Category Archives: The French Lieutenant’s Woman

Writing, not Posting

Posted on August 28, 2008 by angela

I am writing or, more to the point, doing this before I write. I have laid the foundations and now I’m building the trellises and the supports around which the plants of my story will grow. (image found here) I … Continue reading →

Posted in arbours, John Fowles, MATs, not posting, pergolas, planning, The French Lieutenant's Woman, trellises, writing | 3 Comments

To plan or not to plan a novel?

Posted on April 16, 2008 by angela

That is the question. A writing colleague and I were talking the other day about whether we should or shouldn’t plan our novels. I said I felt as I’d heard Rose Tremain say she’d felt: that if she plans, the … Continue reading →

Posted in bedrock of writing, John Fowles, planning, romance, Rose Tremain, soul in writing, The French Lieutenant's Woman, to plan or not to plan fiction | 10 Comments