tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post1750439816721821061..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Where To Start: Shan's thoughtsStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-2449646481643254232014-10-28T01:52:01.017-05:002014-10-28T01:52:01.017-05:00That's pretty cool! Especially because I read ...That's pretty cool! Especially because I read your first lines, and they're awesome!Jonathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-73955986300102338992014-10-25T04:33:23.696-05:002014-10-25T04:33:23.696-05:00Oh my gosh your story sounds so awesome! I would t...Oh my gosh your story sounds so awesome! I would totally read that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-21419533036863873202014-10-24T22:32:38.801-05:002014-10-24T22:32:38.801-05:00Do you know something, Jonathan and Jessica? I so ...Do you know something, Jonathan and Jessica? I so remember being in your boat. :) I have just turned fourteen, a month ago.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331254068588265995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-52962784387500457512014-10-24T19:37:41.132-05:002014-10-24T19:37:41.132-05:00Definitely! My writing is much better because of g...Definitely! My writing is much better because of good feedback.Rachelle O'Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414561666549371254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-5033985038438059102014-10-24T17:45:51.587-05:002014-10-24T17:45:51.587-05:00I don't know what you're writing, but I wo...I don't know what you're writing, but I wouldn't worry about being symbolic about when you begin your story. You can still be symbolic about time passing and such, but that can be accomplished in so many ways. Start your story as close the action as possible Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-42637326901408641922014-10-24T17:44:33.407-05:002014-10-24T17:44:33.407-05:00Flashbacks can be good. They are a fabulous tool i...Flashbacks can be good. They are a fabulous tool in the author's hand. Like anything else though, you don't want to wield them all the time. Save them for the important stuff.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-2226472209064281832014-10-24T17:43:53.901-05:002014-10-24T17:43:53.901-05:00I love that you have a critique partner! Feeback i...I love that you have a critique partner! Feeback is so important!Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-15408824652581310842014-10-24T17:43:31.535-05:002014-10-24T17:43:31.535-05:00:):)Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-55288425670427579502014-10-24T17:43:22.168-05:002014-10-24T17:43:22.168-05:00His advice clears things up, huh? Makes it underst...His advice clears things up, huh? Makes it understandable.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-79169820896182850022014-10-24T17:42:40.556-05:002014-10-24T17:42:40.556-05:00Oooo! Jumping right in! Love it.Oooo! Jumping right in! Love it.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-64964555049171078792014-10-24T17:41:41.604-05:002014-10-24T17:41:41.604-05:00I LOVE cutting huge chunks of stuff. It makes me f...I LOVE cutting huge chunks of stuff. It makes me feel so POWERFUL. Good for you. Hacking isn't something to be afraid of. Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-42099631412429926082014-10-24T17:41:11.985-05:002014-10-24T17:41:11.985-05:00That's what second drafts are for, Linea! And ...That's what second drafts are for, Linea! And you are welcome!Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-86437595870645171582014-10-24T17:40:54.111-05:002014-10-24T17:40:54.111-05:00You're welcome! And 3017! WOW! I wonder if we&...You're welcome! And 3017! WOW! I wonder if we'll have hover boards by then.<br />Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-22705114770455709742014-10-24T14:56:10.320-05:002014-10-24T14:56:10.320-05:00It's a hard one! I've been thinking about ...It's a hard one! I've been thinking about this when I started with my new project. I wanted a symbolic amount of time, either 40 years or 40 days (I even have been thinking about 120 years). But yeah, 40 years is a pretty long time and 40 days was a bit too short for what I wanted to write. So I decided to make a kind of compromise and let it start about one year before the end of the story. But let's just say beginnings aren't my favorite thing so far ;-)<br /><br />arendedewit.blogspot.comArende de Withttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143950359368928929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-47868225000896979072014-10-24T14:37:56.740-05:002014-10-24T14:37:56.740-05:00Great post! Earlier this week I was wondering if I...Great post! Earlier