tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post150370676992487319..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Writing Clean When Your Setting is DirtyStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-49533924400325213272011-09-27T09:41:31.832-05:002011-09-27T09:41:31.832-05:00Congratulations, Ellyn, you're the winner!Congratulations, Ellyn, you're the winner!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-85932707086429158902011-09-17T10:12:10.309-05:002011-09-17T10:12:10.309-05:00Hi, Book Blogger! If I'm completely transparen...Hi, Book Blogger! If I'm completely transparent and honest here, I'll say the hardest thing about getting published was taming, cauterizing, and otherwise killing my pride. I was certain my first attempt at fiction was going to stagger the literary world. <br /><br />Then I got my first real critique, my first contest scores, my first rejections. Boy howdy, was that painful! <br /><br />After I picked myself and my splintered pride up off the linoleum, I buckled down and began the lifelong process of learning how to write...which often involves learning how to listen. <br /><br />My pride still raises it's nasty old head from time to time, but I've come a long way in knowing how to throttle it and get on with the learning. :)Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772984806574666959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-57535337169141624922011-09-16T10:50:33.995-05:002011-09-16T10:50:33.995-05:00Thank you so much for explaining everything so cle...Thank you so much for explaining everything so clearly! I especially liked the last two points. I do have a question, although it doesn't really have anything to do with your post. :) What was the hardest thing about getting published?<br /><br />Book blogger♥♫book bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619387343045339910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-3606389585903632442011-09-16T08:12:21.807-05:002011-09-16T08:12:21.807-05:00Hi, Rachelle, I'm so glad you found the post h...Hi, Rachelle, I'm so glad you found the post helpful. I remember the first time someone told me about readers 'filling in the blanks' and a little light bulb went off in my head. :)Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772984806574666959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-84768232824823896972011-09-15T21:28:36.093-05:002011-09-15T21:28:36.093-05:00Hi Ms. Vetsch! I loved reading your post - what yo...Hi Ms. Vetsch! I loved reading your post - what you said about the reader filling in the blanks makes great sense and clarified that Christian writers really can get away with writing clean books in dirty settings... :) Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150136011032761640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-11910009880421832232011-09-15T08:08:17.651-05:002011-09-15T08:08:17.651-05:00Emii, I'm convinced I would love living in Pio...Emii, I'm convinced I would love living in Pioneer days for about 8 hrs, then I'd want my air conditioning, indoor plumbing, t-shirts, and remote control HDTV. :DErica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772984806574666959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-30753413598618317472011-09-15T08:07:10.255-05:002011-09-15T08:07:10.255-05:00Jazmine, I've not read the Lonestar books. I&#...Jazmine, I've not read the Lonestar books. I'll have to look into it.<br /><br />I hadn't thought of Emma Watson...my first reaction to the cover model was that she looked a lot like Alyssa Milano. :)Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772984806574666959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-68243377823139884482011-09-15T08:05:25.504-05:002011-09-15T08:05:25.504-05:00Hi, Caroline, Wichita has a terrific CowTown museu...Hi, Caroline, Wichita has a terrific CowTown museum if you're ever in that neighborhood. It's more 'museum' and less 'tourist trap'-ish than say Abilene or Dodge City. And if you ever get a chance to tour Ft. Larned, don't miss the opportunity. It's fabulous!Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772984806574666959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-21171151978229964722011-09-15T05:36:39.649-05:002011-09-15T05:36:39.649-05:00I'm not in the US, but that IS an insanely coo...I'm not in the US, but that IS an insanely cool camera. Sometimes I wish we could live in the old days where they had those cameras and those dresses and everything... but then again, we wouldn't have trackies and uggies and hoodie's, would we?;)emiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042164350910286833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-4845338729877957952011-09-14T20:40:25.588-05:002011-09-14T20:40:25.588-05:00p.s.
