tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post787263276787099868..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Chapter lengths, bigger plots, and other good stuffStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-5278851895190117262014-03-12T23:20:08.195-05:002014-03-12T23:20:08.195-05:00This is great! I really need to bump up my wordco...This is great! I really need to bump up my wordcount, but I don't want my book to be boring and the reader to feel like I'm stalling for most of it! Do you have any tips, Stephanie?Alea Harpernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-49590372150878142882012-07-09T20:49:01.748-05:002012-07-09T20:49:01.748-05:00I really like Revision and Self-Editing by James S...I really like Revision and Self-Editing by James Scott Bell: http://www.amazon.com/Revision-Self-Editing-Write-Great-Fiction/dp/1582975086/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341884792&sr=8-1&keywords=revision+and+self-editing<br /><br />I hear a lot of people say good things about Self-Editing for Fiction Writers. I found it a little dry, but I'm a big James Scott Bell fan, so I might just be prejudice :) http://www.amazon.com/Self-Editing-Fiction-Writers-Second-Yourself/dp/0060545690/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341884840&sr=1-1&keywords=self-editing+for+fiction+writers+by+renni+browne+and+dave+kingStephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-37950347053574148282012-07-09T11:24:24.608-05:002012-07-09T11:24:24.608-05:00Awwww . . . Yeah, my chapters are really long, bei...Awwww . . . Yeah, my chapters are really long, being anywhere from 5k to 8k. My last two are about 1.5k, so I've got to fix that. Right now, I have exactly eleven chapters, so I have a lot of adding to do. Do you have any suggestions for good editing books?Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117667458636102470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-49281312027450566692012-05-14T22:33:58.209-05:002012-05-14T22:33:58.209-05:00Lol, Rachelle. You guys beat out both email and la...Lol, Rachelle. You guys beat out both email and laundry any day of the week :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-71422707156987375692012-05-12T15:54:06.520-05:002012-05-12T15:54:06.520-05:00I was stunned when K.M. Weiland mentioned in Outli...I was stunned when K.M. Weiland mentioned in Outlining Your Novel that she doesn't break her ms into scenes until after the first draft. Like, what? Now that the shock has worn off, I can see how that would be helpful, but I haven't yet tried it.<br /><br />In my first two novels, the chapters are on the long side (20 pages). In my WIP (with which I'm finally coming to the place where the writing flows ~ at last!) I've gotten quite mathematical with my chapter breaks. I'm alternating between two first-person POVs and each chapter is 10 pages because my outline lists 20 chapters and I want the finished product to be my longest completed novel and come in at 400 pages. We'll see how long that lasts. I am trying to throw in a three-page chapter every once in a while, though, so it doesn't feel too structured. It should get easier as things move along. :)<br /><br />Thank you for not abandoning us in your busy writing time, Stephanie! We rank higher than even emails and laundry? Whoa.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150136011032761640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-54354732586968002712012-05-10T12:32:42.763-05:002012-05-10T12:32:42.763-05:00PS I'm glad you like my blog! :) Hugs!PS I'm glad you like my blog! :) Hugs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-27776022019540780492012-05-10T12:20:37.230-05:002012-05-10T12:20:37.230-05:00Yikes, sounds like you're pretty busy, Stephan...Yikes, sounds like you're pretty busy, Stephanie...so double thank you for spreading the word about my giveaway! I really appreciate it, and because of your help a whole bunch of aspiring authors have already entered. Thank you so much!<br /><br />These are good questions and answers, by the way. My chapters tend to be pretty short most of the time, and I'm hoping to lengthen them by adding detail and substance once I get to revision, but it's helpful to know that yours aren't dauntingly long, either. It makes me feel like mine aren't as wimpy as they seem. ;) Thanks!<br /><br />I wish you the very best of luck with your manuscript, too! GO STEPHANIE! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-74722924797306472232012-05-10T10:58:40.225-05:002012-05-10T10:58:40.225-05:00Thank you so much for answering my question, even ...Thank you so much for answering my question, even in your busiest of times! Good luck with your manuscript!Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132663863438948786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-83042023296427431412012-05-10T10:22:56.821-05:002012-05-10T10:22:56.821-05:00Go Stephanie, Go! I'm cheering you on :)Go Stephanie, Go! I'm cheering you on :)Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500897912581589616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-72046369193965601402012-05-10T08:29:45.707-05:002012-05-10T08:29:45.707-05:00Personality testing! Sounds excitig to me!
Thank...Personality testing! Sounds excitig to me!<br /><br />Thank you so much!Kate S (4readin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03311476103331480075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-78089134153721060482012-05-10T07:41:03.358-05:002012-05-10T07:41:03.358-05:00Oh cool! My question was on here!
Thanks Stephani...Oh cool! My question was on here! <br />Thanks Stephanie!Maddie Morrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10881137664211550244noreply@blogger.com