tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post1701052809436412279..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: The Benefits of Talking Through Your Scenes Janice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-25314784024609285252013-02-26T09:01:19.413-05:002013-02-26T09:01:19.413-05:00Thanks all! It's great that so many have folks...Thanks all! It's great that so many have folks they can bounce ideas off of. <br /><br />Khanada, glad I put the dates back, then. I come from a family of accountants, so I can understand that :) That's so nice you have a young reader to help you. Something you guys can do together. <br /><br />Elaine, very interesting. I like the hand drawn aspect of that. It's very disarming. Smart!<br /><br />Angela, absolutely. Verbal brainstorming sessions are one of my favorite things. There's such a wonderful energy that gets going. <br /><br />Rubianna, cool! Let me know how it works out.<br /><br />Carol, email is still "talking" to a certain extent. Upside of that is, when you figure out good things you already have your notes on paper.<br /><br />Veronica, I know! I'm blessed with a fantastic group of writer friends. Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-72176285745481165982013-02-25T03:01:01.673-05:002013-02-25T03:01:01.673-05:00This is a great way to fine-tune ideas. You're...This is a great way to fine-tune ideas. You're lucky to have such a critique partner! :)Veronica Sicoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741318844378921184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-32066449994998908862013-02-24T19:20:29.538-05:002013-02-24T19:20:29.538-05:00Love this idea! I've talked through a book pre...Love this idea! I've talked through a book premise, but not individual scenes. I can see how it doing this ahead of time would really help later. Thanks!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-26082743498993157002013-02-23T16:54:14.215-05:002013-02-23T16:54:14.215-05:00Mostly I just bounce ideas off my CP via email. I...Mostly I just bounce ideas off my CP via email. I don't have anyone else around to talk with about the plot, except for my thirteen year old daughter.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-23859792145266559782013-02-23T13:49:22.264-05:002013-02-23T13:49:22.264-05:00I can see how this would be very helpful! I don...I can see how this would be very helpful! I don't have any REAL life conversations with writers very often though--just at a writer's retreat, perhaps. I do bounce ideas off my CPs via emails, which is also helpful. :)Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-50913015911395051382013-02-23T12:05:24.327-05:002013-02-23T12:05:24.327-05:00Another great post Janice! I have discovered that ...Another great post Janice! I have discovered that sharing my thoughts with someone else is helpful when it comes to plot development. This process has also helped me discovered that choosing who you share your ideas with can be instrumental in your progress.marti parhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619874032864736750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-46889050780776420132013-02-23T09:41:49.694-05:002013-02-23T09:41:49.694-05:00Absolutely. Brainstorming is a good test for plaus...Absolutely. Brainstorming is a good test for plausibility and a great way to kick your muse in the pants and get unstuck. Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-59441085422043642662013-02-23T03:04:27.287-05:002013-02-23T03:04:27.287-05:00Our critique group is an infant, but this might be...Our critique group is an infant, but this might be a great idea to try. This makes a lot of sense and could really save on revision time. *Bonus*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683787289610071946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-47542707229048741852013-02-22T14:34:06.470-05:002013-02-22T14:34:06.470-05:00Not just scenes. I've had some wonderful conve...Not just scenes. I've had some wonderful conversations fleshing out a new idea I wanted to work on. Conversations open the mind to other ideas since they're coming from other brands...that whole two heads are better than one thing is actually really true :-)Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-63113063736536682822013-02-22T11:59:43.544-05:002013-02-22T11:59:43.544-05:00Great article, Janice.
Just yesterday I was talk...Great article, Janice. <br /><br />Just yesterday I was talking through some plot points with a friend of mine (one of my usual beta readers). The conversation didn't directly point to the problem, but it allowed me to voice some of my concerns in a new way, and by dinner I'd had a breakthrough. <br /><br />Writers internalize so much. Taking a concept or problem outside the field of "you" is quite helpful. Melissa McPhailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00670387556320292263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-241193564220133892013-02-22T10:44:34.840-05:002013-02-22T10:44:34.840-05:00"Plus, there's just something about putti..."Plus, there's just something about putting words on paper that makes them feel permanent and harder to change. Verbal ideas are so much easier to cast aside if they're not working."<br /><br />This is actually something I work against in my professional life. Its not just for writing, but any creative pursuits. Once something is put into type written words or digitized specs, people feel its blessed with a certain amount of permanence and are reluctant to question. I've started small initiatives to do more things as verbal and hand drawn, in order to inspire curiosity and in a way give people permission to question and contribute.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11033337326037748439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-69750568263730308852013-02-22T10:41:53.352-05:002013-02-22T10:41:53.352-05:00I tend more to talk at people till something click...I tend more to talk at people till something clicks for me....Rachel6https://www.blogger.com/profile/15138745237488029817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-41849150097801136632013-02-22T10:12:08.804-05:002013-02-22T10:12:08.804-05:00I talk through scenes with my husband. He helps a...I talk through scenes with my husband. He helps a little but mostly it helps my own brain wake up and see things that didn't exist when they were just bouncing around inside my head.Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166585282012706388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-62356415573843275672013-02-22T09:55:21.097-05:002013-02-22T09:55:21.097-05:00I like this. I suspect writers know, more often th...I like this. I suspect writers know, more often than not, which scenes aren't working and just can't put their finger on it... Those would be perfect to talk through with someone. I don't have a lot of in-person writer friends to do this with, but my 8th grade daughter has been able to help me out quite a bit. She's a huge reader, and she's been able to point out things that don't work for her. <br /><br />And Janice - I like having the dates back! I know what you mean about not wanting to discourage new comments, but I feel more... oriented! Maybe it's the accountant side of me that's pushing for that sense of order, as geeky as that is!Khanadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705064700657411259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-73847293830049823192013-02-22T06:57:00.596-05:002013-02-22T06:57:00.596-05:00I definitely do this. Sometimes it's a friend ...I definitely do this. Sometimes it's a friend picking up a problem I didn't even see, and sometimes it's a problem I know about, but haven't figured out how to solve.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651744055513494283noreply@blogger.com