tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post5550583347590412411..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Write NoiseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-46908410532600380332010-08-30T03:15:23.133-04:002010-08-30T03:15:23.133-04:00"Or the career mini-memoir. Yes, I'm sure..."Or the career mini-memoir. Yes, I'm sure that walking barefoot forty miles through the snow to mail a query letter by Pony Express to NY was a horrific ordeal"<br /><br />Oh boy, that is SO true. At least one specific author has perfectly ruined her quite likeable novel for me after I was stupid enough to follow her numerous adverts to "find out more about the world of ..." and instead of finding character bios or background info or something related to the world of her novel, I found her rambling on about a fabric design workshop where she designed the shirt her character is supposed to be wearing. Of course it looked completely different in my head when I read the novel. Oh, and she also painted a picture. In oil. Okaaaay.....Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03842531061385989640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-27185697698268318062010-07-21T10:26:23.000-04:002010-07-21T10:26:23.000-04:00Honest. Practical. Application-oriented. Love i...Honest. Practical. Application-oriented. Love it!Dr. Mohamedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13673867214475179890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-71493189109074809572010-07-17T17:49:32.140-04:002010-07-17T17:49:32.140-04:00eh, i don't read trades.
Don't tend to ...eh, i don't read trades. <br /><br />Don't tend to read books or the like that are geared toward improving my craft.<br /><br />I do read a few blogs, have picked up a few books on characterization and stuff, but that's it.<br /><br />I rarely spend money on them because they just don't help me much.<br /><br />Reading what I like to read is what helps me the most. And um... it's more enjoyable... *G*Shiloh Walkerhttp://www.shilohwalker.com/website/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-46192992328313139362010-07-17T13:21:44.044-04:002010-07-17T13:21:44.044-04:00Well, I'll be honest and say that I had no ide...Well, I'll be honest and say that I had no idea who Laurie McBain is/was. I see on her bio that she was big in the early to mid '80's, a time when I had two very small children on my hands and a DH who was working 80+ hours a week and I didn't even have time to read the newspaper. (a very low point in my life, that)<br /><br />I love your advice and comments because you don't write them in stone. I never feel guilty if you do something different than I do. I can't tell you when I first started writing seriously, how guilty I felt every time I read something akin to "Don't change POV in a chapter. Each one should have only one character's POV" or "never use was, been, had" and a few others that I found impossible to follow.<br /><br />I needed encouragement that what I was doing might not fit the rules, but it worked for me and actually worked in the story.<br /><br />You give me that every day.<br /><br />(and a little John and Marcia is a great idea...)<br /><br />;o)<br /><br />Word ver. cultr I haz it! *snort*nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-11715057881780353132010-07-17T13:21:44.043-04:002010-07-17T13:21:44.043-04:00My problem with that kind of rule is, it's usu...My problem with that kind of rule is, it's usually worded in this one-size-fits-all kind of way. What I'd love to hear is, why does a rule work the way it does, what kind of person does it typically work for, what are the exceptions to this rule, in what exact way does (whoever) apply this rule... Perhaps it's just me, but a rule that works for me is either very specific, or it's not a rule at all, simply something I observe someone do a lot. In either way, a rule isn't worth much if it's lifted out of its context.Gabrielenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-78636778870078745252010-07-17T11:12:20.776-04:002010-07-17T11:12:20.776-04:00I am wary of any advice that deems itself to be &q...I am wary of any advice that deems itself to be "universal." My sister (also a writer) reminds me almost daily that my process and goals are not hers, and no two writers work the same way. <br /><br />Writing is a balance between one's own ideas and goals and communicating with the readers... and each balance, for each writer and audience, is somewhat unique. I am glad your blog does not attempt to push us all into some generic box, nor does it waft some academic nonsense at us, either. That's why I keep visiting!Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-52938405756347582832010-07-17T10:20:40.440-04:002010-07-17T10:20:40.440-04:00I remember Laurie McBain too. What happened to he...I remember Laurie McBain too. What happened to her? Does anyone know? <br /><br />And count me in as another person who comes here for your real world perspective. Not to mention John and Marcia. (Hint, hint.)Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-61909570791223025062010-07-17T08:59:14.000-04:002010-07-17T08:59:14.000-04:00And that, my dear, is why I come here every mornin...And that, my dear, is why I come here every morning.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-42784612870980052882010-07-17T08:36:13.960-04:002010-07-17T08:36:13.960-04:00I soooooo want Paul and Arthur dolls now.
But ser...I soooooo want Paul and Arthur dolls now.<br /><br />But seriously, this is why I read your blog, because of your (fairly unusual) approach. It's not about you, it's about your readers.Margaret Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464624057491288244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-13427386263480473562010-07-17T04:52:39.037-04:002010-07-17T04:52:39.037-04:00I remember Laurie McBain. So there.
I read a lot ...I remember Laurie McBain. So there.<br /><br />I read a lot of how-to in the beginning, trying to figure out process and structure and workable business guidelines, and I found that most of it came down to "this is what I do so it's the right way". And right next to them is somebody else doing the opposite and saying the same thing. Helpful? Not.<br /><br />That said, I still find Ansen Dibell's Plot a valuable how-to resource. Maybe because it's more a collection of things you can try than a set of rules.Charlene Tegliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483186891214783397noreply@blogger.com