tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654572634275982798.post8284307818911210731..comments2023-07-06T08:42:01.186-07:00Comments on Royal Blush Authors: Just a little investment goes a long way.Z(Aasiyah/Nolwynn)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07199708922659903349noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654572634275982798.post-43795265358750268842009-09-23T02:14:31.091-07:002009-09-23T02:14:31.091-07:00I couldn't agree more about crit partners.
But...I couldn't agree more about crit partners.<br />But you can have readers you trust implicitly for their opinions I think.<br />However, for me, I find that I can't send something to be critiqued each step of the say. General feedback on something sure, just to see if the story is gelling. But that's all. It's either going to be good or it isn't. And I think I'd become too self-conscious if the critiques were ongoing throughout the entire story process. I think all creativity at the point becomes constipated!<br />I agree that there are poor stories and mediocre ones. And I do absolutely agree that they tend to come about because the writers didn't care enough.<br />Just as an example: Margaret Mitchell had an idea for a story about a strong-willed woman living at the time of the Civil War. But!!! Without the research it would have no doubt been superficial. The characters would have still be strong, but there would have been no world for them to have existed in, which actually would have affected everything.<br />Thought provoking post and very important!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654572634275982798.post-22414479351944571052009-09-22T09:52:19.934-07:002009-09-22T09:52:19.934-07:00I can't help but invest in my stories. If I do...I can't help but invest in my stories. If I don't believe in them (the plot, the characters) then I never finish them. It's too difficult to force the words out. <br /><br />Yes, having edited for years now, I have seen things that make me cry, literally. I have edited manuscripts that would make an editor quit--and never want to edit again. I have read plots with so many loopholes they should be Swiss cheese. I won't even go into the grammar. It's made me a better writer, a more selfish writer, and it has made me selective about what I will and will not edit. <br /><br />I long ago came to the conclusion that all writers are crazy. This includes me. Our motivations are not always clear.<br /><br />The really, scary, crazy ones are the ones that believe their story is so awesome that they don't have to worry about motivation, plot, grammar, or any of the other basics that go into building a book.<br /><br />Methinks T.J. just read something stinky, and that's why she wrote this post.<br /><br />Cheers!<br />Anastasia Rabiyah <br /><br />"Being an author is like being in charge of your own personal insane asylum." -Grace HarmonAnastasia Rabiyahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14776084016655371952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654572634275982798.post-12312356954826809892009-09-22T09:41:36.582-07:002009-09-22T09:41:36.582-07:00How very true. I'll be the first to admit I wr...How very true. I'll be the first to admit I write in superficial veins, but it also gives me room to deepen pretty much any portion of the story. Characters I can do, motivation is my weak spot, but you have to know what is right for the story. Three opinions will have you strip three things out of your story and leave it worse than bare--it'll leave it down right naked.Diana Castillejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120179642772790880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654572634275982798.post-15048855629674067502009-09-22T08:58:51.749-07:002009-09-22T08:58:51.749-07:00T.J.
You have come up with another terrific post....T.J.<br /><br />You have come up with another terrific post. I used to listen to every one until I met my mentors, and they told me to only listen to them so I wouldn't get so confused. Believe me that was sometimes confusing enough. lol<br /><br />I have read books that were published that I couldn't believe they got published. I thought they should be embarrassed to have that work in print. <br /><br />I've learned a lot from my mentors. I'm digging deeper. A lot of the things they have told me takes a long time to stick with me, but eventually it did.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.com