tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post8512571431561597519..comments2023-12-26T09:58:45.306-06:00Comments on Writer Musings: The Devil’s in the Details...Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-33071819754314734072008-11-12T14:42:00.000-06:002008-11-12T14:42:00.000-06:00Thanks Keri! :)Thanks Keri! :)Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-28560750943643794392008-11-12T06:43:00.000-06:002008-11-12T06:43:00.000-06:00Love plot twists too.. Great stuff. Thanks.Love plot twists too.. Great stuff. Thanks.Keri Mikulskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674081854220914215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-54764033406083251432008-11-11T20:53:00.000-06:002008-11-11T20:53:00.000-06:00Nah. When you get some time to think, think about...Nah. When you get some time to think, think about the story you're writing. That's more important than my blog. :)Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-31231906909749126242008-11-11T14:27:00.000-06:002008-11-11T14:27:00.000-06:00Such good information. When I get some time to thi...Such good information. When I get some time to think, maybe I'll have something better to say. :)Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-36251555494494038602008-11-10T17:05:00.000-06:002008-11-10T17:05:00.000-06:00Anne - what a perfect example! Wish I'd remembere...Anne - what a perfect example! Wish I'd remembered it. :) And that natural arc makes perfect sense. I'd imagine the literary aspect of things depends on the writer. For me, it's all in my head before I start writing. But I have a writer friend who doesn't her story is complete until the second or third draft. <BR/><BR/>Carrie - LOL!! :) I think the beginning is looked at more than the rest of the story because it's so important. I wish there was a better way, though, because I get so sick of it after awhile. :)Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-20312653378959808362008-11-10T15:31:00.000-06:002008-11-10T15:31:00.000-06:00Gosh, yes. And now I've got to go and look at my f...Gosh, yes. And now I've got to go and look at my first chapter. Yes, AGAIN. :)Carrie Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893023777471521703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-12692539654753873002008-11-10T13:58:00.000-06:002008-11-10T13:58:00.000-06:00Your comment about the plot twist made me think of...Your comment about the plot twist made me think of The Sixth Sense.<BR/><BR/>Here's what I wonder - do writers separate out the literary elements before they sit down or do they just hit the page running? It seems that good stories, since the beginning of time, just have that natural arc and keep your interest.<BR/><BR/>Does that make sense?Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-49279228631847834842008-11-10T13:28:00.000-06:002008-11-10T13:28:00.000-06:00Christy - thanks! :)Mary - I had the same problem...Christy - thanks! :)<BR/><BR/>Mary - I had the same problem when I was a kid. And I actually think you're still right in that everything is connected. Everything in writing is most definitely connected. I think spacing things apart should be seen as just that (spacing it out). I used to think it was disconnecting, and could not for the life of me figure out how to do it. :) But once I started to see it as spread out instead of disconnected, things got a bit easier.<BR/><BR/>Jacqui - thanks! I've heard much about Stephen King's ON WRITING, but still haven't read it. I think I really should... :)<BR/><BR/>Beth - thanks!! :)<BR/><BR/>PJ - I think the easiest way to learn something is by repetition. And if that means I need to hear the same thing over and over until it sticks, then so be it. :)Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-24508741694176295242008-11-10T11:03:00.000-06:002008-11-10T11:03:00.000-06:00You have some great insight, Tabitha! I love the f...You have some great insight, Tabitha! I love the first page must have the plot, characters, and setting only! Yes, heard it before, but it's so helpful to hear again an again. And again.PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-50604824662117573522008-11-10T09:49:00.000-06:002008-11-10T09:49:00.000-06:00Excellent....very good stuff!Excellent....very good stuff!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-18804212267206770382008-11-10T08:47:00.000-06:002008-11-10T08:47:00.000-06:00Mary, in On Writing, Stephen King spends a whole c...Mary, in <I>On Writing</I>, Stephen King spends a whole chapter talking about paragraph splits.<BR/><BR/>Tabitha, your analyses of how to structure plot are always careful and instructional. I think your point about plot twists needing to be set up so they are surprising, but you COULD have seen it coming it a great one.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-88508866392605807932008-11-10T08:12:00.000-06:002008-11-10T08:12:00.000-06:00Every time I read one of your posts I get inspired...Every time I read one of your posts I get inspired and I want to take my new knowledge and do something with it. But then I sit down to write and suddenly I'm muddled again; I always seem to start my stories either too early or too late, and along with creating information dumps, this is probably my biggest Waterloo.<BR/><BR/>One of the hardest things for me to figure out when I was a kid, studying English and writing stories for homework, was how to make different paragraphs. To me, everything was connected and it was hard for me to see where one topic ended and the other began. It seems I'm still muddled over this...Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-13907363997455323512008-11-10T07:45:00.000-06:002008-11-10T07:45:00.000-06:00great info! Christygreat info! <BR/><BR/>ChristyC.R. Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034891037873664976noreply@blogger.com