tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post8384316775109362134..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: Plot or Consequences: Using Your Premise to Create PlotJanice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-1756671267801970152011-01-14T08:41:57.940-05:002011-01-14T08:41:57.940-05:00Cat: Follow up options are always good. You never ...Cat: Follow up options are always good. You never know when that multi-book deal will come in.<br /><br />Star-Dreamer: It really can get lost in there. Shifter 3 was a much more SOTP type deal that I've ever done before, and it took me a few drafts to find that premise again, even though I knew it so well from the start. And don't worry, odds are your editor will have you edit more if you sell it. I've always been able to tweak right up to the end.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-13061331653002346432011-01-13T22:50:47.162-05:002011-01-13T22:50:47.162-05:00This is an excellent post, and I especially enjoye...This is an excellent post, and I especially enjoyed it after just finishing a similar struggle with my WIP.<br /><br />I'm not an outliner... I'm an SOTP writer, and sometimes, when you write like that, you're premise can get lost as you're writing, or get watered down, or completely change... or you might not even realize what it really is until you've finished several drafts of the book. The later is what happened to me. I had my character act one way at the beginning of the book, but by the time I finished the draft I had a better grasp on who the character was as a whole. It was my beta reader who pointed out the inconsistent premise. With the growth and realization of my character throughout the book, the original premise was just slightly wrong. It had evolved into something greater than I had at first envisioned... the ending stayed true to it, but the beginning now needs to be redone.<br /><br />For me, this feels like a tricky situation. I have the original "polished" draft under submission to a publisher who is considering it, but now the inconsistencies are very, very clear in my mind and I know how to fix them, but it will take some work. If the publisher decides to accept my work, I hope he asks for a revision... I'm going to be tweaking anyway. If he wants it the way it was, I'm afraid of what I should do... Now that I recognize the problem, I just won't be happy if it goes to print so flawed.<br /><br />So anyway, that's my little story on premise. This post was excellent in every way, and I loved the fact that I could relate. And, of course, I learned from it. Thank you so much!<br /><br />NicholeStar-Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298850366884374226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-32264552818230018132011-01-10T09:11:22.497-05:002011-01-10T09:11:22.497-05:00My WIP is nearly ready to go out to agents and whi...My WIP is nearly ready to go out to agents and while it is a stand-alone, I feel like it might be wise to have follow up options in my back pocket and this post will definitely help me feel prepared. Thanks!Cat Moleskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524784591244300197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-5788825077286167822011-01-10T07:58:59.822-05:002011-01-10T07:58:59.822-05:00Jess: Thanks!
Anne: I hadn't really thought a...Jess: Thanks!<br /><br />Anne: I hadn't really thought about it before until my friend's comment. But it's a great tool and helped a lot.<br /><br />Shallee: Great! I found it quite useful for the trilogy.<br /><br />Chicory: Thanks! We're so focused on what we want to do as writers, it's easy sometimes to forget what the characters want :)Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-81972862911032220822011-01-09T20:58:20.642-05:002011-01-09T20:58:20.642-05:00This is a great post. It's nice to be reminde...This is a great post. It's nice to be reminded to look at motivation.Chicoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16504144663440678542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-76994751040723538542011-01-09T16:35:14.139-05:002011-01-09T16:35:14.139-05:00I'm starting to think about the sequel to my n...I'm starting to think about the sequel to my novel, and this helped a ton! Thanks. :)Shalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907680428735740943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-27463331076488615732011-01-09T12:49:18.734-05:002011-01-09T12:49:18.734-05:00This is important stuff I haven't seen address...This is important stuff I haven't seen addressed before. Thanks!Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-85637593585983610122011-01-09T10:43:43.055-05:002011-01-09T10:43:43.055-05:00Very helpful post!Very helpful post!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121018905141253640noreply@blogger.com