tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post6917054156534894004..comments2024-02-06T04:20:38.551-08:00Comments on Reading, Writing, Revising: What I Did On My Summer VacationLisa Ecksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469107523441985396noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-31225599169717144382010-08-30T06:42:04.382-07:002010-08-30T06:42:04.382-07:00Oh I think you SHOULD respond with that quip, espe...Oh I think you SHOULD respond with that quip, especially to your brother if this continues. :)))<br /><br />Looking very much forward to hearing of those unearthed stories!! Sounds like a lovely summer was had!Anna Scott Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744202738210301084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-5823088265844970262010-08-27T19:48:15.930-07:002010-08-27T19:48:15.930-07:00@coffeekatable: Yeah, I can read someone else'...@coffeekatable: Yeah, I can read someone else's book and tell you in a sentence or two what it's about, no problem. But it's so painful to try to sum up my own work so concisely!<br /><br />@desireearmfeldt: That's good to know, and come to think of it, my critique group had a problem with the detached attitude of one of my suffering characters. But simultaneously, they found him whiny. Why isn't this easier? ;)Lisa Ecksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469107523441985396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-63619940891120398162010-08-27T13:55:48.386-07:002010-08-27T13:55:48.386-07:00I just went through the process of bringing a stor...I just went through the process of bringing a story to writers' group, getting feedback, revising it, then bringing it in again. The story focuses on the main character (who is not the POV character) being in a very painful, no-real-win situation. The character is fairly stoic in general, and in the first draft, while I'd been trying to go for "character is refusing to break down and get too emotional," the majority of my readers felt he was too cold, too opaque, and "hardly said anything" even though he was talking his head off. When I revised it, I had the character show more emotion -- not completely falling apart, but speaking and acting emotionally -- and the same set of readers seemed to find it more engaging. So...there's a sweet spot, somewhere. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-59645879711816353362010-08-26T18:39:48.585-07:002010-08-26T18:39:48.585-07:00Awesome! I think it's esp. hard to describe so...Awesome! I think it's esp. hard to describe something that you have created. Well,it is for me. When my family was allowed to read my writing they had the idea it was about them too. But they were right. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com