tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post4321912125518155199..comments2024-03-22T03:27:19.859-04:00Comments on Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors: Sometimes you feel like a nut...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914920560584429315noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-70467863426120066952010-01-30T17:58:45.899-05:002010-01-30T17:58:45.899-05:00Very interesting technique, but I know it would ne...Very interesting technique, but I know it would never work for me. I write very ordered and like Amelia have to finish one part before I move on. I do do back and edit constantly, but essentially one portion gets finished before I write more. <br /><br />I do know all about powering through though! I have had to do that more than a few times when my handsome muse is off gallivanting about elsewhere.Sharon Lathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09539439531975181469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-78512780824835239172010-01-30T12:47:12.816-05:002010-01-30T12:47:12.816-05:00Never tried the separate file thing. Perhaps I'...Never tried the separate file thing. Perhaps I'll give it a go!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-17576844631824114042010-01-30T11:53:59.996-05:002010-01-30T11:53:59.996-05:00Congrats on finishing your latest single title, As...Congrats on finishing your latest single title, Ash! I know what a wonderful feeling that is. :}Author Kathryne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206690509533777067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-84051116167841284402010-01-29T21:21:44.359-05:002010-01-29T21:21:44.359-05:00I'll skip and head on to the next chapter then...I'll skip and head on to the next chapter then go back. <br /><br />This sounds like a good idea though.Linda Wisdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04398941824875217938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-77091881277110760132010-01-29T20:31:43.567-05:002010-01-29T20:31:43.567-05:00I LOVE your bio, Ash!!! That is so cute! :)
What...I LOVE your bio, Ash!!! That is so cute! :) <br /><br />What I do is layer. My scenes are skimpy when I first write them. And so as I'm going over them, and over them, and over them, I make them what I want them to be--more sensual, adventurous, thrilling, more detailed, more funny, etc. :) But when it starts out, it's just the bare-bones. :)Terry Spearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788961423817944896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-32801542820503965772010-01-29T18:42:56.671-05:002010-01-29T18:42:56.671-05:00"L'il bit." He shrugged.
Priceless,..."L'il bit." He shrugged.<br /><br />Priceless, Ash!Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-60686488043144165312010-01-29T16:54:44.416-05:002010-01-29T16:54:44.416-05:00I know what you mean by feeling forced, Robin. How...I know what you mean by feeling forced, Robin. However, sometimes I spot an opportunity I missed for a better comment when I go back a bit.<br /><br />For instance, My heroine is agast to find out that in order to be marked as her were-hero's mate, he has to bite her. Her line was, <br /><br />"You're going to b--bite me?"<br />at first I simply had him quietly nod his head. Later I wrote...<br />"L'il bit," and he shrugged.<br /><br />At least it made my critique partner laugh.<br /><br />AshHot Ash Romance Novelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10633691302884163101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-77443165626579047052010-01-29T16:37:08.942-05:002010-01-29T16:37:08.942-05:00I haven't tried this yet, but will be doing so...I haven't tried this yet, but will be doing so in the near future. Just got my first rejection letter, so it looks like I will be able to do some playing. :) Thanks for the idea.Micole Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00660597686002413891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-5438206815984563412010-01-29T13:15:11.471-05:002010-01-29T13:15:11.471-05:00Interesting, Ash. I keep a file I call bits and pi...Interesting, Ash. I keep a file I call bits and pieces. It's full of work that I cut because it might have been funny, but it just didn't work where I put it. Sometimes I find myself going back there and picking things up and copying it to different places. <br /><br />Comedy is hard. I for one have a difficult time making things funnier. I might go back and write a scene in a different POV, and then with internal dialogue it gets funnier, but other than than doing that, making something funnier tends to feel forced.Robin Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16262933225938609682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-24097006139536673692010-01-29T12:50:51.623-05:002010-01-29T12:50:51.623-05:00Hi Ash,
I'm the kind of writer who finds it d...Hi Ash,<br /><br />I'm the kind of writer who finds it difficult to continue until I have the current chapter the way I want it. Don't know what kind of writer than makes me, but so far it's worked for me. I do think moving the chapter to another file to work on it is a good idea and I might give that a try the next time I'm stuck!<br />AmeliaAmeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07603588884175706382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-10368959927274885072010-01-29T12:39:31.997-05:002010-01-29T12:39:31.997-05:00Thanks MM,
I've been doing story boards up to...Thanks MM,<br /><br />I've been doing story boards up to now and can move scenes around, but never thought to open a whole new file and just "play." Certainly whole new scenes could go into a "play" file too!<br /><br />AshHot Ash Romance Novelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10633691302884163101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-44850595122381285342010-01-29T11:48:50.038-05:002010-01-29T11:48:50.038-05:00I keep two files at all times. One in which I writ...I keep two files at all times. One in which I write everything: narrative, skeletons of scenes, descriptions, character analysis--no order, except for the occasional heading so I can find it later. I call it my notebook.<br /><br />Once the story begins to jell, I open another file. Into it I copy what seems to work. I go back and forth between them. When I have a scene that doesn't work, I put it back in the notebook. <br /><br />A lot of times when I'm stuck, I read through the notebook and discover a scene I didn't know what to do with before, but now realize it unsticks the stuck place.<br /><br />It sounds like you're doing another version of the same strategy.Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.com