post-74497949710373434592007-12-07T18:24:00.000-07:002007-12-07T18:24:00.000-07:00Very interesting post. I'm curious about the word ...Very interesting post. I'm curious about the word length of your drafts. How does the first draft compare to later drafts? Do you find yourself adding, taking away?Annie Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11334942739170137461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648274871264107501.post-91206100681245638742007-12-07T10:36:00.000-07:002007-12-07T10:36:00.000-07:00Some fascinating insights here. Especially to som...Some fascinating insights here. Especially to someone like me who's still finding their way. I can definitely identify with working well under pressure. NaNoWriMo definitely taught me that!Kimberly Vanderhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653757517652257445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648274871264107501.post-61618092142353833902007-12-06T15:57:00.000-07:002007-12-06T15:57:00.000-07:00This was so fun to read: so many similarities, so ...This was so fun to read: so many similarities, so many differences. Your paragraph about The Master made me laugh VERY hard.Luisa Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310698422276446909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648274871264107501.post-51043956598493079692007-12-06T11:26:00.000-07:002007-12-06T11:26:00.000-07:00Thanks for answering my question. It's refreshing ...Thanks for answering my question. It's refreshing to know that I'm not the only crazy person about writing. I've actually woke up in the middle of the night to scrawl something about a character or plot. I like the idea of not editing the first draft, for some reason that is hard to resist but I can see how it helps things flow to just write it out and worry about editing later.<BR/>As for soda, ditch it Dashner Dude, you can do it! I've been soda free for so long that if I take a sip it burns my nose. :) And because my husband and I don't drink any, when our kids are offered the poisonous substance by relatives they say "It's hot, I don't like it." <BR/>Queue: it means line and when you look at it, the letters look like they're in some sort of line. That's why they spell it that way. Really, I have no idea but I think you figured that out. :)Rachelle Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522589944408062365noreply@blogger.com