tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post6139169614831440294..comments2023-12-08T13:21:54.131-08:00Comments on Dangerous With a Pen: Lindsey Learns... to Be PreparedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418440256681984621noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-23890464986449074422011-01-24T09:46:16.322-08:002011-01-24T09:46:16.322-08:00I saw this on Elana's blog and have it on my l...I saw this on Elana's blog and have it on my list to check out. I outlined my WIP but the plot has changed so much already. It helped me to outline before starting my book, but it's already changed from what I originally planned.Ghenet Myrthilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621168379560585094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-76097176300075444732011-01-21T16:55:34.394-08:002011-01-21T16:55:34.394-08:00Save the Cat is my favorite writing book. I would ...Save the Cat is my favorite writing book. I would be lost without it.Elizabeth Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14572251749088056704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-76864218880183241742011-01-21T15:52:35.242-08:002011-01-21T15:52:35.242-08:00Thanks for the book recommendation. I will add th...Thanks for the book recommendation. I will add this to my list.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226974782422398270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-59600483601199900062011-01-21T13:26:54.493-08:002011-01-21T13:26:54.493-08:00Now this book is definitely on my list! Thanks for...Now this book is definitely on my list! Thanks for the run-down. I'm really curious about the necessary beats and focus of each genre that you talked about. :)<br />Have a great weekend!Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-45653990605417520272011-01-21T03:50:07.439-08:002011-01-21T03:50:07.439-08:00I just signed up to get the book at the library. S...I just signed up to get the book at the library. Sounds like something I need -- especially since I'm about to begin a rewrite of one of my novels.Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-48840165809450628622011-01-21T02:51:38.319-08:002011-01-21T02:51:38.319-08:00I find beginning a story for me easier than the mi...I find beginning a story for me easier than the middle and end bits!! LOL!!!! I guess being a confirmed panster - I don't outline or plan but just go with it and then find I'm stuck as I get deeper into the story!!! I tend to do things backwards and inside out!! Thanks for the info on this book - worth a gander as it's got a CAT on the cover!!!! LOL!<br /><br />Awwww glad the children are now settled down - but I do like that you have a Martin Luther King Jr Day!!!! Yay!<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-66564558553336954692011-01-21T01:11:22.496-08:002011-01-21T01:11:22.496-08:00Love the funny LOL.
I pretty well have to start m...Love the funny LOL.<br /><br />I pretty well have to start my novel, get some character development, move them around within plot and setting, and then I can get a feel for where it is I'm going with my idea. <br /><br />I've tried to plot things out first, but I can't get further than a few disjointed scenes. I hadn't of myself as this type writer, until I started submitting an actual WIP to my writers group. <br /><br />I write the pages, then submit for critique. They point out all types of things I'm missing, and I'm like "yeah, I'll get there." Frustrating.<br /><br />At least I learned some lessons about my own writing techniques from the submissions :)<br /><br />Its so great, however, when you find a writing book that speaks to your writing soul. I know I've found a few that gave me those "aha" moments. And it does sound like an interesting book. I'm sure I'd get a lot of insights from it.<br /><br />Thanks for the recommendation.<br /><br />.......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-1091071460850622952011-01-21T00:57:15.331-08:002011-01-21T00:57:15.331-08:00I used to have more of an issue where I'd plan...I used to have more of an issue where I'd plan a lot and then lose interest in writing the story because I totally knew where it was going. The thrill was gone.<br />Then I was a pantser for a while, but I didn't get much of anything accomplished past a chapter or two of any given story. This time, I am planning more but in a clearer and more purposeful way, laying out the story in beats- I like the storyboarding because it is fluid and allows for a lot of change as you go, which of course is happening. I don't have the ending fully planned out yet but a lot of the rest, and the book has helped a lot.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16418440256681984621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-526172430989231492011-01-20T22:20:23.731-08:002011-01-20T22:20:23.731-08:00I think I need to get this book. After hearing bot...I think I need to get this book. After hearing both you AND Elena talk about it... well, it just sounds great.<br /><br />I am usually a planner. All the way. But then I totally pantsed my NaNo novel. Now I'm going back and filling in some planning, but still writing pants style. I think it's working for this one.<br /><br />Also, that story of your first graders is the cutest thing ever :DRebecca T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11994380364321336824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-42050633188976994362011-01-20T21:14:02.760-08:002011-01-20T21:14:02.760-08:00Wow... I'm really going to have to look into t...Wow... I'm really going to have to look into this book!! I'm usually a pantser with a pretty good idea where i want things to go, but very very open to letting the story change as the characters develop. that's one reason i don't storyboard too much... i usually change my mind when I'm writing anyway. <br /><br />and your first graders sound very creative :)Kristin Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169967050454852124noreply@blogger.com