tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post6477022600773561625..comments2024-03-08T09:52:59.827-05:00Comments on Middle Passages: Reminder to Myself-IWSG June 2018Lizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-33566638392082828742018-07-04T14:55:42.835-04:002018-07-04T14:55:42.835-04:00If the purpose of vacation is to reboot one's ...If the purpose of vacation is to reboot one's happiness, creativity, and core...I did!<br /><br />However, after three weeks away, I forgot how to linky! Yikes!<br /><br />Did I mention I'm a Boomer and that computerese is my third language, with faltering skills!<br /><br />Oops! And, I had a humorous, satiric post!<br /><br />P.S. Alas and alack, though my protagonists are Midwestern, the home of home cooking, I find that my chapters often lack sense of smell...because I don't have one due to uncontrolled allergies. Sigh.<br />PJ Colandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813095154841818260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-20319630286608255332018-06-07T09:53:41.474-04:002018-06-07T09:53:41.474-04:00I did when I first started writing fiction. Now, s...I did when I first started writing fiction. Now, sometimes I have to go back and summarize some things because I almost totally write scenes and end up with a mess.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-83615782140701308992018-06-07T04:46:32.172-04:002018-06-07T04:46:32.172-04:00Sometimes, I just gloss over a scene to get to the...Sometimes, I just gloss over a scene to get to the bit that has my attention. Usually I just go back later and rewrite to strengthen.<br /><br />So it's not really something I "struggle" with as much as a part of my process as a writer. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-48176774006699266922018-06-06T19:59:08.333-04:002018-06-06T19:59:08.333-04:00Yes I struggle with that too. Love the Jane Friedm...Yes I struggle with that too. Love the Jane Friedman quote.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-42932508544595233152018-06-06T19:53:31.025-04:002018-06-06T19:53:31.025-04:00That's a great mini-lesson. I do have to make ...That's a great mini-lesson. I do have to make sure I do that.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-14928691423698589652018-06-06T18:25:12.079-04:002018-06-06T18:25:12.079-04:00I find it a lot easier to write in scene if it'...I find it a lot easier to write in scene if it's happening in the moment. Maybe that's why my current WIP is so long!Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-66495746693136859002018-06-06T14:43:26.824-04:002018-06-06T14:43:26.824-04:00I love writing 'in scene,' but sometimes i...I love writing 'in scene,' but sometimes it's hard segueing out of it. Karen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522178275164058849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-73991641416051766542018-06-06T11:09:23.755-04:002018-06-06T11:09:23.755-04:00It can certainly be tricky to find a balance with ...It can certainly be tricky to find a balance with backstory. I do my best to share most of it in some sort of action, even if it pops up in dialogue that doesn't read like a history lesson on my characters.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-20571712609738387512018-06-06T09:38:51.989-04:002018-06-06T09:38:51.989-04:00It's a hard balance. Inevitably there'll a...It's a hard balance. Inevitably there'll always be some backstory to handle but you're right in your approach of having the reader experience it just as vividly as the current action. Great tip!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-46036476546867210822018-06-06T08:24:31.935-04:002018-06-06T08:24:31.935-04:00I don't worry too much about it during the dra...I don't worry too much about it during the drafting process, but when it's time to revise, I pay more attention and - hopefully! - get it right. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-20252350713605188322018-06-06T08:23:27.847-04:002018-06-06T08:23:27.847-04:00Gorgeous example! Yes, put us there viscerally and...Gorgeous example! Yes, put us there viscerally and sensually. Hard to do well but so important.Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12727266796590751202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-4997046102459313332018-06-06T08:11:05.182-04:002018-06-06T08:11:05.182-04:00Yes. Your example is excellent. Superb post and a ...Yes. Your example is excellent. Superb post and a good reminder. Thanks. Hope you are well!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-78141923844284265512018-06-06T07:04:33.133-04:002018-06-06T07:04:33.133-04:00Yes, I do. It's easier just to say it and move...Yes, I do. It's easier just to say it and move on. But that's telling. We need to show, to let the reader be involved.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com