I just realized that the girl on the front c...p.s.<br /><br />I just realized that the girl on the front cover looks a little like the actress Emma Watson.Jazmine~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06246960020080246030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-84629193031529542082011-09-14T20:39:53.825-05:002011-09-14T20:39:53.825-05:00I haven't actually read all of the books in th...I haven't actually read all of the books in that particular trilogy, I would like to. But the only one I read was "The Lightkeeper's Ball" it's her newest addition to that series. <br />And currently I'm finishing up the third and final installment of The Lonestar series by her. Super good book series. :) <br />Though me and my friend have an inside joke about those three books... <br />There has to be something in the water in Bluebird Texas. Because they're all marrying for a safety of some kind, or for convenience. lol.Jazmine~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06246960020080246030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-23618183248920680322011-09-14T16:22:47.152-05:002011-09-14T16:22:47.152-05:00Erica, Thanks so much for the advice! I would love...Erica, Thanks so much for the advice! I would love to read your book, and I absolutely need to visit an western themed town; I need to visit one in Kansas sometime, but I live in extremely east Missouri (think St. Louis suburb) and the train ride to Kansas city is six hours by itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-74703373774382007102011-09-13T20:58:30.121-05:002011-09-13T20:58:30.121-05:00Hi, Alana, You have to decide for yourself how muc...Hi, Alana, You have to decide for yourself how much you want to show on the page, but I urge you to err on the side of conservative. I'm always in favor of closing the bedroom door, fading to black, or leaving the details up to the imagination. It's hard enough to write a romantic scene without adding too many particulars. I would urge you to read widely of the type of scene you want to depict and see how other authors do it.Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772984806574666959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-910093891815155822011-09-13T20:48:58.567-05:002011-09-13T20:48:58.567-05:00Hello, thanks for the information. I have a questi...Hello, thanks for the information. I have a question. Would this information head towards what happens in the bedroom. Nicholas Sparks' The Notebook was really steamy and I don't want to go that far but how would I go through with it without being too steamy? Thank you.Alanahttp://writerspagenikki.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-85086220810711198952011-09-13T20:07:36.937-05:002011-09-13T20:07:36.937-05:00Hi, Anna, historical/sci-fi sounds like Firefly. :...Hi, Anna, historical/sci-fi sounds like Firefly. :)<br /><br />I was so excited to see the camera on the cover. The art design department actually sent me a couple of photos of cameras and I got to choose which one I thought worked best. A rare treat for an author. :)Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772984806574666959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-752352300648954342011-09-13T19:40:36.890-05:002011-09-13T19:40:36.890-05:00Wow,this is great advice! The title of this post r...Wow,this is great advice! The title of this post really got me because that is what I'm striving for in the historical/sci-fi piece I'm working on- keeping an even calm tone, even though it's set in a war torn, utopian society in outer space. It's a tough challenge, but your advice is very helpful to me- I've already printed out this page to save it for some writing inspiration/help! The cover looks fabulous! I absolutely ADORE that camera on the front- I collect old vintage cameras, I would love to get my hands on one of those :)<br />Cheers!<br />--AnnaAnnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-72653323067241797852011-09-13T19:11:48.585-05:002011-09-13T19:11:48.585-05:00Hi, Jazmine! Colleen Coble is a really good writer...Hi, Jazmine! Colleen Coble is a really good writer. Have you read her Lightkeeper's Daughter series?Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772984806574666959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-59822580982241884042011-09-13T19:01:52.534-05:002011-09-13T19:01:52.534-05:00So many Christian fiction books sugarcoat everythi...So many Christian fiction books sugarcoat everything and don't stay true to the facts of life. That's why I love Colleen Coble so much, she's true to facts but isn't to detailish with things like what a married couple shares together in the bedroom. <br />Your book looks cool Erica by the way! :D Love the camera. <br />Anyway, what I was saying was that I really love it when I find Christian fiction books that only have two differences from secular books. <br />They're cleaner. <br />And they mention God a little throughout it. :D LOVE IT!Jazmine~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06246960020080246030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-72194906674828460882011-09-13T16:26:22.264-05:002011-09-13T16:26:22.264-05:00ktlemonhead (love the name!) If folks want to tell...ktlemonhead (love the name!) If folks want to tell you that clean isn't real, you can tell them differently. :)Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772984806574666959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-36912134415226343122011-09-13T16:25:44.304-05:002011-09-13T16:25:44.304-05:00Hi, Bookworm...I was so pleased when I first saw t...Hi, Bookworm...I was so pleased when I first saw the cover for A Bride's Portrait. I thought the designers did a great job. It's encouraging to hear that the cover art is catching readers' eyes too.Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772984806574666959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-53519158490515267682011-09-13T15:51:17.958-05:002011-09-13T15:51:17.958-05:00Thank you so much! I definitely prefer to keep my...Thank you so much! I definitely prefer to keep my novels and stories clean, so thanks for some tips on how to keep it real. <br /><br />ktlemonhead(at)comcast(dot)netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-25006345769684305622011-09-13T15:44:47.360-05:002011-09-13T15:44:47.360-05:00Great post Ms. Vetsch. I like how you explained to...Great post Ms. Vetsch. I like how you explained to make a book dirty but also clean. A lot of books that I read don't do this. (By the way I LOVE the camera on the cover:)Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486716400501265794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-37456854222450691582011-09-13T14:49:39.902-05:002011-09-13T14:49:39.902-05:00Rainbowjoy, thanks so much for your question. Deal...Rainbowjoy, thanks so much for your question. Dealing with immorality, whether in the brothels of Dodge City or a slave plantation in the South, is tricky. You can't ignore the fact, but you don't have to put it all on the page either. I'd advise showing your main character's distaste for the practice, perhaps one of the characters being punished for speaking out about the abuse...show the story through the eyes of someone who abhors the problem, how they fight it, how they are treated as a result...story trumps all, so make sure the reader sees the issue through the eyes of your main character.Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772984806574666959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-64967655631445580692011-09-13T14:46:09.342-05:002011-09-13T14:46:09.342-05:00Hi, Faye, Thank you for commenting here and over a...Hi, Faye, Thank you for commenting here and over at Seekerville today.Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772984806574666959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-82508490998620017752011-09-13T14:45:24.902-05:002011-09-13T14:45:24.902-05:00Yay, Susie! I'm glad you're coming to the ...Yay, Susie! I'm glad you're coming to the conference. I'll see you there!Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772984806574666959noreply@blogger.com