tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post4399268380831713554..comments2023-07-01T03:18:42.772-07:00Comments on First Draft: Dead ReckoningNadine Lamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11709289434339532281noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post-8782388477921626102010-03-07T16:46:21.307-07:002010-03-07T16:46:21.307-07:00DJ, I'll have to take more AZ photos for you. ...DJ, I'll have to take more AZ photos for you. It is a great state, I simply love it - always have (even during uni when I was a starving student).Nadine Lamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709289434339532281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post-23015735286595579192010-03-07T02:00:48.497-07:002010-03-07T02:00:48.497-07:00I had to force myself to read the post as I kept w...I had to force myself to read the post as I kept wanting to scroll back up and look at the photo. I am glad I took the time to read your post though as there's some good advice in it. xDJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post-81973990381718642872010-03-05T13:00:51.412-07:002010-03-05T13:00:51.412-07:00Hello Glyn,
I agree that many first novels turn ou...Hello Glyn,<br />I agree that many first novels turn out to be therapy - hyper journaling, if you will.<br /><br />As you probably know Kathryn's Beach had a specific audience, my friend who wanted something to read when cabin fever struck during an ice storm. By the time High Tide came and I was doing rewrites on KB, I began to think of the other people who would read them. I think it helps to visualize an audience curled up on the sofa with your book as you write it, even a specific person in their fav reading spot.Nadine Lamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709289434339532281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post-67596178715669749632010-03-05T12:39:37.427-07:002010-03-05T12:39:37.427-07:00I liked this blog, clever the way it turned.
But y...I liked this blog, clever the way it turned.<br />But you are so right.<br />My first novel was written for me; actually it had to be. I had stuff to get of my chest, it was therapy. I think a lot of people's first novels may be like that.<br />My new one had an audience in mind before I started. My mother is a great reader and I thought about the book she would like as entertainment.Glyn Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17944384973996748976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post-42571137762005557302010-03-05T07:13:57.484-07:002010-03-05T07:13:57.484-07:00Glynis, I agree. Besides no one person has the wri...Glynis, I agree. Besides no one person has the writing answers for all of the industry. As I said, acceptance is subjective and lots of educated guessing.<br /><br />These are the basics I think, the very basics, a writer should know: basic grammar; beginning formatting; storytelling (beginning, middle, end), (the MC has to be on a quest, it has to get resolved), and you have to write the length of a novel (at least 60K words). From there you build your 'writer's tool kit' with literary devices. <br /><br />I think writers have to have patience and passion with their work, the industry, and themselves.<br /><br />I break the rules all the time: Never, ever begin a story with dialogue. Whoops! I always begin in the middle of a conversation. And so on...<br /><br />I think it is much easier to write a good book than to find a good agent.Nadine Lamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709289434339532281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post-25522486831663820732010-03-05T05:34:23.004-07:002010-03-05T05:34:23.004-07:00I go around in circles with the advice out there. ...I go around in circles with the advice out there. Once I stopped trying extra hard, the more my work flowed. I think you are right, we must write for our readers, and not lose them because we tried to be clever.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post-59558833669385940862010-03-05T02:07:25.836-07:002010-03-05T02:07:25.836-07:00Good morning ladies. Odd how my dyslexic mind work...Good morning ladies. Odd how my dyslexic mind works, isn't it? Keep in mind, this is all just my opinion. I do think if you write to your audience, not the industry, you will be pleased with your work too.<br /><br />Over the transom. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transom_(architectural)<br /><br />Read all the way down. Transoms in older buildings opened to help the natural air flow pre air conditioning. The idea I'm referring to is used in the craft to mean dropping a solution in the ms out of the blue after writing oneself into a corner. Basically a bad technique. I don't know who came up with the aligator part, but basically it is an unlikely happening. You'll find this phrase in American beginning writing books.Nadine Lamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709289434339532281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post-85995178150903983322010-03-05T01:56:22.111-07:002010-03-05T01:56:22.111-07:00I love the way your 'travelogue' turned in...I love the way your 'travelogue' turned into writing advice. I have no idea what you mean about aligators and transoms though - in fact I don't even know what a transom is!<br /><br />Good advice though, love your readers not your characters (or yourself?).<br /><br />CarrieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post-73048667731405451232010-03-05T00:19:07.146-07:002010-03-05T00:19:07.146-07:00Good point - love your readers. I t hink every wri...Good point - love your readers. I t hink every writer should remember that.Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.com