tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post8370806597178052364..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: 8 Ways A Thriller differs from a MysteryKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-59486678990596791962017-02-08T07:14:29.024-08:002017-02-08T07:14:29.024-08:00Hi Rita! Thanks for your input on Dragon. It can b...Hi Rita! Thanks for your input on Dragon. It can be frustrating. Version 9 made me pull my hair out. Literally!! Version 13 seems much better in terms of recognizing speech but (of course) it's by no means perfect. Maybe one day!<br /><br />BTW, if you'd like to read more about sequels you could try "Elements of Fiction Writing: Scene & Structure" by Jack M. Bickham.<br /><Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-41778602023897347462017-02-08T00:56:33.898-08:002017-02-08T00:56:33.898-08:00Thanks for the post. Like shadowferret I've ne...Thanks for the post. Like shadowferret I've never heard of sequels in this context. <br /><br /><br />I have had two goes with Dragon naturally Speaking. this version might be better than its earlier iterations, but my frustration levels previously made me swear never to touch it again. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00505483687054513944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-6943383296076789562017-02-07T15:44:12.322-08:002017-02-07T15:44:12.322-08:00Yes, I dare say many writers have never heard of t...Yes, I dare say many writers have never heard of them! That said, they _write_ sequels, they just don't know the name! What I talk about in that article is a more structured view of something we do naturally. Here's another article on sequels, this one is by Jim Butcher, author of the bestselling Dresden Files series:<br />http://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html<br />Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-38647745744274735232017-02-07T15:15:07.313-08:002017-02-07T15:15:07.313-08:00Interesting info. Regarding $6, I had to go read t...Interesting info. Regarding $6, I had to go read the linked article. I've never even heard of sequels or sequences before. I've always thought of everything as scenes, strung together to form chapters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com