tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33824560.post5399687684825657666..comments2024-01-29T17:34:57.576-07:00Comments on A Blister to My Eye: Living in the Next BookDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08274485227373284224noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33824560.post-9770738594260567222007-05-22T13:04:00.000-06:002007-05-22T13:04:00.000-06:00It's interesting which posts result in ongoing dis...It's interesting which posts result in ongoing discussions, and which ones don't. <BR/><BR/>Conversations like this one have shown me an unexpected benefit of having this blog. I thought it would only be a place for me to drone on about myself and spout off about this and that. Instead, it's brought me the perspectives of other writers.<BR/><BR/>Which, in retrospect, I guess I should have expected, but I didn't.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274485227373284224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33824560.post-80302897630230266302007-05-22T11:51:00.000-06:002007-05-22T11:51:00.000-06:00I agree with Chris. Sometimes it's not easy to fig...I agree with Chris. Sometimes it's not easy to fight the temptation to jump ship to fresh new characters and ideas when I've started to get sick of spending time with one I'm currently vested in.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33824560.post-7400940372605038082007-05-22T11:41:00.000-06:002007-05-22T11:41:00.000-06:00Unfortunately, while Leonore is a wonderful proofr...Unfortunately, while Leonore is a wonderful proofreader on the level of fine detail, she's not as wonderful on the level of plot or pacing. Her own writing and reading tend toward character orientation, and while she enjoys reading some plot-based fiction, she's not skilled at analyzing a plot and its problems.<BR/><BR/>For that matter, time-travel stories drive her nuts. I'm afraid she'll have trouble dealing with Time and the Soldier.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274485227373284224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33824560.post-13231078936280846842007-05-22T11:07:00.000-06:002007-05-22T11:07:00.000-06:00That, I think, is what wives are for. Whenever I ...That, I think, is what wives are for. Whenever I hurry through the ending (or the beginning, or simply skimp somewhere in the middle with a bit of fuzzy logic), Katrina is sure to call me on it. It's nice to have someone smarter than you are reading your stuff before it gets sent out into the world. In my case, I know it's what keeps me honest, when all I want is to leap into that Next Great Project.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286520897538327919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33824560.post-42554039269220801502007-05-22T10:17:00.000-06:002007-05-22T10:17:00.000-06:00Fortunately, that hasn't happened to me so far. I...Fortunately, that hasn't happened to me so far. I am feeling impatient, though -- eager to be off on that next writing adventure. That amounts to the same problem; I have to be careful not to stint on the work that remains on the WIP.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274485227373284224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33824560.post-3135366884764576622007-05-22T07:56:00.000-06:002007-05-22T07:56:00.000-06:00I find the difficulty lies in not allowing those n...I find the difficulty lies in not allowing those new, fresh characters to tempt you away from your WIP before it's finished. Because when you're in the thrall of that fantastic new idea, your WIP starts to look a little rough around the edges.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286520897538327919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33824560.post-19047059389864496242007-05-21T23:18:00.000-06:002007-05-21T23:18:00.000-06:00Three hours every morning, wasn't it? Four pages p...Three hours every morning, wasn't it? Four pages per hour, 250 words per page. Something like that. And then off to the Post Office, to change the world!<BR/><BR/>I certainly agree about THE WAY WE LIVE NOW. I really loved that book.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274485227373284224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33824560.post-36063754261078146232007-05-21T23:03:00.000-06:002007-05-21T23:03:00.000-06:00Trollope would write for a set length of time each...Trollope would write for a set length of time each day. If he finished writing one book and still had time to spare, he'd start the next one. <BR/><BR/>He certainly knew his characters intimately, though sometimes his prose lacked polish. THE WAY WE LIVE NOW (his greatest novel, I think) begins unprepossessingly: "Let the reader be introduced to Lady Carbury."Bella Standerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299907503543643337noreply@blogger.com