tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post7048577042807687669..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Predictability Creates OpportunitiesStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-16092303682532929872014-12-25T23:58:51.935-06:002014-12-25T23:58:51.935-06:00I love this. There is nothing more exciting than ...I love this. There is nothing more exciting than seeing a story totally go in a direction I could not anticipate. Love it! Thank you!Kelly Blackwell @ Heres My Take On Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07580631316468681457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-58438926163230158032014-10-02T20:20:02.144-05:002014-10-02T20:20:02.144-05:00Wow! The book sounds interesting! And I'll def...Wow! The book sounds interesting! And I'll definitely be looking for ways to put that in my book. *heads to thinking corner*<br /><br /><br />Alexa S. Winters<br />thessalexa.blogspot.comAlexa Mintahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865586987033390255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-68857777579314888932014-10-02T16:55:53.962-05:002014-10-02T16:55:53.962-05:00No problem! I'm glad you were able to figure s...No problem! I'm glad you were able to figure something out! :)Linea Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-26075566379575404202014-10-02T16:15:59.696-05:002014-10-02T16:15:59.696-05:00Aha! I've got it!
He could begin to side with...Aha! I've got it!<br /><br />He could begin to side with the MC and then Mr. not-so-smart MC can tell him or he can overhear or something, and decide <i>not</i> to betray them...then some undisclosed way, the secret can get out anyway and MC will think it was his new buddy. But it wasn't. Thus...conflict! Whooo! Thanks for the help, Linea! I appreciate it! :)Amanda Fischernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-87604866963349537352014-10-02T13:27:27.002-05:002014-10-02T13:27:27.002-05:00You could have the opposing side character already...You could have the opposing side character already in possession of the secret and just waiting for the right time to betray the MC. Or maybe this character could be informed of the secret by one of his fellows, after he's been picked up by the MC. Another thought is that he begins to side with MC and crew after being around them for a bit, discovers the secret, and warns the MC instead of going back to the opposing side.<br /><br />It kind of depends on the story (genre, etc.) but I hope that helps a bit!Linea Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-87359400978235855332014-10-02T09:26:11.680-05:002014-10-02T09:26:11.680-05:00Thanks so much for your encouragement. :)Thanks so much for your encouragement. :)Linea Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-42771921795917491022014-10-01T20:56:04.931-05:002014-10-01T20:56:04.931-05:00I needed this too...I didn't really think abou...I needed this too...I didn't really think about it this way before, about the predictability creating opportunities. I definitely have a scene that needs some help.<br /><br />I'm desperately trying to wrap up this book without it going on and on but not really going anywhere, and that's needed a lot of determination. The scene I'm working on is tricky in that I need to leak a secret somehow, but I'm not sure how. My MC just took pity on a character from the opposing side and brought him along, and...that's about where I am. So, maybe this character could overhear the secret or something and betray the MC and crew? But that's definitely kinda predictable. Any ideas, y'all? Amanda Fischernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-56733950765221135032014-10-01T18:28:17.259-05:002014-10-01T18:28:17.259-05:00It happens to us all, Linea. And I, too, like your...It happens to us all, Linea. And I, too, like your idea. Keep at it! You'll get all those cliches out of there!Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-82996693327252915082014-10-01T18:27:06.050-05:002014-10-01T18:27:06.050-05:00Oh, that's a good one. I forgot about that. Ki...Oh, that's a good one. I forgot about that. Killing off the "other" love interest is a predictable way to get rid of them too. Thanks for that, Michaella! Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-61098339880790045402014-10-01T18:26:10.345-05:002014-10-01T18:26:10.345-05:00Ha ha, Emily. I'm starting to feel guilty for ...Ha ha, Emily. I'm starting to feel guilty for making you cry!Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-79954509912148431902014-10-01T18:24:59.178-05:002014-10-01T18:24:59.178-05:00Aww! Tell your little brother I say, "Hi!&quo...Aww! Tell your little brother I say, "Hi!" :-)<br /><br />Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-75003537552111757792014-10-01T13:50:33.592-05:002014-10-01T13:50:33.592-05:00Thanks! I'm glad you like it.Thanks! I'm glad you like it.Linea Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-30524085170035822952014-10-01T12:56:30.547-05:002014-10-01T12:56:30.547-05:00That's really cool! :DThat's really cool! :DEmilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-49839709960370269972014-10-01T12:29:52.934-05:002014-10-01T12:29:52.934-05:00I don’t mind at all!
My WIP in a nutshell: A gir...I don’t mind at all! <br /><br />My WIP in a nutshell: A girl discovers she's from another world—one that is governed by the laws of magic instead of the laws of science like Earth. A sword of deadly magic, lost for centuries, is "powering up" because humans are losing their innate magic—creativity. She has to find and destroy this sword before it can disrupt the balance between Earth and the other world. <br /><br />That's a basic summary. :)Linea Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-26696164651713799772014-10-01T12:06:42.003-05:002014-10-01T12:06:42.003-05:00If you don't mind my asking, what's your n...If you don't mind my asking, what's your novel about? Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-60509823199819972962014-10-01T10:44:26.046-05:002014-10-01T10:44:26.046-05:00Like Ms. Dittemore, I SO needed this today.
My f...Like Ms. Dittemore, I SO needed this today. <br /><br />My family watched a movie a couple of weeks ago and the whole time I was thinking, "Yep, that's gonna happen." and a few minutes later, "Yep, it did happen." The movie was filled with clichés. I wasn't happy in the end because I could predict the entire thing. <br /><br />So then I went to my novel thinking, "I am SO NOT going to let that happen to my manuscript!!" Then yesterday, after a 500 word dash, I edited a couple of pages. And what do you think I found? A cliché. It's marked so I can fix it in the second draft, but this post it filled with great suggestions on how I can fix it.<br /><br />Thank you so much!Linea Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-2080111943751450332014-10-01T10:00:12.433-05:002014-10-01T10:00:12.433-05:00I NEEDED this today, Jill! You have no idea how ba...I NEEDED this today, Jill! You have no idea how bad I needed this. Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-30617717423864523432014-10-01T09:02:11.748-05:002014-10-01T09:02:11.748-05:00Actually, I assumed Gren would die. The girl the h...Actually, I assumed Gren would die. The girl the hero starts with, (especially if they love each other dearly and get along) is never the girl the hero ends with.Michaella Valkenaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941534174780538506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-2084586460634149782014-10-01T08:51:39.453-05:002014-10-01T08:51:39.453-05:00Aah, Gren feels!!! *sobs* I liked her, but in the ...Aah, Gren feels!!! *sobs* I liked her, but in the end I ended up 'shipping' her more with Bran than with Achan... *shrugs* But then you did you-know-what to Bran. *sobs more* Anyways, hm... not that I know of. But once I start the editing process, (which will probably start sometime next week or so...I'm chapters away from finishing my first draft) I'll probably find many :pEmilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-84809332626069088292014-10-01T08:00:04.860-05:002014-10-01T08:00:04.860-05:00I so want to read By Darkness Hid now ... I so want to read By Darkness Hid now ... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-55497889980441566782014-10-01T06:28:42.375-05:002014-10-01T06:28:42.375-05:00I really like By Darkness Hid! My little ten year ...I really like By Darkness Hid! My little ten year old brother adores it so much, it is now one of the novels that inspires him to write. He recommends it to all of his friends. I definitely was not expecting the relationship to turn out the way it did with Achan and Gren, in By Darkness Hid. Melody Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834931983443465648noreply@blogger.com