tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post9032754825240519495..comments2024-03-28T22:21:46.973-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: NaNo: Running on ScheduleArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-75147320457247687272009-11-17T10:30:23.294-08:002009-11-17T10:30:23.294-08:00Good comments, Diana.
And helpful suggestions as w...Good comments, Diana.<br />And helpful suggestions as well.<br /><br />Ironically, before I started writing by novel I went to Amazon to read the first and a couple of random pages from THE LOVELY BONES just to get a feel of a recent best-selling novel and how it started and how it flowed throughout.<br /><br />Did you read the debate topic from last week about subsidized welfare families? I thought you might be interested in some of the interchange on that topic.<br /><br />http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/2009/11/why-do-we-have-to-keep-paying-for-them.html<br /><br />Thanks for your comments.<br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-20795776386160216452009-11-17T09:00:32.113-08:002009-11-17T09:00:32.113-08:00I am TERRIBLE with names and dates. What I usually...I am TERRIBLE with names and dates. What I usually try to do is engage anyone and be friendly until I figure out where I know them. Networking is such an important tool these days. It is really interesting to see this from an author's point of view. I especially liked how you said that it is hard to keep track of characters. I think the main advice that I would have (even though I have never written a novel) is to try to remember that you are trying to make a connection with the reader. You always want to keep the reader wanting to keep reading. Right now, I am reading The Lovely Bones and I am hooked! I don't know if it is because of how shocking the plot is or if it is because I somehow identify with characters that are nothing like me...but I think that the book appeals to a general feeling of "loss" that we can all attest to. So, if you are feeling disconnected, try to go back to that feeling that made you interested in these characters to begin with. If not, just start on a new chapter. Who knows? You might find your way back to your original plot.<br /><br />Finally, I also agree with something you said in one of the other postings. Writing really is the labor of love. It is about trying to create something out of nothing and being vulnerable to your audience. <br /><br />Okay, that is all for now! Not sure if any of this made any sense!Diananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-74113402267191944562009-11-16T19:08:54.130-08:002009-11-16T19:08:54.130-08:00All the best as you keep writing for NaNo. I didn&...All the best as you keep writing for NaNo. I didn't participate. I have too much editing to do one another WIP. <br /><br />I don't really have any processes for keeping things straight other than to let things get a little bent sometimes :)Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-3854032334212026612009-11-16T09:42:26.180-08:002009-11-16T09:42:26.180-08:00Good for you! You met your goal! And it's not ...Good for you! You met your goal! And it's not like you write short blogs either! lol Lot of writing this month!JudyH329https://www.blogger.com/profile/04169383110345540966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-79507836512961786632009-11-16T08:41:43.722-08:002009-11-16T08:41:43.722-08:00Well, I can't believe how much you write!
I m...Well, I can't believe how much you write! <br />I mean, "A-Blog-Bit-A-Day"? I couldn't even imagine that, let alone working on a novel at the same time. I guess you're just the "write" man for the job.<br /><br />~ "Lonesome Dogg" Stephen (who ain't "write" in the head)Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com