this week I was wondering if I should start the novel I’m plotting earlier, since my MC has so much of a Past, but now I feel confident in my choice to reveal the backstory through flashbacks. I think starting later leaves more questions. <br /><br />I love how you give the reader questions in Chapter 1 of Angel Eyes. I only read what was available on Amazon’s look-inside, but already I’m hooked, especially since it isn’t the type of angel story that doesn’t sit right with me religiously speaking. *adds to ever-growing book wish list* Miri Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-15825911624416797142014-10-24T14:00:21.566-05:002014-10-24T14:00:21.566-05:00This is something I've contemplated lately, si...This is something I've contemplated lately, since I know the first few chapters of my WIP drag on for too long. One of my critique partners and I have been scheming better places to start it, later in the story. Thanks for the reminder, Shannon!Rachelle O'Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414561666549371254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-47570518280334088582014-10-24T13:32:17.329-05:002014-10-24T13:32:17.329-05:00Uh... As far as I can tell my story starts at a go...Uh... As far as I can tell my story starts at a good place. Immediately after the first incident you get dropped into the inciting incident.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781882439096700951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-10429355761434948622014-10-24T13:29:41.745-05:002014-10-24T13:29:41.745-05:00Hey, me too!Hey, me too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781882439096700951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-29732820682494763062014-10-24T12:48:56.319-05:002014-10-24T12:48:56.319-05:00Hey, in case anyone wanted to picture me in there ...Hey, in case anyone wanted to picture me in there heads, I'm twelve. Going on thirteen. Thanks!Jonathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-52942648041912866652014-10-24T09:22:32.473-05:002014-10-24T09:22:32.473-05:00I LOVE Kurt's advice. I've never heard it ...I LOVE Kurt's advice. I've never heard it that succinctly put either, but wow. That's a statement I'm going to hold onto. I find when I'm critiquing and the story says anything about time passing, I start to get bored. "The next day..." "An hour later..." Power stories are all about what's happening right now, eh?<br /><br /><a href="http://crystalcollier.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Unleashing the Dreamworld</a>Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-22698442893868285442014-10-24T07:33:02.640-05:002014-10-24T07:33:02.640-05:00Great post! I'm starting a WIP (The Assassin&#...Great post! I'm starting a WIP (The Assassin's Mercy) in which I jump right into the action, and the inciting incident takes place right on. Dorlin is in middle of a mission when he is ambushed, and meets a strange man who claims to be his uncle. This man claims that the Emperor killed his mother and urges him to take revenge. That is what starts the story, and it takes place in chapter one. Thanks again for the post.<br />Jonathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-4015932614486420442014-10-24T06:45:59.901-05:002014-10-24T06:45:59.901-05:00I've had a story where I've written the wh...I've had a story where I've written the whole first six chapters maybe, and on a writing prompt I skipped into the middle of the story to write a scene, and someone told me that was where the story started. So, that whole first half of the book is gone and I have to say that the book is much more structured and focused now. It does work, if you can bear the excruciating process of cutting out the former beginning. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-80030458334184351372014-10-24T06:40:35.502-05:002014-10-24T06:40:35.502-05:00I know I'm going to have to go back and tighte...I know I'm going to have to go back and tighten things up in my second draft. Thanks for this great info, Mrs. Dittemore!Linea Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-63671602537804689482014-10-24T06:40:26.654-05:002014-10-24T06:40:26.654-05:00One of my 2 current WIP's...I don't know h...One of my 2 current WIP's...I don't know how that would work out. It's basically on a day when they get "tested" and then have to go through strenuous training, to be in basically 3017's army. Yes, this story takes place in the year 3017 XD. the other one: I start about a paragraph before the inciting incident (I think I'm thinking if the right thing), so I think I start at the right place there. Same with my WIP that I just finished the first draft of.<br /><br />Thank you for this post!Emilynoreply@blogger.com