tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post2192737876482887336..comments2024-03-28T12:21:40.925-04:00Comments on The Girdle of Melian: The Dreaded Middle: NaNo, ROW80 and Literary ResolutionsDeniz Bevanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-8865938914580181992011-11-17T16:22:30.578-05:002011-11-17T16:22:30.578-05:00Thanks Talli! Argh on this angst! I wish I was ove...Thanks Talli! Argh on this angst! I wish I was over the middle-of-the-novel hump already...<br /><br />Oh, you're right, Sara, thanks for the clarification. And yes, I'm a chunky pants writer too!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-1636412012576662692011-11-16T10:56:30.645-05:002011-11-16T10:56:30.645-05:00Actually, Chunkster and pantster are not the same....Actually, Chunkster and pantster are not the same. A pantster is someone who doesn't outline and figures it out as they go. A chunkster is someone who doesn't write linearly. So you can be a chunkster but still have it planned out or you can be a pantster but still write linearly. Or you can be a chunky pants writer like me!S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-74872308845631979162011-11-16T07:51:22.605-05:002011-11-16T07:51:22.605-05:00Blogger ate my comment, so trying again... good lu...Blogger ate my comment, so trying again... good luck, Deniz. I hear you on the angst!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-69668176663679567272011-11-15T20:04:37.491-05:002011-11-15T20:04:37.491-05:00Thanks Raelyn - good luck to you too!
Ooh, firewo...Thanks Raelyn - good luck to you too!<br /><br />Ooh, fireworks... Thanks Old Kitty, you've sparked an idea!<br /><br />I like the drive of NaNo, too, Trisha and Claire! Shut up, Internal Editor.<br /><br />Thanks Romance Reader, Nas and Naina!<br /><br />You're right, Lynda.<br /><br />Ooh, Sara, ideas!! I get to save them on my newly created special Scrivener page...<br /><br />I think chunkster and pantster are meant to be the same, Joshua. I just have to type all my words... 3 days behind now!<br /><br />Thanks Madeleine!<br /><br />You can try it in another month, Neurotic - I think they do a June version.<br /><br />I don't know, Ryan! I won't know until I finish typing and get into editing mode :-)<br /><br />Thanks so much, Glynis!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-28018448951381870072011-11-15T19:47:59.739-05:002011-11-15T19:47:59.739-05:00My first drafts are always much too short. I think...My first drafts are always much too short. I think I'm in such a hurry to get all the action down that I don't devote many words to the inner stuff going on - that comes in revisions.Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-71220943450285758462011-11-15T19:41:34.443-05:002011-11-15T19:41:34.443-05:00Not doing NaNo this time around. Great post, Deniz...Not doing NaNo this time around. Great post, Deniz. <br /><br />Thanks for this: "Maybe instead of focus on me, the writer, I ought to think some more about my characters and their needs." Excellent. *waving and smiling*Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-16353339865966652312011-11-15T03:17:54.280-05:002011-11-15T03:17:54.280-05:00Keep going and well done! You sound busy, keep up ...Keep going and well done! You sound busy, keep up the good work,Deniz.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-87725824972887145512011-11-14T16:27:31.371-05:002011-11-14T16:27:31.371-05:00Dun-Dun-Dunnnnnn. The dreaded middle. There's ...Dun-Dun-Dunnnnnn. The dreaded middle. There's no easy way to tell if your story should be a Novella or a Novel. You've got all the pivotal stuff in but is that enough to really tell your story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-18653676818729520732011-11-14T15:14:06.241-05:002011-11-14T15:14:06.241-05:00I use "I" a lot too, especially in my st...I use "I" a lot too, especially in my stories. I guess that's my pattern, but I need to break that habit. I wish I could do NaNoWrimo, but November's a busy month during the school year. It sounds like fun though. And I agree that it would keep writers disciplined, because discipline is the best way for them to achieve their goal by the end of the month.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-1946133504061366042011-11-14T13:50:43.660-05:002011-11-14T13:50:43.660-05:00Yes I think we do have patterns and I am trying to...Yes I think we do have patterns and I am trying to become a better plotter having been a pantser before. Good luck with the novel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-85616143038965485712011-11-14T13:43:31.705-05:002011-11-14T13:43:31.705-05:00I've never heard the term chunkster before, bu...I've never heard the term chunkster before, but I suppose I'm a pantser. And if you're at 30K already, you're 10K more than me, so well done!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-9773433104178715342011-11-14T13:33:12.495-05:002011-11-14T13:33:12.495-05:00Hmmm, What kind of animals are there? Do they fi...Hmmm, What kind of animals are there? Do they find a pet, a hurt animal, a predator who chases them into/out of the cave with the brigands? What kind of medical problems? Can one of them break a leg or arm? have an allergic reaction? This could bring them closer together. Before one of them finds something out about the other that drives them further apart. What about a fair or bazaar, they can have one fun, perfect day before everything goes wrong. A kidnappping? Is she threatened with being turned back into a slave? <br /><br />Don't know if any of those will be helpful since I know next to nothing about your story. Good luck.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-90507672052455953672011-11-14T06:52:46.696-05:002011-11-14T06:52:46.696-05:00All the best and good luck for NaNoAll the best and good luck for NaNoNaina Guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14283483297396542537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-83975047550182137122011-11-14T01:36:25.966-05:002011-11-14T01:36:25.966-05:00NaNo is defintiely great for discipline and motiva...NaNo is defintiely great for discipline and motivation. I love it.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-62267080879748291302011-11-13T23:49:14.681-05:002011-11-13T23:49:14.681-05:00Hi Deniz,
All the best with your NaNo!Hi Deniz,<br /><br />All the best with your NaNo!Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-72969847700944871742011-11-13T22:11:35.962-05:002011-11-13T22:11:35.962-05:00Good luck with your NaNo!Good luck with your NaNo!Romance Reader https://www.blogger.com/profile/10633164931292182035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-28431972488029983662011-11-13T20:56:57.443-05:002011-11-13T20:56:57.443-05:00I like NaNo just because it shuts up my Inner Edit...I like NaNo just because it shuts up my Inner Editor, ha. Of course right now I am avoiding writing my current novel at all costs. I in fact starting writing a short story instead, I was so desperate. Gah.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654869872368776026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-79405151075741627202011-11-13T20:46:21.260-05:002011-11-13T20:46:21.260-05:00I love NaNo because it gets me some usually-comple...I love NaNo because it gets me some usually-complete novels I can then get around to working on!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-52767977492204144972011-11-13T12:06:57.199-05:002011-11-13T12:06:57.199-05:00Yay for your nano-ing! Good luck - glad it's i...Yay for your nano-ing! Good luck - glad it's inspiring your writerly soul and processes!<br /><br />I hope your hero and heroine find their way out of Spain in June 1493 while setting off some fireworks of their own! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-8830077971593972052011-11-13T11:10:24.111-05:002011-11-13T11:10:24.111-05:00I'm finding myself writing in a chunkster patt...I'm finding myself writing in a chunkster pattern this month too. I swear no two stories flow from me the same, LOL<br /><br />Good luck with the upcoming week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com