Comments on: Writing Along

By: Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 22:14:00 +0000

That’s nice to know, Jill.

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:50:16 +0000

Minor technicalities.

LOLOL, love this. It’s happened to me. Um, more times than I should admit.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:22:24 +0000

Cece, Her goal’s deep, isn’t it? LOL! I actually did manage to go a level down on both characters. (Like that would be hard. *g*) I looked at their fears. Their fears enabled me to see a direct conflict that I hadn’t noticed before. I feel much better today. I wasn’t sure how I was going to pull off the story. I actually think this will be my tamest e-book yet, but oh well. I really can’t worry about that at present. Of course, that might change now that I’ve figured out motivation and a tiny conflict. (evil grin)

By: Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:16:15 +0000

Trace, A lot of my stories tend to do that. It depends on how well I know the story. When the answer is not well, like now, the story veers out of control until it plunges off the cliff of uncertainty.

By: Cece

Cece — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:54:53 +0000

Jordan I’m LMFAO@your heroines “goal”.

Trace…I have a terrible habit of doing that too, but in this case, it forgot to take off. =(

By: Trace

Trace — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:18:08 +0000

What happens to me is that I begin telling one story and end up telling a totolly different story, which emerges during the writing and completely takes over. That is what happens EVERY SINGLE TIME!!

By: Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 02:23:46 +0000

CJ, LOL! I know nothing. See nothing.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 02:22:39 +0000

Emily, That’s what they tell me, but after going over my character’s motivation (BWAA HA HA)I’m not so sure they’re right. (wg) I just asked my characters who they are, what do they want, and what’s the worst thing that can happen to them. Do you know what they said…NOTHING!

My heroine is jumping up and down saying she’d like to win a costume contest and see her friends. Big whoop! My hero is silent. He has no idea what he wants. Doh!!! If he doesn’t know, then how in the hell am I supposed to?

By: CJ

CJ — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 01:30:32 +0000

Yes, just made the decision today to also keep writing forward even though I need to go back and tweak and adjust my opening gambit so as to keep it “fresh and enthusiastically charming”. Uh, am I writing for the wrong line? Don’t answer that…..

By: Emily Erdlen

Emily Erdlen — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 23:04:24 +0000

Oh crap! I’m supposed to have a story?!?! Why didn’t anyone tell me that before now?

Seriously, I have one taking up space on my hard drive that I can’t even edit a story into.