tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post1173323057798844716..comments2024-03-23T02:45:17.058-04:00Comments on Tales of Goldstone Wood: Friday TidbitsAnne Elisabeth Stenglhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462605949792523331noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-49985594137357829332012-07-30T09:04:55.535-04:002012-07-30T09:04:55.535-04:00You should all let me know if any of these tips wo...You should all let me know if any of these tips work for you! I'm very curious.Anne Elisabeth Stenglhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462605949792523331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-43764814988974019402012-07-27T19:04:21.179-04:002012-07-27T19:04:21.179-04:00Thank you for these tips! I'm a writer (amateu...Thank you for these tips! I'm a writer (amateur writer, anyway), and there's a novel I'm having particular trouble with. I think I'm going to try #5 and see what happens. #6 would be really interesting, especially since many of my readers care more about the villian than the not-so-heroic hero.Caiti Mariehttp://blossomsandthorns.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-26857514844267531542012-07-27T12:30:18.107-04:002012-07-27T12:30:18.107-04:00Wow, this should really work for me. I'm stuck...Wow, this should really work for me. I'm stuck on one story, which I am constantly trying to get back to, but I just can't seem to make it work out. <br />But as I read this, I thought, "this just might work."<br />Thanks so much!Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14814840750991556084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-1764198493803435662012-07-27T11:21:44.001-04:002012-07-27T11:21:44.001-04:00Thank you so much Anne Elisabeth!I have been stuck...Thank you so much Anne Elisabeth!I have been stuck in a BIG way the past few weeks. I know what's going to happen. I know the entire plot. I know how everything is going to play out. I just can't seem to get this one, ittie bittie scene to work! But, I think with your advice, I can work it out now!Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597065432344069069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-64058433140426432792012-07-27T10:48:02.072-04:002012-07-27T10:48:02.072-04:00Great tips! My favorite is reading it aloud, if po...Great tips! My favorite is reading it aloud, if possible, to a somewhat snarky audience who is listening for plotholes. I used to read my writing to my brothers who essentially MSTed it. But they pointed out bad metaphors, plotholes, and lapses in character voice. All very valuable things.Kessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019626781634777336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-69348423668018849982012-07-27T09:26:01.498-04:002012-07-27T09:26:01.498-04:00Point #4 -- I always turn to writing longhand when...Point #4 -- I always turn to writing longhand when I'm stuck. I think it works for me because there's a certain romantic ambiance to the scratch of pen on paper, which always tickles the part of me that likes stories. Also, since it takes longer to get your current thought down, your brain has more breathing room to be formulating the next thought.<br /><br />Point #6-- A friend and I (not Laura, different friend) are working on a Jane Austen based derivative work right now and I've been starting to explore the Marianne Dashwood character journey. I came to the conclusion the other day that to be true to her character I need to make myself have a crush on Willoughby. This is a really bizarre experience because I've been hard wired since I was twelve years old to perceive Willoughby as bad news. I always defined him through Elinor's eyes. I'm really interested to see what new places this exercise is going to take my writing.<br /><br />Great tips!Faith Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283912862858368153noreply@blogger.com