tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post607330239216419727..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: Seven Deadly Sins (If You're a First Chapter)Janice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-15789904838900694562014-12-11T07:21:49.970-05:002014-12-11T07:21:49.970-05:00Thanks, me too! An oldie, but still a goodie.Thanks, me too! An oldie, but still a goodie.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-88947246809994384762014-12-08T13:12:05.778-05:002014-12-08T13:12:05.778-05:00glad I saved this post to read when I had time. ch...glad I saved this post to read when I had time. chock full of good stuff!Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-6955328444433313702014-11-04T07:36:23.861-05:002014-11-04T07:36:23.861-05:00Thanks, so far so good. Are you doing it?Thanks, so far so good. Are you doing it?Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-64527898379705241312014-11-04T07:36:04.501-05:002014-11-04T07:36:04.501-05:00Better late than never, right? -grin-Better late than never, right? -grin-Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-33382120168973646392014-11-02T21:59:16.490-05:002014-11-02T21:59:16.490-05:00This one's a keeper, Janice. Thanks! Hope your...This one's a keeper, Janice. Thanks! Hope your own NaNo adventure is going well :)Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-61415942509141607802014-10-31T16:11:01.594-04:002014-10-31T16:11:01.594-04:00Great list! I wish I'd had this for my first t...Great list! I wish I'd had this for my first two novel attempts :) Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-71460904827067642562012-08-28T21:25:51.258-04:002012-08-28T21:25:51.258-04:00Thank you so much for your post!! You hit the mar...Thank you so much for your post!! You hit the mark on all points. Thank you again! Cheers!<br /><br />P.S. I tweeted your post becuase sharing is caring! ;DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10315053794436566500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-11927518431321596432011-08-15T17:09:21.945-04:002011-08-15T17:09:21.945-04:00Helpful advise, I just wrote a first chapter and I...Helpful advise, I just wrote a first chapter and I'm proud to say that it went well, I didnt notice these sins in it... but it did give me some ideas to make it a little bit better.<br /><br />(Sorry for my english, not my first language)Karla Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408883704270296407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-68781394843122506942010-09-26T16:51:32.862-04:002010-09-26T16:51:32.862-04:00Absolutely brilliant. So well said!! One to print ...Absolutely brilliant. So well said!! One to print out....Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-55401786305496050252010-09-24T10:43:14.702-04:002010-09-24T10:43:14.702-04:00Beginnings are so hard! Great suggestions. :)Beginnings are so hard! Great suggestions. :)Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-8876281163750502212010-05-10T11:05:36.941-04:002010-05-10T11:05:36.941-04:00Great points! Thanks so much for offering them up....Great points! Thanks so much for offering them up. This post also helped me confirm that the opening to my novel (the one I'm working on right now) is actually pretty decent. It doesn't do any of the things you mention here, which I'm assuming is a good thing.jenniferhttp://www.procrastinatingwritersblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-34298032348798736722010-05-05T15:49:35.087-04:002010-05-05T15:49:35.087-04:00Thanks for all this great advice. I LOVE this: &q...Thanks for all this great advice. I LOVE this: "But truth is, great writing is almost always invisible." Oh, my. That is going to haunt my writing dreams tonight! Thanks for the food for thought!Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-85450407317615089832010-05-05T05:27:47.047-04:002010-05-05T05:27:47.047-04:00Fantastic list. I'm probably guilty of having...Fantastic list. I'm probably guilty of having committed all of these during drafting - my first chapter usually ends up in pieces all over the floor and being rewritten many times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-41962515265043779092010-05-03T15:33:59.019-04:002010-05-03T15:33:59.019-04:00Story Weaver, Nya's the only shifter :)But if ...Story Weaver, Nya's the only shifter :)But if I had her find another, having them shift into animals would be a great way to show they were evil.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-4228151923665106842010-05-02T02:12:29.468-04:002010-05-02T02:12:29.468-04:00It's like you were reading my mind and wrote t...It's like you were reading my mind and wrote today's post just for me!<br />Great blog, I'll be back (after I finish rewriting Chapter One).<br />Thanks,<br />Christi CorbettAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-62655642186096627292010-05-01T00:50:13.950-04:002010-05-01T00:50:13.950-04:00This was actually really helpful. I've just st...This was actually really helpful. I've just started rewrites, and I'm happy to have come across this post so I can avoid these sins! I've been known to commit a few of these mistakes in my first drafts. *cringes* Mistake learned. <br /><br />Thanks for the post!Remilda Graystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13649300813621588790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-58254117735571225622010-04-30T17:41:04.518-04:002010-04-30T17:41:04.518-04:00Perhaps not Nya, but could other, evil forces do i...Perhaps not Nya, but could other, evil forces do it?Story Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365323743173762207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-88713448619914985372010-04-30T17:16:42.283-04:002010-04-30T17:16:42.283-04:00I really love this post, it's so appropriate f...I really love this post, it's so appropriate for me since I've just finished writing my first two chapters. I was really struggling with chapter one until I did some of the things on this list and then suddenly it flowed really well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-699784984205786812010-04-30T15:01:06.965-04:002010-04-30T15:01:06.965-04:00Most welcome! Sandra, that's exactly why I try...Most welcome! Sandra, that's exactly why I try to show examples and suggest revision techniques. You can hear the same advice over and over and it doesn't sink in, but see it done, and everything clicks. <br /><br />Story Weaver, I think you can shift pain into animals, but I never went there because I couldn't bear the thought of doing that! I'm such a softy when it comes to animals. I could never forgive Nya if she hurt an animal like that.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-44361693308709529472010-04-30T14:51:58.715-04:002010-04-30T14:51:58.715-04:00Great Post!
I was musing about your whole shifting...Great Post!<br />I was musing about your whole shifting of pain idea, and I'm curious; Can you shift pain to animals? So if you run out of pynvium(I hope that's spelled right) you can just kill your neighbor's cat with pain and dispose of it? Or does it only work for humans?Story Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365323743173762207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-46256303643511794042010-04-30T12:37:50.782-04:002010-04-30T12:37:50.782-04:00Thank you so much, Janice, for including fixes. It...Thank you so much, Janice, for including fixes. It seems I often read long lists of don't without the slant being how to actually fix the problems. I'm definitely bookmarking this!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586904935053769954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-1918077660546935122010-04-30T12:16:14.392-04:002010-04-30T12:16:14.392-04:00Great Post! I've always found the beginning is...Great Post! I've always found the beginning is one of the hardest things to do & one of the things I am hardest on myself about.Justus R Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09792059913288286978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-69215178346833917592010-04-30T11:25:02.585-04:002010-04-30T11:25:02.585-04:00Janice, thanks for this. My first chapter is the o...Janice, thanks for this. My first chapter is the one giving me fits right now. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255908019822363456noreply@blogger.com