tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post7756721667600246909..comments2023-12-26T09:58:45.306-06:00Comments on Writer Musings: 22 Rules of Storytelling, Part ThreeTabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-13378531716686285962012-07-16T16:11:34.185-05:002012-07-16T16:11:34.185-05:00You know, #5 is my favorite. I like to cut as much...You know, #5 is my favorite. I like to cut as much as I can.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-48632568739416360522012-07-16T11:40:20.741-05:002012-07-16T11:40:20.741-05:00#11 and 17 are spot on. #2 is a tough one. When yo...#11 and 17 are spot on. #2 is a tough one. When you're starting a series, well, you don't have an audience yet, so you write for you and you write from your heart. If you went with what's hot and what teens are into, all the books will be the same--YA genre has been accused of doing this, making all the books seem the same. They said vampires were out and no editors was interested in vamp books, yet Stephanie went ahead and revived it with her books. Also, everyone's view is subjective as seen in reviews...someone will hate what you've written and some will love it. How do you balance that? I don't know. I say write from your heart and yuor fans will stay with you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792547098577357461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-35659759116217953732012-07-16T11:33:27.449-05:002012-07-16T11:33:27.449-05:00Interms of brainstorming ideas, it's very true...Interms of brainstorming ideas, it's very true what you suggest about discarding the first few things that come to mind. I tell students to make lists of ideas, and inevitably it's the 6th or 9th or even later idea that is stunning.Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-16900692935176635732012-07-16T11:27:58.548-05:002012-07-16T11:27:58.548-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.E. B. Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04897282098417013116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-64528680583066238892012-07-16T10:58:21.997-05:002012-07-16T10:58:21.997-05:00Number 8 has been my mantra while fastdrafting. Ev...Number 8 has been my mantra while fastdrafting. Every time I struggle with a sentence or phrase I remind myself to get the gist of it down on paper and I can fix it later.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052604405996474436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-80988145548817329462012-07-16T10:21:39.159-05:002012-07-16T10:21:39.159-05:00I think rule #3 is so true! "Trying for theme...I think rule #3 is so true! "Trying for theme is important, but you won't see what the story is actually about til you're at the end of it."Ann Herrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041353495884375883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-34094421201036569742012-07-16T10:15:35.333-05:002012-07-16T10:15:35.333-05:00I love #11 and #17. So true!I love #11 and #17. So true!Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.com