tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post8754399209809370746..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: Finding Rhythm and Voice for a Beginning that Sings Janice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-301227870496057042014-10-23T12:05:36.104-04:002014-10-23T12:05:36.104-04:00Thanks, Nicole!!Thanks, Nicole!!Karina Sumner-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237664280697782609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-67717384857697365322014-10-23T12:04:56.036-04:002014-10-23T12:04:56.036-04:00Thanks, Marcia! I'm glad you found it useful. ...Thanks, Marcia! I'm glad you found it useful. Do you find that writing in longhand provides a different tone or style to your writing? I feel that typing vs writing longhand can often give such a different result.Karina Sumner-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237664280697782609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-44509974188950065302014-10-22T09:55:09.769-04:002014-10-22T09:55:09.769-04:00Great advice! Radiant sounds fantastic - it's ...Great advice! Radiant sounds fantastic - it's definitely going on my list.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-46440181091977867452014-10-21T22:44:08.027-04:002014-10-21T22:44:08.027-04:00One of the best and informative posts I've rea...One of the best and informative posts I've read in a long time. Thanks, Karina! I,too, go a step further in the reading process. I also write the passage/chapter in longhand before I read it. Sometimes the flow of words as I write helps me to get a better feel for my own words that I will write.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199270575663258699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-50192857266072331632014-10-21T18:18:20.606-04:002014-10-21T18:18:20.606-04:00Thanks, Maria! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I lov...Thanks, Maria! I'm glad you enjoyed it.<br /><br />I love your idea of using accents -- though I'm convinced my attempt to do so would result in more hilarity than progress.<br /><br />And I know what you mean about figuring out what you don't want. All the little details are like breadcrumbs, leading you into the story.Karina Sumner-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237664280697782609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-11170781311804695952014-10-21T16:04:31.500-04:002014-10-21T16:04:31.500-04:00Great post, Karina!
I so agree with the read alou...Great post, Karina!<br /><br />I so agree with the read aloud option - I use that one, but go a bit further and read aloud with various accents...the more extreme, the more likely my mind will get jostled into new perspectives.<br /><br />Your questioning the character sounds like my "what's your secret?" game. <br /><br />I also have several people (family & friends) who like nothing better than playing 'poke holes' with what I write. If I have an opening that's being a dead fish or refusing to be hooked, I send the first 200-500 words & they take a pointed stick to it.<br /><br />Sometimes, all I can do is figure out what I don't want. I don't want the setting changed. I don't want the character's gender changed. I don't want this or that. Then, I ask myself: why not? This can go hand-in-hand with: what does the story need or what's missing? (If I don't care about what's missing that's a whole other can of worms) <br /><br />Usually, when an opening is flat, it's because I'm not quite serious yet about the story and need to stop tormenting the poor thing. <br /><br />Thanks again for sharing!Maria D'Marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909374867721777133noreply@blogger.com