tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post8334858802906968388..comments2023-04-27T04:30:40.440-05:00Comments on Digging Out of Distraction: K.I.S.S. & TellChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-13607236439282868232010-02-20T06:56:52.928-06:002010-02-20T06:56:52.928-06:00Hi Al: That's so true. As I cut out the stuff,...Hi Al: That's so true. As I cut out the stuff, I keep telling myself it is to make room for the real story. And because I have Scrivener, I can shovel all the old stuff into a folder called cut scenes and count the cuts words. I can easily slip into the folder to mine it for snippets here and there. Nothing we write is wasted. It's just part of the process.<br /><br />And I did keep K.I.S.S. Polite--tho' I do know all the raunchier versions LOL. <br /><br />Thanks for dropping in and commenting!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-8402094185809241112010-02-19T03:35:31.472-06:002010-02-19T03:35:31.472-06:00Hey that is the most polite version of KISS I have...Hey that is the most polite version of KISS I have seen.<br />KISS is a great principle when it comes to revision. I cut whole sub-plots and some great characters as I revised. I missed them, but I have a better story because of it.<br /><br />Al<br /><br /><a href="http://publish--or--perish.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Publish or Perish</a>Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-50558316865997797162010-02-17T12:48:18.343-06:002010-02-17T12:48:18.343-06:00Wendy: thanks! I am writing these down and looking...Wendy: thanks! I am writing these down and looking for them on Amazon. I have Heroes and Heroines: the 8 archetypes for each sex and it's also very good. I can't remember the actual title, but if you zip me a direct email, I can send you it--I wander around the house a lot and right now too lazy to get up and find it in my office LOL.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-47440732022638622172010-02-17T12:25:03.212-06:002010-02-17T12:25:03.212-06:00I use Dynamic Characters by Nancy Kress, Character...I use Dynamic Characters by Nancy Kress, Characters, Emotion, and Viewpoint by Nancy Kress, and Writer's Guide to Character Traits by Linda N. Edelstein, PH.D...to name a few.Wendy Marcushttp://www.wendymarcus.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-44141709875663147722010-02-17T09:33:09.513-06:002010-02-17T09:33:09.513-06:00Gwen: I hear you--revision is a two step dance wit...Gwen: I hear you--revision is a two step dance with a slide to the right and and a lunge to the left. Sometimes I think I just shift words within the doc for psychological reasons--can't bear to cut them till I have more written LOL.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-82566970967967264882010-02-17T09:32:16.096-06:002010-02-17T09:32:16.096-06:00Hi Wendy: Glad to see you on GIAMx4. It's an a...Hi Wendy: Glad to see you on GIAMx4. It's an awesome group. Don't know where I'd be without lots of accountability especially during busy times (like DH's hip replacement). <br /><br />Can you share your books re: characterization with me? I have found tons on plot, scenes, structure, GMC and so forth, but only a few about Characterization.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-68576847704849459932010-02-17T09:30:58.620-06:002010-02-17T09:30:58.620-06:00Hi KarenG: I have been following your blog for the...Hi KarenG: I have been following your blog for the tips regarding structure. I do like a framework for my writing. It really helps when I get stuck. Right now I have the Scrivener program so it helps me keep things in order in a very visual way.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-92008986715917518612010-02-17T09:04:40.215-06:002010-02-17T09:04:40.215-06:00Good thoughts for those of us deep in the revision...Good thoughts for those of us deep in the revision process!Gwen Hernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394401588845644494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-87304266242110534572010-02-17T08:10:28.116-06:002010-02-17T08:10:28.116-06:00Hi, Christine!
Thanks for the welcome to WritingGI...Hi, Christine!<br />Thanks for the welcome to WritingGIAMx4. I look forward to chatting with you. <br /><br />Re: Your post. I also turn to books on characterization and plot/structure when I hit a snag in my writing. It really helps.Wendy Marcushttp://www.wendymarcus.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-5258325464336283452010-02-17T07:27:48.517-06:002010-02-17T07:27:48.517-06:00I've been studying story structure with my cur...I've been studying story structure with my current wip, not usually the way I write, but I'm learning lots by using this different process. With my last novel, I wrote tons and then adjusted for structure. This time, I'm getting the structure first and then adding to it.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-3356241459496910992010-02-16T20:41:28.455-06:002010-02-16T20:41:28.455-06:00Awe, thanks Mary. You are going strong. Hmmm cold ...Awe, thanks Mary. You are going strong. Hmmm cold meds help? I might have to try some ;-)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-18618136106084684242010-02-16T20:23:17.371-06:002010-02-16T20:23:17.371-06:00Oh yes, I want to expose some things to light...it...Oh yes, I want to expose some things to light...its how I do it, and when I do it that's the problem.<br /><br />I like what you said about plot points, pivotal points, etc..basically it is what changes the characters. Now that I can grasp...Oh, yeah, and the cold meds. Hmm.<br /><br />I think I need to print this particular post out...it says good things..M.V.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680136284255619758noreply@blogger.com