tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post3475589461026633836..comments2024-03-20T02:49:17.606-07:00Comments on Between Fact and Fiction: Happy Writers Society: ExperimentNatalie Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-32310316273334599172011-05-08T04:39:00.628-07:002011-05-08T04:39:00.628-07:00I've written my manuscript in three different ...I've written my manuscript in three different tenses and the one I ended up liking and found that I had a knack for is not the one I would have expected.Anita Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-58433012220961321812011-05-07T04:50:04.077-07:002011-05-07T04:50:04.077-07:00This is so appropriate for me! I am on my fourth n...This is so appropriate for me! I am on my fourth novel now, and the first one has undergone so many changes like this one. With my second novel, I actually re-started the novel three times. I hated the main character the first time so I changed her for the second draft 16 chapters in (yup, had to start over), then got to about chapter 20 when I realized I had to tell the story from her daughter's POV (and rewrote it again from scratch). <br /><br />After wondering what was wrong with novel #1, I realized it was POV, and as soon as I started rewriting it (almost from scratch), it became SOO much better! <br /><br />I've only done present tense with one of my novels, but it NEEDED to be... POV affects affects tone more than anything else, and I find myself affected by tone as a reader. <br /><br />I also tend to be plot-driven, so your earlier post on increasing the stakes for your characters (and being mean and making them suffer) speaks volumes! I so love this blog!Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-75963011017197140492011-05-06T17:22:12.723-07:002011-05-06T17:22:12.723-07:00I know what you mean about the beautiful language....I know what you mean about the beautiful language. I'm revising a earlier WIP and it utilizes more lyrical prose. We'll see how it goes...*fingers crossed*June Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570382577796763370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-21980131732216443142011-05-06T17:13:01.776-07:002011-05-06T17:13:01.776-07:00My default mode actually is first-person present, ...My default mode actually is first-person present, so writing a book in third-person past is so difficult, but with some stories that's what works best and I have to do it.Jordynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07544006301357995240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-91064154365609891182011-05-06T15:41:00.400-07:002011-05-06T15:41:00.400-07:00I'm doing a similar thing with my WiP. Usually...I'm doing a similar thing with my WiP. Usually my stories are VERY plot driven, but I wanted to write a quieter book which was more character driven. It also has an emphasis on pretty descriptions. It's hard, but it's making me a better writer. Plus it's fun!Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444920778218867295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-89201398632825137232011-05-06T13:55:01.154-07:002011-05-06T13:55:01.154-07:00Great post--and I completely agree. I wrote quite ...Great post--and I completely agree. I wrote quite a few short stories early on in my writing, trying different things with each. Different POVs, tenses, just stretching my legs to see what worked best for me. I've discovered that I'm horrible with third person! Now I've been writing first present, and I never thought I'd say this, but I LOVE it.Kristin Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169967050454852124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-31250405009831534432011-05-06T11:34:28.990-07:002011-05-06T11:34:28.990-07:00Stretching is how one strengthens, after all. :)
...Stretching is how one strengthens, after all. :)<br /><br />Btw, I just finished what I would consider a highly experimental work: THE EYRE AFFAIR by Jasper Fforde. That is some crazy stuff! Very imaginative and entertaining, especially for literature lovers.Kristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771013578685419826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-84033728573584885402011-05-06T10:09:47.736-07:002011-05-06T10:09:47.736-07:00I so totally GET this post. I write in third-pers...I so totally GET this post. I write in third-person past tense...it's what comes naturally to me. Except suddenly for my WIP. IT decided it wanted to be written in First Person, Past tense. <br /><br />The BEST part: My MC has an awesome, hickish, uncultured voice. <br /><br />The WORST part: How in the heck am I going to get her THAT super important piece of information?Becky Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880501542510014819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-55526965182642122032011-05-06T09:36:32.906-07:002011-05-06T09:36:32.906-07:00You are a brave soul. First person present? Man,...You are a brave soul. First person present? Man, it is so hard to maintain. Children write in that tense all the time, and we teachers try to break them out of that mold. I'll give it a whirl, and see what comes out.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-46112435629120465152011-05-06T09:32:43.871-07:002011-05-06T09:32:43.871-07:00One of the things I loved most about taking creati...One of the things I loved most about taking creative writing classes in college was that they really stretched me in new ways. Specifically, my short-short fiction class was really hard, but so helpful, since it taught me a lot of lessons about precisions. The longest story I wrote was only 3 pages long, but I sure learned how to cram a lot into those pages!Debbie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119207763941673358noreply@blogger.com