Great idea here for writing a narrative:
"I’m just starting a new novel, trying to figure out the shape of the damn thing. Here’s a trick I use that might help you too. I call it the Clothesline Method.
"I’m just starting a new novel, trying to figure out the shape of the damn thing. Here’s a trick I use that might help you too. I call it the Clothesline Method.
The line starts out empty.
Then you hang the shirts and towels and underwear (the
scenes and sequences) on it.
I aim for between eight and twelve.
Sometimes I’ll actually draw a clothesline on a piece of
paper (yellow foolscap, my fave) and sketch in a dozen or so squares hanging
beneath.
What I love about this method is it’s simple and it’s dumb.
It takes all the preciousness out of the process. And it eliminates a lot of
the fear. How hard is it to hang a dozen dresses, sheets, and pairs of blue
jeans on a line?
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