tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post2290937412203746306..comments2023-05-24T08:06:43.882-04:00Comments on Romance Writer's Revenge: Secondary Characters Talking Off-ScreenTerri Osburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-29780605356836701342012-09-24T15:24:11.937-04:002012-09-24T15:24:11.937-04:00The multi-track thing used to work for me. Before ...The multi-track thing used to work for me. Before my brain went AWOL.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-24062907735532894962012-09-24T14:55:39.185-04:002012-09-24T14:55:39.185-04:00*LOL* Sabrina, admitting it is the first step. And...*LOL* Sabrina, admitting it is the first step. And hey, maybe hopping sorta works for you. If you write until you play out, then move to the next story and can pick it up and write until that runs out, etc, etc, etc without getting lost, who are we to say that's not a successful technique? It all has to get revised anyway!Hellie Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933713255844695337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-82829646895452297742012-09-24T14:54:31.431-04:002012-09-24T14:54:31.431-04:00Family and loyalty are great themes. Angst comes w...Family and loyalty are great themes. Angst comes with the territory, right? Loyalty is one of my favorite themes; I'm a big fan of Ron Weasely for this reason. Hellie Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933713255844695337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-90503835471371023782012-09-24T14:52:49.493-04:002012-09-24T14:52:49.493-04:00P.Kirby--YEAH for the 60,000 words! Love that the ...P.Kirby--YEAH for the 60,000 words! Love that the fan fiction re-inspired you to write on the original again! I love when writing does that--makes you fall in love all over again! (And I *LOVE* redemption stories. My favorite thing to look for in books!)Hellie Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933713255844695337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-63693035208235949792012-09-24T14:48:30.363-04:002012-09-24T14:48:30.363-04:00Mo, there are time the F-bomb is the only word tha...Mo, there are time the F-bomb is the only word that can be used for the situation. Hellie Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933713255844695337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-64445565872418344622012-09-24T14:45:01.137-04:002012-09-24T14:45:01.137-04:00That's why we're here, Scape. To crack the...That's why we're here, Scape. To crack the whip and keep you on task!<br />Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-8774732894511104462012-09-24T14:44:03.656-04:002012-09-24T14:44:03.656-04:00I'm horrible at letting new ideas take me away...I'm horrible at letting new ideas take me away from the story I'm working on. But, I don't end up doing the right thing, I end up just hopping from story to story to story. :( Sabrina Shieldshttp://sabrinashields.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-16240810957491340422012-09-24T12:55:51.575-04:002012-09-24T12:55:51.575-04:00Yeah, the nerve of her to show up, arm in brain st...Yeah, the nerve of her to show up, arm in brain stem with my muse, both drunk and merry, singing sea chanties about congenial whores... And then to whisper this idea where toys come to life?<br /><br />Real toys, not adult toys.<br /><br />Pat, I hate it when multiple stories refuse to get in line but pull that mob thing. "Pick me! Pick me!"Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-24779093657672835722012-09-24T12:46:43.510-04:002012-09-24T12:46:43.510-04:00I forgot to answer the themes question. Mine all s...I forgot to answer the themes question. Mine all seem to be about family, loyalty, and heartbreak. Family is definitely the over-arching theme of this trilogy. Mostly about the family you make rather than bloodlines.<br /><br />Good to hear the muse is back, Pat. Even if she's come back an overachiever. <br /><br />Mo, you tell that brain. Who does she think is running this show anyway?Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-6200497015131068092012-09-24T12:38:44.474-04:002012-09-24T12:38:44.474-04:00Well, at 60K into the current WIP, I got mildly si...Well, at 60K into the current WIP, I got mildly sidetracked by a fan fiction story. But it's okay, because it woke up my voice and I'm writing the original as well now. Currently, the bigger problem is that my muse has found its work ethic and wants me to work on four stories at once. Which makes me cranky because I don't have enough hours in the day.<br /><br />As for themes, I'm on a kind of redemption kick.P. Kirbyhttp://www.patriciakirby.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-58488558788977477582012-09-24T12:35:33.635-04:002012-09-24T12:35:33.635-04:00And, of course, my brain...no doubt to prove a poi...And, of course, my brain...no doubt to prove a point, revisted me last night in a dream and came up with a fantastical bit of hilarity it badgered me to write...<br /><br />Well, f*ck you, brain. You heartless slut. You ran off to the Bahamas or somewhere and I don't have to do anything you say anymore.<br /><br />(It is a funny idea and I may take some notes...)Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-86277584876283744952012-09-24T10:20:18.258-04:002012-09-24T10:20:18.258-04:00Terri, I'm trying to imagine you jumping overb...Terri, I'm trying to imagine you jumping overboard. Since I don't think you like to be in the water. *LOL* But good try! <br /><br />I'm sure your characters will be well-behaved. *LOL* Besides Lucas and Sid are so loud, it's hard to imagine another character trying to overtalk them to get her say about what should happen in her book. Hellie Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933713255844695337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-42442601013465528432012-09-24T10:18:24.267-04:002012-09-24T10:18:24.267-04:00Marn, I think that's the key this time. I am p...Marn, I think that's the key this time. I am pretty embedded with this book that I don't want to leave it. Anything under 20,000 and I'll abandon it at the first whimsy. <br /><br />Congrats on your great progress!!! :) I love how well the pirates are doing! It's very inspirational!Hellie Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933713255844695337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-45214237224465483912012-09-24T10:16:55.983-04:002012-09-24T10:16:55.983-04:00Janga, I love the thought you can be seduced so ea...Janga, I love the thought you can be seduced so easily...you always strike me as such a proper southern girl, I thought you'd be quite disciplined. :) <br /><br />But I imagine for you that fiction writing is FUN and what makes it fun is being seduced...and if you were disciplined like you were about academic writing, it would suck all the fun out of it...and fiction writing is your vacation getaway...Hellie Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933713255844695337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-14752409105172294972012-09-24T10:15:19.880-04:002012-09-24T10:15:19.880-04:00Mo, cutting is HARD...and good for you for being s...Mo, cutting is HARD...and good for you for being so ruthless. I keep using words that I know are going to be cut and cut and cut because I use them way too often. In my everyday speech. *LOL* <br /><br />I love your theme. And if we had to wait until we were deserving, none of us would be doing much of anything would we??? Us troublemaking undeservers are here to help the others get their wings, right?Hellie Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933713255844695337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-68748772406295704692012-09-24T09:48:54.075-04:002012-09-24T09:48:54.075-04:00You did the RIGHT thing. Maybe I write "write...You did the RIGHT thing. Maybe I write "write" too often lately. LOL!Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-21959756765818143092012-09-24T09:47:58.028-04:002012-09-24T09:47:58.028-04:00I've had the privilege of reading the scene me...I've had the privilege of reading the scene mentioned and it is hysterical. I love it. Yes, you did the write thing. Write it down when it comes. Especially since there are so many questions surrounding the details. Those will come in time but you finish the current one first. Which is still chugging along beautifully, btw.<br /><br />I've done this except it's not usually a scene but lots of character and plot details. So I take copious notes and keep them in a folder for that book. I'm about 15K away from the middle of this book, which is likely when the characters for the next book will start getting antsy and talking more.<br /><br />If everyone will just be patient, we'll be fine. However, if I'm editing book one while writing book 2 and book 3 characters get too pushy, I might actually jump overboard.Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-70619617472885921112012-09-24T08:52:15.781-04:002012-09-24T08:52:15.781-04:00Good job! I think what you did was the best thing...Good job! I think what you did was the best thing to do. Give the chatterbox character a little air time, then tuck them away. :) <br /><br />I have been lured away from a book. But usually it's in the very very early phases. If it doesn't feel right, I stop. But usually before the 10K mark. I might have 4 or 5 5K starts of different stories. I can't tell if I'm just waiting to be ready to write them or if I just have a bad case of ADD.<br /><br />Things are going well on the WIP. I'm at a little over 20K. I hope to make big progress again this week, though.Marnee Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533816213473440342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-52662206318452032012-09-24T02:12:28.938-04:002012-09-24T02:12:28.938-04:00I admire your discipline, Hellie. I'm easy. I ...I admire your discipline, Hellie. I'm easy. I can always be seduced and distracted by a new character with a new story, particularly when I reach the point where I can't make the current characters behave or when they are not speaking to me. Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-18928424722859075482012-09-24T00:43:39.047-04:002012-09-24T00:43:39.047-04:00I've seldom had second stories show up and dem...I've seldom had second stories show up and demand immediate words. I have had second stories develop in a first, but never to the point of needing immediate voice. It happened with Jezebel's story in the first book, and I already knew that Janie's story was coming after Jez's...<br /><br />Now, I have had characters just take things a direction I didn't plan...<br /><br />But 1500 words is great! I got about that far with a fourth book in the Kraken's Caribbean series. One that might not go novel length, I'm just not sure yet. Those words flew out of me and then I stalled, but it happened the same time everything else stalled, so no catastrophe.<br /><br />Pearls? Nope. But I did cut out over 50 uses of the word sigh or variations there-of out of a finished novel that I needed to edit... A personal pearl of sorts!<br /><br />As for themes, my themes always seem to fall into finding new chances, despite deserving them...Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.com