tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post3297493052545233548..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: Making A Scene: Using Conflicts And Setbacks To Create Narrative DriveKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-10989960170170296552012-11-10T19:55:12.795-08:002012-11-10T19:55:12.795-08:00Thanks Nathan, I'm glad it was useful. Best of...Thanks Nathan, I'm glad it was useful. Best of luck with NaNoWriMo! :)Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-59962431356473393202012-11-10T18:06:33.811-08:002012-11-10T18:06:33.811-08:00Thanks for the great post! This is all really usef...Thanks for the great post! This is all really useful advice, and I appreciate you linking to other folks' advice on the subjects as well. I am definitely going to use this as a reference while I write!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01731252894792791455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-69939854468788572892012-10-26T15:05:31.921-07:002012-10-26T15:05:31.921-07:00- And thank you for the link to Butcher's colu...- And thank you for the link to Butcher's column on the subject. I hadn't read that, and the way he points out the 5 reactions in a sequel, and how the weight of those varies by genre, is also very helpful and interesting. Paul Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524022616737152888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-45351757810162198762012-10-26T14:50:19.951-07:002012-10-26T14:50:19.951-07:00Paul thanks for mentioning Jack Bickham's work...Paul thanks for mentioning Jack Bickham's work, you're the second commenter to do this so I'm putting a link to his book on Amazon because it seems well worth owning:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Fiction-Writing-Scene-Structure/dp/0898799066<br /><br />Undoubtedly, sequels are important. Crucial even. There's a lot of attention to scenes but sequels can make a book.<Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-10131772496947123782012-10-26T14:40:41.445-07:002012-10-26T14:40:41.445-07:00Many years back I read a great Writer's Digest...Many years back I read a great Writer's Digest book on the subject: Scene & Structure by Jack Bickham.<br />Looking now I see it's $10 at Amazon.<br /><br />A key point of his that really struck me: the scene of course is where the action occurs, answering the question of whether the hero achieves the goal; the sequel is where the hero recovers from the loss, gathers his thoughts, Paul Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524022616737152888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-74468985183854862532012-10-26T00:50:46.633-07:002012-10-26T00:50:46.633-07:00Setbacks for characters are important, and our wor...Setbacks for characters are important, and our work needs them, but we should remember that most readers want the hero to succeed in the end. We shouldn't make it so awful that he or she fails and the reader puts down the book in anger, vowing to never read us again.RD Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152909771651635284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-84899316372898166642012-10-25T16:25:40.004-07:002012-10-25T16:25:40.004-07:00Yea! I LOVE Jim Butcher's tips, anything that ...Yea! I LOVE Jim Butcher's tips, anything that will help me structure my scenes is a great thing. :)Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-84720757097881706652012-10-25T16:20:06.218-07:002012-10-25T16:20:06.218-07:00I think I just figured out how to make my outline ...I think I just figured out how to make my outline less static looking. This is cool.Leauxrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056708620380337471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-85486621720146658512012-10-25T15:54:45.403-07:002012-10-25T15:54:45.403-07:00Really good article. Just what I needed. Thanks an...Really good article. Just what I needed. Thanks and also thanks for the links.Betsy Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com