tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post8935775924458346299..comments2023-12-31T11:28:31.953-05:00Comments on The Surly Writer: Silencing the spoiler voiceMichelle H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10117937124348728578noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-10331791427689446162009-01-07T10:55:00.000-05:002009-01-07T10:55:00.000-05:00Jeni: Hmm...you have a problem with dialogue. Mayb...Jeni: Hmm...you have a problem with dialogue. Maybe I can help.<BR/><BR/>Buck: See, my teachers were the opposite. They never told me to outline. They said to write whatever comes to mind.<BR/><BR/>Protege: Oh, yes. Once, the tiny woman made me know an entire story. I screwed it up royally. There was no excitement whatsoever in the words.<BR/><BR/>Oren: That's when it happens. The doubter wondering if I left any major plot gaps I can't see. Her voice haunts me at night.<BR/><BR/>Beverly: Hi! Thanks for stopping by! I think the ride down the road is the most exciting, wondering which twists and bends I should take while scraping the car against the guardrail.<BR/><BR/>Ello: Wow! I would never want to know what's going to happen in a movie, let alone a story. I know that sometimes I set myself up for disappointment, but rather that then not sticking around to the end.<BR/><BR/>Lindsey: Thank you for your kind words and thanks for stopping by!<BR/><BR/>Laughingwolf: You took the howl right out of my mouth. ;P I've heard about Donald through Josephine and have visited his site. Nice to have your opinion on it.<BR/><BR/>Young Miss Author: I'm a little split on this though. I might actually like the hot buttered pretzel machine more. ;)<BR/><BR/>Angie: Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Jennifer: As long as you have the story and get to the end (so many writers have problems just finishing the story), I think that matters so much more.Michelle H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10117937124348728578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-86465958245232041482009-01-07T10:28:00.000-05:002009-01-07T10:28:00.000-05:00I'm so jealous that you can surprise yourself! My...I'm so jealous that you can surprise yourself! My stories always come to me with a beginning and an ending and the middle is a mystery, but not the same kind of mystery you are talking about. It's one thing to be surprised how you get somewhere, but a totally different thing to be surprised about where you end up.jazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559917865938143791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-75020569773952549082009-01-07T00:01:00.000-05:002009-01-07T00:01:00.000-05:00Great images here. Again. :)Great images here. Again. :)Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-8942706260327451422009-01-06T22:48:00.000-05:002009-01-06T22:48:00.000-05:00“Yanno, why can’t someone invent a machine that wi...“Yanno, why can’t someone invent a machine that will make the words appear right on the screen without having to type anything in: from brain to page? That would be so great.”<BR/><BR/>I always think the same thing. Why can't the computer read my mind? My stories would make so much more sense. The way I think and the way I write are so different that when I finish a story sometimes I don't even recognize it.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182174779758208005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-60218417498435837532009-01-06T22:14:00.000-05:002009-01-06T22:14:00.000-05:00best way, michelle... cuz that's how i do it, too ...best way, michelle... cuz that's how i do it, too ;) lol<BR/><BR/>btw- nudder one help:<BR/><BR/>writing the breakout novel, by donald maass [he's an agent AND writer]<BR/><BR/>by far the best book i've seen on the subject of writing!laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-54144734541861723122009-01-06T21:35:00.000-05:002009-01-06T21:35:00.000-05:00I like your writing, very powerful on your point o...I like your writing, very powerful on your point of view. Go ahead darling visit my blogs and leave comments.(=Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896186812615842343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-28708214110027529552009-01-06T21:17:00.000-05:002009-01-06T21:17:00.000-05:00I am the opposite. I love spoilers! I crave them. ...I am the opposite. I love spoilers! I crave them. This is because I hate surprises. I don't even like to surprise myself if I can help it. I read the back of books - I know that's bad. If I can find out what is going to happen in a movie before I see it, I'll find out. Isn't that terrible? Oh yeah I am a walking spoiler.Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-57042507348494757982009-01-06T18:51:00.000-05:002009-01-06T18:51:00.000-05:00Hi there! I just stopped by and I love your site. ...Hi there! I just stopped by and I love your site. I too write by the seat of my pants, and sometimes I drive right off the road. But it's worth the the times I've found myself down a road I've never been. Right now I am in the middle of an extra creepy scary story. A type I have never written before. But always loved. Mostly I am silly and I think fun.<BR/><BR/>Anon- is right the voice of doubt is the worst spoiler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-77456443634815268852009-01-06T18:22:00.000-05:002009-01-06T18:22:00.000-05:00Sometimes the small voice comes to me when I proof...Sometimes the small voice comes to me when I proof the copy. Mine is more of a doubter. Learning to live with it. Keep hammering away.<BR/>OrenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-74030232159886022282009-01-06T14:42:00.000-05:002009-01-06T14:42:00.000-05:00I love the idea of a "tiny woman with a gigantic b...I love the idea of a "tiny woman with a gigantic bullhorn".;) So you never outline your stories, you just type as you go along and make the stories up - interesting. Still, I have to ask; has the tiny woman ever managed to get to you with her spoilers?;))Zuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-16007973086800629752009-01-06T14:39:00.000-05:002009-01-06T14:39:00.000-05:00Every danged writing class I ever took in the way-...Every danged writing class I ever took in the way-back harped on outlines. They were <I>required</I>; one couldn't just... ya know... <I>write!</I> You HAD to have an outline. My dirty lil secret, which I suppose is shared by more than one writer, is I did my outlines <I>after</I> the assignment was done. Not a single one of my English teachers ever caught on, as far as I know. Or maybe they did but were too smart or considerate to let on.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-45813280565190819932009-01-06T10:45:00.000-05:002009-01-06T10:45:00.000-05:00I write/type the same way as you -by the seat of m...I write/type the same way as you -by the seat of my pants. Outlining does me no good but for me it is mainly cause my imagination goes stone cold dead on me. Dialogue totally escapes me as well. Hell, sometimes I think if I could think of a catchy title, maybe that would provide the needed inspiration for me to continue and write some really great prose but all to no avail. It's a hopeless case I guess.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.com