tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9182111135503486172.post8262444082847326644..comments2023-07-20T07:53:35.737-07:00Comments on Sparklecat's Alaska Home ... Oh, and Writing Too: No Accounting for TasteSparklecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04453347435616848629noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9182111135503486172.post-46400083629916493842011-05-31T21:33:29.400-07:002011-05-31T21:33:29.400-07:00Thanks, Milo!Thanks, Milo!Sparklecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04453347435616848629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9182111135503486172.post-63477219262293965922011-05-29T13:51:52.256-07:002011-05-29T13:51:52.256-07:00First of all, congrats! And second of all, seeing ...First of all, congrats! And second of all, seeing W1S1 in the same sentence with NaNoWriMo just made me feel like a proud papa. =]<br /><br />Also: "By changing the ending, I changed the tone of the story." I did the same thing with one of mine that couldn't find a home, and it was accepted shortly thereafter. Maybe there's something to that...<br /><br />And third of all, I made the mistake of seeing <i>Skyline</i> in the theater. SO glad it was a bargain matinee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9182111135503486172.post-80244709886412240672011-05-28T20:05:39.973-07:002011-05-28T20:05:39.973-07:00Funny you should mention starting too early and en...Funny you should mention starting too early and ending too early. (Heeheehee.) Hubby and I watched a movie called "Skyline" (I think). Just when I thought it was finally getting good, the movie suddenly ended. I sat there with my mouth hanging open in shock. I felt totally cheated.<br /><br />I've read a lot of writing books that try to counteract that problem by recommending writers start the story when the action is already going. Problem is, I've read too many books where you're plunged in and don't really have a clue what's going on. If it's an author you already love, or it's a subject you're really interested in, you might hang on until you figure some stuff out, but sadly that's not always the case.<br /><br />As usual, it seems to be a matter of balance: starting with the action, but giving us little hints along the way so we're not frantically trying to keep up.Sparklecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04453347435616848629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9182111135503486172.post-58497360565128894362011-05-28T13:33:52.770-07:002011-05-28T13:33:52.770-07:00It's almost like the author wants to tell you ...It's almost like the author wants to tell you what you should think about the characters rather than let you, the reader, get to know them yourself. (Sorry, comment posted too early.)Matthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9182111135503486172.post-70786537723109779852011-05-28T13:31:05.062-07:002011-05-28T13:31:05.062-07:00Funny you should say that. As I was reading your p...Funny you should say that. As I was reading your post, I thought, "But wouldn't cutting it off early change the whole tenor of the story?" It's an interesting thought. <br />Myself, I find many books and stories *start* too early rather than end too early. Lots of pages spent introducing the characters and describing their lives and nothing really happens until 30, 40 pages in.Matthewnoreply@blogger.com