tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21496172.post8046471379063681772..comments2023-10-11T00:48:58.623-07:00Comments on Words in Place: Conflict and JourneyGay Deganihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609404497703663916noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21496172.post-9347605012595612402009-01-09T10:33:00.000-08:002009-01-09T10:33:00.000-08:00So now write the story about the chick who won't g...So now write the story about the chick who won't get off the couch. It's lovely.Kevin Shamelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808837860481626400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21496172.post-66613505009900657312009-01-07T07:02:00.000-08:002009-01-07T07:02:00.000-08:00sylvia! You're on the money with the "something g...sylvia! You're on the money with the "something goes wrong." Something must always go wrong or there's no story. It's not silly at all, but NECESSARY. <BR/><BR/>And Sarah! Thanks for the kind words. I owe a lot to Jerry Kleaver's <I>Immediate Fiction</I> and Robert McKee's <I>Story</I>.Gay Deganihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609404497703663916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21496172.post-54332290073608101502009-01-07T04:44:00.000-08:002009-01-07T04:44:00.000-08:00You have a knack for saying these things in a fres...You have a knack for saying these things in a fresh and clear way, something that books on the subject don't always achieve. I think there's a fashion for over-complicating aspects like this and that doesn't help. Your way of putting it does help, hugely.Sarah Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379986260169703599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21496172.post-67815231400405554182009-01-07T03:31:00.000-08:002009-01-07T03:31:00.000-08:00This is an area where Nanowrimo actually helped me...This is an area where Nanowrimo actually helped me. The first time I took part, there was a helpful thread about what to do when you got stuck on your word count and one of the posts said - make something go wrong.<BR/><BR/>It was great. When I stopped and thought, <I>I don't know what to write now and I have 1,472 words left to write today and I'm totally stuck! </I> I had an answer. Make something go wrong. The house burns down. The dog attacks a child in the street. The engine fails.<BR/><BR/>It can get a bit silly but I think if nothing else it makes for great character exploration.<BR/><BR/>(oh and Yay! for Pisces. March 7, you?)Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925593802209715440noreply@blogger.com