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Merry Christmas and may I wish you a Hap...Hi Jody,<br /><br />Merry Christmas and may I wish you a Happy New Year in 2012. <br /><br />I wish you and your family good health, hope, solidarity, trust and love. <br /><br />With every best wish,<br />RonnieRonnie Kerriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02467936167352274017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-37604188150146713162011-12-19T22:20:57.360-05:002011-12-19T22:20:57.360-05:00I'm late to the party, but this is great advic...I'm late to the party, but this is great advice. Thanks, JodyJamie McHenryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17844129434598954840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-30748450728505574782011-12-19T17:09:01.093-05:002011-12-19T17:09:01.093-05:00I have a hard time not including too many "st...I have a hard time not including too many "stage directions"--as in, "She ran her hands through her hair with a sigh, then crossed the room and rested her hands on the table." Some of that is good, but I tend to include too much because I'm picturing the scene in my head. I guess I'll just have to wait until someone wants me to write a screenplay! :)Julie Nilsonhttp://julienilson.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-53527902606449455712011-12-16T06:42:57.021-05:002011-12-16T06:42:57.021-05:00Coleen, I read a lot of classics with my children-...Coleen, I read a lot of classics with my children--the latest was The Wind in the Willows. And my kids have a hard time listening to the lengths of description. But as I tell them, before the days of YouTube, Internet, TV, DVD's, etc., people couldn't see the world the same way we do today. So the authors were at liberty to describe things in order to bring them to life for their readers. And of course, too, the times were slower and reading out loud was a huge form of entertainment. So you're right in saying it is unfashionable for long descriptions today. The modern reader has different needs!Jody Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424307540530719614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-45710349070998910422011-12-16T01:04:02.231-05:002011-12-16T01:04:02.231-05:00Excellent advice, Jody, but I do mourn the loss of...Excellent advice, Jody, but I do mourn the loss of good description. In today's world of shrinking attention spans it seems unfashionable to have long descriptive passages, but I do love a good setting.testhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738594136372903385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-66698050137420968512011-12-15T20:44:19.881-05:002011-12-15T20:44:19.881-05:00Thanks Jody! So important for me right now as I fi...Thanks Jody! So important for me right now as I finish up my novel rough draft and trying to get the word count in without thinking about how much extra, extra I've got to cut. ;-) Sigh. :)Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-57232302348898869282011-12-15T20:25:41.525-05:002011-12-15T20:25:41.525-05:00Oh, I am so with Barb, who thinks having more than...Oh, I am so with Barb, who thinks having more than two people being active in a scene is HARD. It took me a while to figure out how to keep all of the characters active, and even now, the scenes with multiple characters take me a while. But like all things in writing, the more you do it, the easier it gets. Um, mostly. :)Naomi Rawlingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02431203734855694561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-21686949608732962672011-12-15T20:10:20.766-05:002011-12-15T20:10:20.766-05:00I've never thought of my characters as being o...I've never thought of my characters as being on a stage...I like it! I have issues with my dialogue, adding Oh's, Right's, and Listen's, and I usually end up cutting all the extraneous bits and pointless reactions. Great, great post!Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258263307771178398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-87125468209197783792011-12-15T18:58:53.292-05:002011-12-15T18:58:53.292-05:00As I wrote in my blog post about The Doctor's ...As I wrote in my blog post about The Doctor's Lady, this is one of the many skills of yours that I admired. You jumped ahead to scenes that mattered, and as a reader, I really appreciated that. As a writer, I'm learning!