tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391971838814490454.post660435822883958753..comments2023-03-24T06:20:11.624-07:00Comments on Far Seeing Fairy Tales: Never Againbettieleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113663226939801759noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391971838814490454.post-60928790505492441872010-05-20T18:50:06.123-07:002010-05-20T18:50:06.123-07:00Always glad to share my struggle! :) thanks for th...Always glad to share my struggle! :) thanks for the commiseration! This is hard for everyone! **sings like Michael** We are not alone...bettieleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113663226939801759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391971838814490454.post-65707782698986475082010-05-20T11:59:29.406-07:002010-05-20T11:59:29.406-07:00Hey there Bettielee. New follower here.
I have a...Hey there Bettielee. New follower here. <br /><br />I have a similar problem. I can't seem to get it together so it flows. I had to walk away for a couple of weeks and now I'm struggling just to get back to my WIP. We'll get there girl. We just can't give up.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your struggle.G.~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17630804996307279182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391971838814490454.post-27784544037470923302010-05-17T20:23:11.469-07:002010-05-17T20:23:11.469-07:00I luv you guys.... and thank you for all the sugge...I luv you guys.... and thank you for all the suggestions. I am taking them all under consideration. :)bettieleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113663226939801759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391971838814490454.post-70391063298595043172010-05-17T13:10:24.530-07:002010-05-17T13:10:24.530-07:00Funny that you say this. I've been reading ...Funny that you say this. I've been reading 'Save the Cat' by Blake Snyder (a book on screenwriting) and he insists that you shouldn't write word one of a screenplay until you have the logline done. <br /><br />Maybe novels should have their queries written first too. I'm sure you'll figure it out though. (Chapter by chapter synopsis is a good suggestion. It can help you identify the backbone of the story.) <br /><br />:)A.G. Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625944977710830629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391971838814490454.post-46161738591326346422010-05-17T07:25:42.273-07:002010-05-17T07:25:42.273-07:00Yep, very frustrating. I feel writing the query an...Yep, very frustrating. I feel writing the query and/or synopsis are the hardest parts of writing a book.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08176931674163484033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391971838814490454.post-8627451975826670602010-05-17T07:20:43.756-07:002010-05-17T07:20:43.756-07:00i totally understand.
writing a chapter by chapte...i totally understand.<br /><br />writing a chapter by chapter synopsis might help you salvage it. you'll probably have to go back and tweak a few things to tie up any confused ends (i did) but it feels good to see it fall into order even if it means something turn in a direction you hadn't intended before.<br /><br />also, goals are so important. the character needs a goal in every scene. and it gets them to the next and a there needs to be an overall goal. (that was where I got lost at first. it was just things happening.)<br /><br />good luck and hopefully you don't give up on this story and learn for the next one.Taviahttp://tavialewis.com/hyperbolicallyspeaking/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391971838814490454.post-24715731328590003532010-05-17T05:44:39.182-07:002010-05-17T05:44:39.182-07:00Right now I'm perfecting my query. It's so...Right now I'm perfecting my query. It's so hard to sum up a whole novel in a few paragraphs! <br /><br />Think about the most important part of it. Or the most important characters. :) Good luck!Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391971838814490454.post-9691799032475798982010-05-16T23:03:59.302-07:002010-05-16T23:03:59.302-07:00I've got the same problem. I have several main...I've got the same problem. I have several main characters and many plot threads that finally come together in a very sensible way, but there is simply too much to write about in a short query letter.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391971838814490454.post-1497762858487747742010-05-16T15:16:58.218-07:002010-05-16T15:16:58.218-07:00Lady-gurl. I luv ya. Don't stress. You will ge...Lady-gurl. I luv ya. Don't stress. You will get the query to where you want it to be. There is a perfect string of words that will lead you to the right answer/query. There will be. Hand it off to someone whose read the story, let them give you a couple of suggestions. It's just a query, the first, big one that you want to do. That's why there is so much pressure built up within this little monster. Once the words come there will be nothing you can't do, or accomplish. <br /><br />You can do this.Kara McElhinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10013577325689856288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391971838814490454.post-18917065435525923132010-05-16T14:58:59.020-07:002010-05-16T14:58:59.020-07:00I know how frustrated you must feel because I had ...I know how frustrated you must feel because I had a sprawling tangle of a first novel, too.<br /><br />I wrote a post on my blog, WRITING IN THE CROSSHAIRS, on how to get the big picture of your novel so that you will have the scope and direction of the action. Here is the link if you are interested :<br />http://rolandyeomans.blogspot.com/2010/04/mysterious-nazca-lines-for-writers.html<br /><br />Have a better week, RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.com