tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967308592064240861.post5913287364691683646..comments2023-10-25T03:32:06.815-07:00Comments on brian's blog: Diary of a Writer: advance story/characterBrian Yanskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338795130182877245noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967308592064240861.post-64765618897744439412010-02-16T07:49:22.061-08:002010-02-16T07:49:22.061-08:00Thanks, Lydia--
I appreciate your stopping by.Thanks, Lydia--<br /><br />I appreciate your stopping by.Brian Yanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338795130182877245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967308592064240861.post-15564326674374817812010-02-08T15:31:22.157-08:002010-02-08T15:31:22.157-08:00Thanks, Vonna--it's painful to cut, but as you...Thanks, Vonna--it's painful to cut, but as you say new chapters do emerge or rise from the ashes or something like that. <br /><br /><br />And thanks, Karen. That's really nice to hear.Brian Yanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338795130182877245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967308592064240861.post-26402595148051145892010-02-08T11:41:13.422-08:002010-02-08T11:41:13.422-08:00I have really enjoyed your posts on structure. The...I have really enjoyed your posts on structure. They have been very helpful! Lots to give me to think about. <br /><br />Thanks so much.Karen Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697785820907711723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967308592064240861.post-241448472967371312010-02-08T07:09:28.670-08:002010-02-08T07:09:28.670-08:00By the end of my first draft on my WIP, I realized...By the end of my first draft on my WIP, I realized that I had the wrong MC. I rewrote with a new POV character. When I went back through it using this technique you just described,I had to cut several chapters. They were such nice chapters, but they did not advance the action and the character they revealed wasn't even in the book anymore. Sniff. But new chapters emerged and my story is back on track.Vonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228707287799345805noreply@blogger.com