tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post6729540073512796603..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Editing in Layers: Drawing out Emotion and TensionStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-10808095759959242032014-05-21T14:50:28.073-05:002014-05-21T14:50:28.073-05:00Wow...this is just pure awesomeness. I think about...Wow...this is just pure awesomeness. I think about five different things just clicked. Bookmarking it! (I have a folder of "writing-related" bookmarks now...there's at least two or three dozen things in there!)Amanda Fischernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-43100841991930158042014-05-21T13:05:14.402-05:002014-05-21T13:05:14.402-05:00So glad it's helpful, guys!So glad it's helpful, guys!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-31120845519997300032014-05-20T17:58:36.427-05:002014-05-20T17:58:36.427-05:00This is really helpful! Thanks so much for this po...This is really helpful! Thanks so much for this post!<br />- Katie<br />http://cousinsinchrist.blogspot.com/Katie and Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11607731573310399517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-56102998865895493042014-05-20T07:09:05.541-05:002014-05-20T07:09:05.541-05:00Here recently, writing a novel has come naturally ...Here recently, writing a novel has come naturally for me. I can start with an idea and pop out a novel. Granted, it's riddled with mistakes and plot holes, but it's still a novel.<br />I haven't delved deep into the technical aspect of writing. I didn't realize how important it is. <br />Thank you so much for this post! I am getting ready to rewrite the second draft of one of my novels, and this will help me immensely! Haley Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498597671137517090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-86002446897161049362014-05-20T02:22:16.716-05:002014-05-20T02:22:16.716-05:00This is exactly in time Stephanie, thank you. I am...This is exactly in time Stephanie, thank you. I am so struggling with this. So far this has been my toughest editting round, but I am getting there I hope.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15317792300616098592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-81078558777380174412014-05-19T20:10:02.772-05:002014-05-19T20:10:02.772-05:00Thank you, Mrs. Morrill! This was very helpful, a...Thank you, Mrs. Morrill! This was very helpful, and made so many good points - some of which I hadn't considered before. :) I LOVED the example with the excerpts of your novel! :D So helpful to see examples! Thank you again - I'm so excited to apply what I've been learning in these posts on editing. :)<br />Patience Bledsoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-151847031765657122014-05-19T20:03:55.551-05:002014-05-19T20:03:55.551-05:00woooooh... this is as an awesome post.. it really ...woooooh... this is as an awesome post.. it really helps me a lot.. thank u.. and god bless in your career>>.Jesnien Adatelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881044838042527000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-72211923046002648392014-05-19T19:19:41.527-05:002014-05-19T19:19:41.527-05:00Thanks! I'll be sure to return to revisit your...Thanks! I'll be sure to return to revisit your editing posts once I finish my first draft of my first novel, but the emotion and tension tips are also helpful reminders for DRAFTING a scene. I'm definitely a plotter/panster hybrid; I couldn't bear to write out every action in an outline before I actually like, wrote it out, but I like to write chapter outlines as I go. Otherwise, I have no idea where a scene is going, and I spew forth drivel. While spewing forth drivel is better than spewing forth nothing at all, it's not exactly desirable...Anyway, knowing conflicting emotions should be a huge clue for on what I need to focus in a scene. Miri Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-83779023318168643812014-05-19T18:27:10.141-05:002014-05-19T18:27:10.141-05:00I sort of had a breakthrough while reading this po...I sort of had a breakthrough while reading this post, realizing that different characters react to emotion in different ways. I guess I had always felt that everyone's heart pounded when they were afraid, or that they all clenched fists when they were angry. I guess I should have realized that that wasn't right before, but it never occurred to me! Thanks!!Katienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-17216129636701652172014-05-19T15:20:31.995-05:002014-05-19T15:20:31.995-05:00I'm really loving this series because when I d...I'm really loving this series because when I do get finished with the first draft of my first novel, which I'm working on right now, I'll have a guideline. <br /><br />Interestingly enough, when I was in elementary school, I think I wrote stories that were primarily character-driven. Once I got into intermediate school, for some reason, I thought that that was a bad thing and I forced myself to switch over to plot-driven stories. Now, I know that neither way is right and so I write stories with a more or less equal amount of both. <br /><br />Also, I really liked how you pointed out that not all of the characters should have the same emotion. I hadn't realized that that was a problem before, but I realize that in my WIP, a lot of the secondary characters have the same emotion as the main character, or they just don't show much emotion at all. Once I finish the draft, I'll have to go back and fix that.<br /><br />http://www.butterfliesoftheimagination.weebly.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-18868753950252723652014-05-19T12:16:55.925-05:002014-05-19T12:16:55.925-05:00Ha! I'm right there with you, Sofia...Ha! I'm right there with you, Sofia...Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-81973930062853230322014-05-19T12:16:44.530-05:002014-05-19T12:16:44.530-05:00I'm so glad, Elisabeth!I'm so glad, Elisabeth!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-44636307968069189972014-05-19T12:16:34.265-05:002014-05-19T12:16:34.265-05:00Oh, good! I love it when that happens :)Oh, good! I love it when that happens :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-38262184652354091172014-05-19T12:15:28.323-05:002014-05-19T12:15:28.323-05:00Thanks, Stephanie! :) If I ever get a first and se...Thanks, Stephanie! :) If I ever get a first and second draft finished, this can be very helpful.Sofia Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703884443937255154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-41146197970782992162014-05-19T11:32:42.069-05:002014-05-19T11:32:42.069-05:00Thanks for this post! I needed it a lot. :)Thanks for this post! I needed it a lot. :)Elisabeth Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659542267510136817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-10904117737785692502014-05-19T10:49:02.953-05:002014-05-19T10:49:02.953-05:00Mrs. Morrill! Thank you so much for this post! I...Mrs. Morrill! Thank you so much for this post! I am working on writing emotion, so this was posted at the right time!Alea Harpernoreply@blogger.com