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“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” (Robert Frost)
I have found this for myself: I have been writing with a vague outline, and then my characters do an unexpected thing and/or my plot takes an unexpected turn. This is a source of great joy for me, though I do not know if this really translates to joy in the reader. However, now what happens is that I have to redo my outline and iron out the seams in the story. My big fear is that this ironing out of the seams will make those bits of the story seem contrived.
How do you lot balance this stuff?
I have found this for myself: I have been writing with a vague outline, and then my characters do an unexpected thing and/or my plot takes an unexpected turn. This is a source of great joy for me, though I do not know if this really translates to joy in the reader. However, now what happens is that I have to redo my outline and iron out the seams in the story. My big fear is that this ironing out of the seams will make those bits of the story seem contrived.
How do you lot balance this stuff?