Sounds pretty disgusting, doesn't it?
That's probably because it is. When you do this (after making a plot outline, at least), you do no editing for anything. No, not consistincy, spelling, grammar, names, or anything that would change the vomit. It is absoultely revolting, and any writer, good or bad, will cringe. Unless, if they really suck at writing. They might think that your word vomit looks good.
No, I did not come up with the term "word vomit", but it sounds like something that I would come up with. This is the genius of Veronica Roth, author of the Divergant Series. I found it first in the back of the first book in the series (which has loads of cool stuff like a quiz, what the faction names mean, and writing tips). To learn more about it, copy and paste this link:
(http://veronicarothbooks.blogspot.com/2009/11/today-i-am-trying-my-best-to-remember.html)
Now, every author blog that I have found has said something like "Do not edit until you finish the rought draft", but word vomit just sounds right. Plus, it takes up less space.
Win win.
I have to say, this is the hardest thing I have ever done. When I'm writing I tend to go "There is that red zig-zag line under that word! Must...fix...it." Trust me, it's a lot harder than most people realize.
It...is...so...dang...hard.
When I wasn't word vomiting, I could never get a short story done, much less a chapter. After finding word vomit, I could write much faster. In fact, after I finished the rough draft, editing brought a ton of relief. Then editing again, and again. Then I published a short story (under a pen name) online on a free publishing website, got one heart, one tear, and one scare (on this website, readers can click a button on what they think of the story, like the "Like" button on Facebook.
Thanks for reading my post today, and I hope it helps. Thanks guys, you are awesome! Feel free to comment.
That's probably because it is. When you do this (after making a plot outline, at least), you do no editing for anything. No, not consistincy, spelling, grammar, names, or anything that would change the vomit. It is absoultely revolting, and any writer, good or bad, will cringe. Unless, if they really suck at writing. They might think that your word vomit looks good.
No, I did not come up with the term "word vomit", but it sounds like something that I would come up with. This is the genius of Veronica Roth, author of the Divergant Series. I found it first in the back of the first book in the series (which has loads of cool stuff like a quiz, what the faction names mean, and writing tips). To learn more about it, copy and paste this link:
(http://veronicarothbooks.blogspot.com/2009/11/today-i-am-trying-my-best-to-remember.html)
Now, every author blog that I have found has said something like "Do not edit until you finish the rought draft", but word vomit just sounds right. Plus, it takes up less space.
Win win.
I have to say, this is the hardest thing I have ever done. When I'm writing I tend to go "There is that red zig-zag line under that word! Must...fix...it." Trust me, it's a lot harder than most people realize.
It...is...so...dang...hard.
When I wasn't word vomiting, I could never get a short story done, much less a chapter. After finding word vomit, I could write much faster. In fact, after I finished the rough draft, editing brought a ton of relief. Then editing again, and again. Then I published a short story (under a pen name) online on a free publishing website, got one heart, one tear, and one scare (on this website, readers can click a button on what they think of the story, like the "Like" button on Facebook.
Thanks for reading my post today, and I hope it helps. Thanks guys, you are awesome! Feel free to comment.