tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post4302682619504200989..comments2023-10-25T06:28:20.897-07:00Comments on Forever Rewrighting: Characteristics of an emerging writerMelodie Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599091593083976703noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-83291755980906910842011-09-05T10:28:45.302-07:002011-09-05T10:28:45.302-07:00Alison - at least you only have 2 issues. I've...Alison - at least you only have 2 issues. I've been guilty of all of them at some point! <br /><br />Angelina: Agree about the character overlap. My rule of thumb for supporting characters is to use them like salt in cooking - sparingly with specific purpose.<br /><br />Cally: It's potato harvest season here now. Amazing how one potato produces so many!<br /><br />Hi Carrie! glad you had a chuckle. :))<br /><br />Sarah: Me, too! I've gone from one extreme to the next in avoiding overwriting.<br /><br />Emily: Isn't it amazing what practice will do to our writing skill? ;)Melodiehttp://foreverrewrighting.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-17458616335855949362011-09-05T10:02:41.204-07:002011-09-05T10:02:41.204-07:00I was guilty of number four! Wow! It's great t...I was guilty of number four! Wow! It's great to see how far I've come.Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-17554847403570320772011-09-04T21:10:16.387-07:002011-09-04T21:10:16.387-07:00Not enough tension. That's me! I worry so much...Not enough tension. That's me! I worry so much about over-writing that sometimes I forget that it's okay to spend more than one scene on a major conflict :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-84589163655021207112011-09-04T19:33:53.102-07:002011-09-04T19:33:53.102-07:00"It’s the equivalent of leading us there and ...<i>"It’s the equivalent of leading us there and then grabbing our face while yelling: 'Look!'"</i> <br /><br />Hah! I just laughed out loud! :D Great list, Melodie!Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-54409792019936486062011-09-04T15:49:24.647-07:002011-09-04T15:49:24.647-07:00This is a great list. I'm currently trying to ...This is a great list. I'm currently trying to edit the overwriting out of MS - and the first third has dropped 25% as a result! <br /><br />I particularly liked the potato planting analogy - I've definitely written stories like that in the past - hopefully those days are behind me! :-)Cally Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313803959936813426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-2833381627524308962011-09-04T13:55:46.118-07:002011-09-04T13:55:46.118-07:00This is a great list. I will contribute one more, ...This is a great list. I will contribute one more, that even experienced authors have to watch for: having two supporting characters who serve the same role and can be merged into one.<br /><br />Thanks for the funny C & H cartoon, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-19703671751498316492011-09-04T13:50:27.059-07:002011-09-04T13:50:27.059-07:00Awesome post! I am so guilty of #2 and am reading ...Awesome post! I am so guilty of #2 and am reading more craft books because of it. And #3. But I'm working on it. Great list!Alison Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179538085536841348noreply@blogger.com