tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post1899080126372436447..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Try/Fail CyclesStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-4557731000267826902015-12-12T14:11:42.278-06:002015-12-12T14:11:42.278-06:00I'm so very, very glad.I'm so very, very glad.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-56212091530675650502015-12-12T14:09:52.657-06:002015-12-12T14:09:52.657-06:00I felt the same way when try/fail cycles were intr...I felt the same way when try/fail cycles were introduced to me. I wish you much luck!Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-38580707021371074172015-12-12T14:09:25.688-06:002015-12-12T14:09:25.688-06:00Laugh away evil lady, laugh away.Laugh away evil lady, laugh away.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-14873864012350434022015-12-12T14:09:01.008-06:002015-12-12T14:09:01.008-06:00I don't believe they are one and the same, Jil...I don't believe they are one and the same, Jill, but they are--as far as I can tell--often taught together. Funnily enough, most of the research I did before putting this together referenced Brandon Sanderson. ;)Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-31908458320410008392015-12-12T14:07:38.666-06:002015-12-12T14:07:38.666-06:00Hooray!Hooray!Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-90464115789528890112015-12-12T14:07:23.821-06:002015-12-12T14:07:23.821-06:00I know all about middles! I wish you luck!
I know all about middles! I wish you luck!<br />Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-8549055589724358182015-12-12T08:55:30.597-06:002015-12-12T08:55:30.597-06:00Wow, thank you so much! I am so bad at putting con...Wow, thank you so much! I am so bad at putting conflict in my novels but this will help me so much. This is so amazingly helpful, bless you. Megan S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-54829361928098421172015-12-11T21:54:35.666-06:002015-12-11T21:54:35.666-06:00Oh, this is GOLD. In critiques, it's been ment...Oh, this is GOLD. In critiques, it's been mentioned that my characters should not meet their goals so easily. I throw great obstacles in their way, but sometimes make it too easy to successfully get past them. The try/fail cycle is such a helpful way of looking at it! Thank you!Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-17538857426117000432015-12-11T19:20:05.024-06:002015-12-11T19:20:05.024-06:00Great stuff! I used to be Mistress of Angst when I...Great stuff! I used to be Mistress of Angst when I wrote fanfic, but I recently gave my crown to a friend of mine. :) Still doing this some with the fantasies I am working on. Will have to do it more. *evil laugh*Anne Marie Gazzolohttp://www.annemariegazzolo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-66260500402828796232015-12-11T18:42:38.051-06:002015-12-11T18:42:38.051-06:00Very interesting, Shan. I love this. Oddly enough ...Very interesting, Shan. I love this. Oddly enough I didn't realize that the Yes, but/No, and plot system was the same as try/fail cycles. I always though of them as two separate things, though I can't remember why...Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-57938951326444720562015-12-11T16:56:05.502-06:002015-12-11T16:56:05.502-06:00OHHHHHH! This is perfect. I'm about to create ...OHHHHHH! This is perfect. I'm about to create my plotline for my second draft, and I can't wait to use this method while I'm twisting things up a bit:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-16003219735036063522015-12-11T16:26:22.461-06:002015-12-11T16:26:22.461-06:00Oh yes, I need this. My soggy middle needs this. I...Oh yes, I need this. My soggy middle needs this. I've got good goal, and my ending is great (or so I feel, haha) but my middle... Yes, this is perfect. Thank you!welcome to hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219265620491689459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-71542162230866787202015-12-11T10:42:57.452-06:002015-12-11T10:42:57.452-06:00<3<3Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-61104352828873248732015-12-11T10:42:46.258-06:002015-12-11T10:42:46.258-06:00Hooray for evil writers!Hooray for evil writers!Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-6695039311053542042015-12-11T10:42:27.608-06:002015-12-11T10:42:27.608-06:00Yes, right. Me too. Kind of aware and then when yo...Yes, right. Me too. Kind of aware and then when you learn how powerful it can be, it really changes things.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-73455553974128975742015-12-11T10:41:59.752-06:002015-12-11T10:41:59.752-06:00I'm like that too, Linea. I do things instinct...I'm like that too, Linea. I do things instinctively and then when people want to dissect it, I'm not quite sure I like that idea. Going back through is very helpful when you're learning a new tool.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-69635282697732688672015-12-11T10:40:57.484-06:002015-12-11T10:40:57.484-06:00Oh yeah! Give it a go! I bet you'll try/fail t...Oh yeah! Give it a go! I bet you'll try/fail that character right to her destiny.<br />Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-6761310971836103822015-12-11T09:17:47.449-06:002015-12-11T09:17:47.449-06:00Ohhhh, this is so interesting. I can't wait to...Ohhhh, this is so interesting. I can't wait to use this. :3 ~Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03063119141365025491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-33082934113161358452015-12-11T08:15:04.760-06:002015-12-11T08:15:04.760-06:00I love the idea of a try/fail cycle! I've hear...I love the idea of a try/fail cycle! I've heard of it before, but this was an awesome summary of it. Thanks!<br />I must admit, I am an evil writer. I like making my characters suffer.<br />That's a good thing, right? :DLily Spinnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-89859739168567693402015-12-11T06:59:08.275-06:002015-12-11T06:59:08.275-06:00Oh wow this is amazing. I was kind of aware of thi...Oh wow this is amazing. I was kind of aware of this and have done it, but oh I could do so much more. I'll definitely work this into my editing. *evil grin*<br />Thank you, Mrs. Dittemore. Elizabeth H.http://sunshineglorystudios.weebly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-27812622378850702502015-12-11T06:11:54.828-06:002015-12-11T06:11:54.828-06:00I think I sort of do this, but definitely not this...I think I sort of do this, but definitely not this well. Time to check out my middle! Thanks so much for this awesome post, Mrs. Dittemore.Linea Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-65177311011151702232015-12-11T06:07:37.539-06:002015-12-11T06:07:37.539-06:00Oh my gosh, definitely! I can't wait to try th...Oh my gosh, definitely! I can't wait to try this out. My MC is about to try to start an uprising/revolution, and she plans to achieve it by going to every city in the country and cause chaos (she's kind of mean, honestly) and anyway, I think now with this try/fail cycle I'll get her to fail before she successfully causes chaos in a particular city, so it doesn't get too boring. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com