#thoughtdumping

Mars in Virgo 12H issues. (Power restrained & Hidden enemies)

Some may know Mars represent our will power , energy, courage & also our sexuality within us.

The 12H is definitely “The Subconscious Mind” I feel as if these people don’t feel what they’re body is sensing because of the habit to block them out. As if something is controlling your body. And sometimes it can be a struggle with your subconscious cause Mars is a warrior planet. It’s very conflicting when the 12H is placed here. But also 12H can do with the VIEWS..as in dealing with prisons , hospitals & psych facilities and when we put it here usually something that triggered you to that frame of mind of sadness & conflict cause of Mars...it can symbolize a vicious person in your life or sometime in your life that changed it and give you that aura that your spirit is extremely down, it’s dark.

And also these people tend to attract to things that are HIDDEN. And not only speaking on someone that is in the Occult or in a secret society or do things I already know that’s not a secret to me anymore. But also to people that are quiet or got a sort of confidence in them you quite don’t understand. It’s little things that others don’t pick. They pick of things that are UNDERNEATH.

Reminder of myself when this Mars is well placed (Virgo for me) it’s not a enemy sign..it’s the Protector. It takes hard work for these natives to see that within themselves cause we built for being incredibly resourceful & handling things on our own.

I used to be a pantser. I'd get an idea and just launch straight into it, but after only a thousand or so words I didn't know what to do, I'd get lost and then give up. Eventually I decided to try outlining and guess what! I wrote over 70 000 words (and it was a first draft!) in a novel. It was amazing. Now, I always outline before launching into writing. Here's a look at my process. Please note that these steps aren't necessarily always in this order, and generally occur at the same time.

Thought dump:

I always start my planning off with a thought-dump, in a word document or a notebook (generally, in both!). I dump any and all ideas in this, questions that would need to be answered, dialogue ideas etc. Anything I can think of! Please note that there will be things here that are ultimately scrapped but that's ok, just put everything you can think of down.

Outline:

Once I've thought-dumped, I organise everything in the document (or notebook), in order, in another document. This doc will have a lot of blank spots, where things need to happen, and that's the point! It highlights what still needs to be worked out.

What I like to do at this point is actually swap over to a hand written method. I get out my sticky notes, find a door or a large peice of paper and write the outline (in dot points) on the sticky notes and order them on the door. This gives me a proper visual of where the gaps are in my plot. Then I do some more thought dumping and fill in the gaps.

All of this is transfered to the outline document which I then break into chapters and, where necessary, include dates/days passed in each chapter.

I also fill in a table in a new Word doc, with columns for; date, chapter, main plot and subplots to clearly show how each is progressing in each chapter. I tend to jump back and forth between the table and the outline document, adding to both as needed.

How detailed the outline is is a personal choice. Some people write huge outlines. My outline documents are usually about 2000 words but I also have the table and sticky note door/poster. It's important to note that if I'm planning a series I always start thought dumping and a basic outline for the next books during this time too, but my main focus is on the first book. This way, I can plan ahead for the important details that need to be woven throughout all the books.

Your outline isn't set in stone. You can change it and add to it as you write your novel. This is something that I do too and often leads to even better ideas for later books.