tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post312960920363017607..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: Tim Tharp on Breaking the Writing "Rules"Martina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-89614867004903172512013-07-30T20:42:25.387-04:002013-07-30T20:42:25.387-04:00This is all good advice with nice examples. His bo...This is all good advice with nice examples. His book sounds terrific and it is going on my TBR list right now. Thanks.Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-44285639059953443792013-07-30T15:12:48.883-04:002013-07-30T15:12:48.883-04:00Some smart advice. I'm more about the characte...Some smart advice. I'm more about the characters than anything else, and most of it isn't what I know. The last one depends on how we like to write and what we like to read. I don't need a happy ending every time, but I do need a satisfying one. And there could be a little tragedy as long as evil doesn't triumph overall.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-82372323023446491342013-07-30T11:30:35.983-04:002013-07-30T11:30:35.983-04:00Good luck with the WIP, Joni. For my two cents, I ...Good luck with the WIP, Joni. For my two cents, I think that we can always experiment -- we can always rewrite later if something doesn't work, and every experiment we put into a manuscript informs the writing that remains, even if we do end up removing it. I like to think of "writing rules" like learning to become a modern artist. Picasso, Monet, the artists known for developing their own styles and breaking "the rules" in existence at the time, didn't do it because they didn't know how to paint within the rules. They knew the rules, had proven that they could follow them, and then they grew beyond them in their own unique styles. Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-88996449135215123182013-07-30T11:26:01.871-04:002013-07-30T11:26:01.871-04:00It's such an honor to have you here today, Tim...It's such an honor to have you here today, Tim! I especially love your example on show don't tell. Janet Reid had something similar on her blog today -- an example of great telling. I think the key for both of them is the depth of emotion that is conveyed by being deep in character. Janet's post was a collective character, London during the bombings. The precise details, the heartbreaking questions that go straight to the core of who Sutter is and who he wishes to be... It's not telling at all. It's character development. It's the best kind of writing.Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-45856239372108113982013-07-30T10:05:51.259-04:002013-07-30T10:05:51.259-04:00I'm glad to see a published author saying it&#...I'm glad to see a published author saying it's okay to break the rules. So many times as authors we get hung up on the format that the story looses its voice. This post comes at a much needed time for me, and encourages me to continue with the rule break that I was considering making in my WIP. In a way I suppose it can be said as an author that we should follow our heart and listen to those instincts that come from our gut. Thank you for the advice and taking the time to share your thoughts. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924137329749025341noreply@blogger.com