tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post5406924016530628052..comments2024-01-12T00:32:05.481-06:00Comments on A Continuity of Parks: Close, but so far awayJamie Eyberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-18835290791918060972009-03-18T08:06:00.000-05:002009-03-18T08:06:00.000-05:00Chapter breaks are fun! They give you little peaks...Chapter breaks are fun! They give you little peaks of action to aim for, and any sentence that finishes off a chapter becomes automatically more significant.<BR/><BR/>I do the layers thing too, mostly because my first drafts never seem to have enough description.K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-88353556073934916782009-03-18T02:46:00.000-05:002009-03-18T02:46:00.000-05:00If I'm stuck in a part of my story, I skip right o...If I'm stuck in a part of my story, I skip right over it and go back to it later. <BR/><BR/>You can have my share of the beer. I used to be able to drink for England without getting drunk, now I fall over if I even smell alcohol.Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-12374036011741500142009-03-17T17:26:00.000-05:002009-03-17T17:26:00.000-05:00Point 3 = writing in layers.This was a light bulb ...Point 3 = writing in layers.<BR/><BR/>This was a light bulb moment for me as well. I write a first draft primarily in the head of my characters so I have lots of dialogue and some narrative. I have to go back and add narrative description, setting, tension, plants, and all that other great stuff at a later date. The whole idea of the first draft is to just get the story out of your head.<BR/><BR/>A poll has been taken and everyone's first draft sucks. Don't worry about it. <BR/><BR/>Shrek was right - layers...BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170193722932454605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-57387793436605982692009-03-17T16:39:00.000-05:002009-03-17T16:39:00.000-05:00The best part of writing a longer work is point 3....The best part of writing a longer work is point 3. I can really work up some momentum if I forget the details and plow on.Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-42596853144935910922009-03-17T16:00:00.000-05:002009-03-17T16:00:00.000-05:00Steal away. I spent far too much time trying to f...Steal away. I spent far too much time trying to fill in the blanks on my last book. I should have plowed through and filled them in later. (I will probably have to redo those parts anyway.)Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-43837709292486130332009-03-17T15:57:00.000-05:002009-03-17T15:57:00.000-05:00Point 3 . . . leaving out things to fill in the bl...Point 3 . . . leaving out things to fill in the blanks later. I think that sounds like an excellent idea. Consider it stolen.Bobbie Metevierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287239069473082448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-30712413306842452662009-03-17T15:44:00.000-05:002009-03-17T15:44:00.000-05:00I used to have a high tolerance for alcohol as wel...I used to have a high tolerance for alcohol as well. It usually hit me all at once was the problem. I will have one in your honor. <BR/><BR/>I can't drink wine. I have only found one I like the taste of and I don't know which one it was.Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-73817900904379549522009-03-17T15:40:00.000-05:002009-03-17T15:40:00.000-05:00PS: Unless it's wine, in which case drink two glas...PS: Unless it's wine, in which case drink two glasses then spend the rest of the night randomly giggling. Feel free to tint the wine green.Fox Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487359877190292039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-23017878030616120782009-03-17T15:39:00.000-05:002009-03-17T15:39:00.000-05:00I can't drink beer, yet I have a high tolerance fo...I can't drink beer, yet I have a high tolerance for alcohol. With that in mind, you should probably drink three for me.Fox Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487359877190292039noreply@blogger.com