tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post2911869085520285435..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: Raise Your Novel's Stakes by Narrowing the FocusJanice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-89586181838188353652011-04-12T12:58:42.166-04:002011-04-12T12:58:42.166-04:00All My Posts: LOL great comment. And great tip. I&...All My Posts: LOL great comment. And great tip. I'll have to do that next time I read a ho-hum book. Easier than skimming it.<br /><br />Carradee: Thanks! I tried hard to make her trying to save "her world" vs "the world."<br /><br />The Writing Goddess: That sense of escalating stakes is critical. It doesn't always have to be huge increases, as long as stuff keeps moving and the stakes keep rising. And you can raise the plot stakes, the personal stakes, and the character arc stakes, so you have multiple options. <br /><br />Kate: Thanks! Tweets are always appreciated.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-85089949508689429082011-04-11T04:14:08.334-04:002011-04-11T04:14:08.334-04:00Good post, Janice - deserves a tweet :)
I agree w...Good post, Janice - deserves a tweet :)<br /><br />I agree with The Writing Goddes - I like when there is something important at sate and when it gets higher and higher every time. You just keep turning the pages as you absolutely have to make sure that the main characters gets safely wherever he/she's going.<br />It's what the conflict in romatic fiction is all about - the stakes.Kate Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03195669152468413093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-65382406339540611302011-04-09T22:15:10.398-04:002011-04-09T22:15:10.398-04:00One of those things I have to remember in my stori...One of those things I have to remember in my stories, showing there's something important at stake, but letting "it" get worse as time goes on, especially because of things my characters have done to try to solve the problem.The Writing Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577032840574632179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-4384456303353139702011-04-07T20:46:22.913-04:002011-04-07T20:46:22.913-04:00I think that's part of what makes The Shifter ...I think that's part of what makes <em>The Shifter</em> so memorable. Nya's just trying to save her sister. Everything snowballs from there.Carradeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431561739001270522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-67158295977121929122011-04-07T19:25:42.414-04:002011-04-07T19:25:42.414-04:00When the stakes aren't really high, I don'...When the stakes aren't really high, I don't feel like reading the book.. I just go to Wikipedia, find out the summary and forget the book!!!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!!<br /><br />with warm regards<br />http://becomingprince.blogspot.comAbhishekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633374524540097827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-87529579158290357412009-08-01T18:45:08.630-04:002009-08-01T18:45:08.630-04:00Great post, as always. I just keep learning stuff ...Great post, as always. I just keep learning stuff from you every single time! Cheers!Glen Akinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647296775230237162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-75442030320362996012009-08-01T08:35:07.497-04:002009-08-01T08:35:07.497-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-74621423781015228992009-07-31T16:49:58.447-04:002009-07-31T16:49:58.447-04:00Great post on balancing the stakes right and takin...Great post on balancing the stakes right and taking a good look at what they really are :) I appreciate it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-62576435898505296292009-07-31T10:25:17.570-04:002009-07-31T10:25:17.570-04:00Great post! Love the LOTR analogy...everything els...Great post! Love the LOTR analogy...everything else can crumble as long as Frodo and Sam are okay. :)Michellehttp://yahighway.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com