tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post6892904549380114390..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: Tah-Dah! The Best Place to Reveal Your Story SecretsJanice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-34381114546839691532016-07-23T07:42:06.036-04:002016-07-23T07:42:06.036-04:00Most welcome :)Most welcome :)Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-23200981564594055322016-07-23T07:41:56.049-04:002016-07-23T07:41:56.049-04:00Most welcome. Glad you're finding the site hel...Most welcome. Glad you're finding the site helpful :)Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-38377895542945329512016-07-16T10:25:31.373-04:002016-07-16T10:25:31.373-04:00thanks for reposting. Nice!thanks for reposting. Nice!Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-3856182242693001772016-07-15T14:11:12.711-04:002016-07-15T14:11:12.711-04:00Janice, Thank you for this post. With every one of...Janice, Thank you for this post. With every one of your post––RLD, writing prompt––I find something new or better to help me with my WIP. Enjoy hearing my phone or computer announce that Fiction University is enhancing my writing day. Ron Fitchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-11503798985634849962011-03-19T10:10:25.781-04:002011-03-19T10:10:25.781-04:00Thanks for the tips Janice!Thanks for the tips Janice!Elizabeth Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214706118828699708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-4553044605813154302011-03-18T15:17:30.617-04:002011-03-18T15:17:30.617-04:00Elizabeth: Thanks! I just go by my own knowledge o...Elizabeth: Thanks! I just go by my own knowledge of the genre. Every genre has it tropes and cliches, and stories do tend to follow some basic trends. You can also get a feel for what readers might expect by what details you place. Have you ever read something where you're sure it's going one way because the author said or did XYZ, and then nothing ever happened with that and you felt cheated? Those are situations where the clues set up expectations because something draws attention to them in the story. Readers remember what their attention is drawn to.<br /><br />I did hear one mystery writer say folks tend to skim what's in the middle of the paragraph, so you can leave your clues there. They get read, but only the most observant readers will pick up on them, but when the truth is revealed, normal readers remember they did read it so it all tracks.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-61887319331736996682011-03-18T09:54:07.065-04:002011-03-18T09:54:07.065-04:00This is pure gold!
I am having SUCH a hard time ...This is pure gold! <br /><br />I am having SUCH a hard time with my plot right now, mostly because I have to figure out how the main character solves the puzzle without making the solution too obvious, yet also giving the reader enough information to understand the answer, because some of it deals with magic I made up.<br /><br />So I am combing through articles on how to write a mystery and give out clues without making them obvious with little luck. This articles goes a long way towards helping me figure out how to set up the twists.<br /><br />Is there a specific way you figure out what the readers are assuming? Do you brainstorm it, or is it just an intuitive thing on your part? Is there a certain way you give clues and bury important information for the big reveal?<br /><br />Thanks so much!Elizabeth Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214706118828699708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-88513050772395096332009-04-29T04:12:00.000-04:002009-04-29T04:12:00.000-04:00Oooh I can't wait!Oooh I can't wait!Glen Akinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647296775230237162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-41145746911061778532009-04-27T17:00:00.000-04:002009-04-27T17:00:00.000-04:00LOL. Glen, you'll be happy to hear I just found ou...LOL. Glen, you'll be happy to hear I just found out I'll have that except soon. My publisher is doing something right this moment and I'll be posting a link to the first scene. Maybe even the whole first chapter. :)Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-75575145882094229482009-04-27T16:47:00.000-04:002009-04-27T16:47:00.000-04:00oh why do u tease us so, Janice! *weeps and pleads...oh why do u tease us so, Janice! *weeps and pleads for an excerpt of the first book else will die very soon*Glen Akinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647296775230237162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-62569245842282329222009-04-27T16:13:00.000-04:002009-04-27T16:13:00.000-04:00Thank you so much, Marie. That means a lot to me. ...Thank you so much, Marie. That means a lot to me. I try to post every day, but I miss one now and then (Like today!) I'm so glad I helped you (indirectly) come up with a cool subplot.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-52620977307329301142009-04-26T13:26:00.000-04:002009-04-26T13:26:00.000-04:00Hi Janice! I have to say that your blog is probabl...Hi Janice! I have to say that your blog is probably my favorite blog (written by an author). (And updated so regularly! I stop by at least once a day.) After I read this particular post of yours, I went back to my current WIP and realized that several of my early chapters' endings were too predictable. Which led me to include unexpected surprises at their endings, which led me to a completely cool new subplot. You have a natural talent for passing down your expertise! I can't wait to read The Shifter. :)Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16139276393721559501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-57370506525702058862009-04-24T12:21:00.000-04:002009-04-24T12:21:00.000-04:00Go, Janice!Go, Janice!Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.com