tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post7373075668731127233..comments2023-10-30T08:00:54.059-04:00Comments on Laurel's Leaves: Revising for scene varietyLaurel Garverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-88826111756059196402009-11-16T14:18:00.455-05:002009-11-16T14:18:00.455-05:00I'm a dialogue girl, too, probably as the resu...I'm a dialogue girl, too, probably as the result of having "show, don't tell" hammered into me by early writing teachers. Your example is very helpful in sharpening how scene structure influences pace--thanks for posting it!Mindy Withrowhttp://www.mindywithrow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-83313104766120544662009-11-13T13:26:47.785-05:002009-11-13T13:26:47.785-05:00LOL. Funny mixed metaphor. One could technically m...LOL. Funny mixed metaphor. One could technically milk a Shetland mare (I dare ya to try), I think you'd be more likely to "RIDE that pony for all it's worth."<br /><br />And I know what you mean about some authors. In the YA genre, it's extremely common for the MC to yammer on for pages of interior monologue. S-L-O-W. I think Browne and King have some solid advice here.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-21428433750081481252009-11-13T13:08:58.299-05:002009-11-13T13:08:58.299-05:00"craft trumps comfort"
How true. Some a..."craft trumps comfort"<br /><br />How true. Some authors milk (?) that pony for all it's worth, and make a grand living at it. But for those of us who aspire to more, there's nothing like getting out of our comfort zones to shake up the comfortable routine.<br /><br />Keep at the revisions. You can do it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com