tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post7705762935033932246..comments2023-10-20T22:50:35.641+07:00Comments on tea stains: WhoopsJenny Beattiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post-61943007995099496642009-06-27T06:15:48.633+07:002009-06-27T06:15:48.633+07:00I'd forgotten we had that conversation! But ye...I'd forgotten we had that conversation! But yes, that's exactly how novel 1 read before I started editing it! There are still some chapters that start "I woke up" so don't prod me with the naughty stick when you find them! ;)CL Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650291635298634215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post-65439546090182568252009-06-19T13:01:02.960+07:002009-06-19T13:01:02.960+07:00It's really quite amazing that you've pick...It's really quite amazing that you've picked up on something like this so early on in the drafting process. I don't think I'll ever recover from discovering I had characters called Kittie and Kat and I'd nearly finished the rotten thing!ausageJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781237143187343971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post-84640490070738721912009-06-19T05:49:00.741+07:002009-06-19T05:49:00.741+07:00Great post, JJ. I enjoy dialogue too.
In my fir...Great post, JJ. I enjoy dialogue too. <br />In my first draft, the characters nodded and sighed so much I was afraid they might get a neck crick and pass out! Glad it was for my eyes only. <br />You're making great progress. Keep on keeping on! xxAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338896212556894322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post-64914095283072155852009-06-19T04:23:18.960+07:002009-06-19T04:23:18.960+07:00I really need to do some kind of time line for my ...I really need to do some kind of time line for my novel. I'm sure I've got my MC working on days when she's not meant to be and all sorts of weird things.<br /><br />I know it'll all unpick in the edit though.HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post-86968234473278207042009-06-18T21:14:36.694+07:002009-06-18T21:14:36.694+07:00Hee hee, JJ - what a great post - has made me thin...Hee hee, JJ - what a great post - has made me think! :-)<br />I love dialogue too!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919354420843737481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post-54455021355541808602009-06-18T20:42:02.377+07:002009-06-18T20:42:02.377+07:00Liz, thanks m'dear. I don't like the mess ...Liz, thanks m'dear. I don't like the mess behind me, but I am ignoring it!<br /><br />LPlate, it is funny to think of all those things they do. Maybe I'll start having Marina shrug a bit more...<br /><br />Carol, it was a bit of a shock though!<br /><br />Chris, OH NO! Do you KNOW how many times my MC has a cup of tea?<br /><br />Lane, it makes me laugh too. I can't believe I confessed it.Jenny Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post-4959392822195072302009-06-18T17:37:41.707+07:002009-06-18T17:37:41.707+07:00This made me laugh, only because mine is so simili...This made me laugh, only because mine is so similiar.<br /><br />Agree with the others, it's all first draft stuff and keeps the story going in a way we can track.Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post-54303210530621189982009-06-18T15:10:22.782+07:002009-06-18T15:10:22.782+07:00Good point, JJ, (and a timely reminder of the '...Good point, JJ, (and a timely reminder of the 'hot drink' thing, too - just how many times can one character put the kettle on? Or curl up with a cup of tea?). Also true that you just need to get something down in the first instance.Chris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post-68180521936545624492009-06-18T14:25:46.157+07:002009-06-18T14:25:46.157+07:00I agree with what has been said by Liz and L-Plate...I agree with what has been said by Liz and L-Plate Author...your doing brilliantly and the fact that your already aware of these things will help you in the long run :-)<br /><br />C xCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post-39310501959626362682009-06-18T14:04:50.189+07:002009-06-18T14:04:50.189+07:00I agree with Liz, JJ. My characters shrug and get...I agree with Liz, JJ. My characters shrug and get to their feet an awful lot. If I'm struggling for a word or an action, I have them shrugging until I go back to it. My timing is all out etc. I can't remember if someone has brown or blonde hair.<br /><br />But, I don't know how,when you edit it, you just know exactly what to leave, what to add to. It just clicks. <br /><br />Keep on keeping on honey, you've done great to get this far. xMarcie Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921930565391929367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148402657600219790.post-3126509098726597292009-06-18T10:16:26.923+07:002009-06-18T10:16:26.923+07:00Excellent exercise and so important to do. I thin...Excellent exercise and so important to do. I think in the first draft we need to just get the words down and sometimes that means relying on those props of ...so the next day...which is the easy way to keep the story going :-)<br /><br />Well done for seeing and for leaving it there for the moment!<br />lxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.com