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-5006553796352652022011-12-15T18:05:37.229-05:002011-12-15T18:05:37.229-05:00Great advice.Great advice.Julia Blueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308903143077617829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-57618546027247267402011-12-15T16:40:54.212-05:002011-12-15T16:40:54.212-05:00Great advice, Jody! I've found that having a c...Great advice, Jody! I've found that having a concrete goal for my characters, both for the overall story and in each scene, helps weed out the unnecessary scenes.Sarah Forgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09101753891967001104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-69531191180173657882011-12-15T16:05:14.667-05:002011-12-15T16:05:14.667-05:00This is wonderful advice, Heather. I think tight w...This is wonderful advice, Heather. I think tight writing applies to most other writing too - blog posts, freelancing, etc. This principle was something that was emphasized in the courses I took from the Institute of Children's Literature. I think that it is probably the best and most universal advice they could have given me. <br /><br />Thanks so much for this breakdown. This will help greatly with my WIP!<br /><br />Happy weekend,<br />Karen :)Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-49062753272215682302011-12-15T14:28:24.500-05:002011-12-15T14:28:24.500-05:00I love dialogue. I brainstorm scenes in dialogue a...I love dialogue. I brainstorm scenes in dialogue and my first drafts are often all dialogue -- or at least mostly dialogue.<br />So one of my biggest challenges as a writer is getting my characters to talk less and do more. Dialogue is great ... both internal monologue and the "real stuff," but still ... there comes a time to make my characters hush up and do something!Beth K. Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032849469366266791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-37476263777825642502011-12-15T14:22:16.057-05:002011-12-15T14:22:16.057-05:00Excellent advice with very practical application! ...Excellent advice with very practical application! Thanks, Jody! I'm definitely going to put this into action. :)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846251713093236356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-35532980205826269122011-12-15T13:21:17.119-05:002011-12-15T13:21:17.119-05:00Great way of looking at it. I'm at the editing...Great way of looking at it. I'm at the editing stage now, and I love your how you relate it all to a stage production. A very helpful way to help me chop and edit. Thanks!Kerry Ann @Vinobaby's Voicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295304663766870450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-25800085407097491852011-12-15T12:45:36.074-05:002011-12-15T12:45:36.074-05:00As many of you have alluded, editing is a great ti...As many of you have alluded, editing is a great time to chop out the unnecessary stuff! Somehow the extra creeps into our novels even when we're trying hard NOT to let it in. At least it does for me! I try to write tight, but I always find more I can cut during the editing.<br /><br />And April, thank you for the very sweet words about my website!Jody Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424307540530719614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-27137174791731832852011-12-15T11:36:47.265-05:002011-12-15T11:36:47.265-05:00I like to visually "see" my characters, ...I like to visually "see" my characters, as well, like a movie playing in my head. My problem with my WIP is I have cut it down so much that it's only 46,000 words. Now I need to find ways to add scenes and fill it out, but I don't want just fluff. I guess that's why it's called a Work In Progress.Debra Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112139053188293075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-74509483569667070712011-12-15T11:25:31.288-05:002011-12-15T11:25:31.288-05:00Great counsel here, Jody, but that's nothing n...Great counsel here, Jody, but that's nothing new. :-)<br /><br />I cringe when I think of my first manuscript. I was so into description and bringing the historical setting to life that I went overboard BIG time. Don't tell anyone, but I spent half a page or more describing one dress--and it wasn't even the dress the heroine was wearing. Now you know why that manuscript is hidden in the dark corners of my hard drive. LOLKeli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-22028465862439889942011-12-15T10:45:26.589-05:002011-12-15T10:45:26.589-05:00Jody, these are great tips!
I love your stage ide...Jody, these are great tips!<br /><br />I love your stage idea - I usually visualize the scene, too, but I put myself in the role of the POV character and watch it play out that way. What does he or she see, feel, do? But thinking of it as a scene on a stage would put me in the reader's mind...I can see where both ways would be valuable!Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-73769676652003624902011-12-15T10:11:50.823-05:002011-12-15T10:11:50.823-05:00Great tips- Thanks! I shall consider this 'sta...Great tips- Thanks! I shall consider this 'stage' concept.<br /><br /><br />Happy Holidays!Jacqueline Howetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522485407848765933noreply@blogger.com