tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post6446837536140603773..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: Six Steps to Nail Your Plot, Motivation, Character, and Story Opening plus AN EMBER IN THE ASHES GiveawayMartina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-6416321464473307602015-07-21T13:16:56.785-04:002015-07-21T13:16:56.785-04:00i have never im a plotter to much planning. i don&...<br /><br /><br />i have never im a plotter to much planning. i don't want to predicted the end after the first three pages.one-ten fashonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022859689220942990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-22765298305908857202015-07-11T22:39:52.841-04:002015-07-11T22:39:52.841-04:00As a writer, I like to do a little bit of both. I...As a writer, I like to do a little bit of both. I like to plan my stories, but also a the same time take the plot apart and write spontaneously. As a reader, I hate when the plot is a little to predictable because then I can't enjoy the story as much.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561079797035865565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-64707534789065122592015-07-09T00:03:38.511-04:002015-07-09T00:03:38.511-04:00Ooooh! Don't know that one, but will have to l...Ooooh! Don't know that one, but will have to look it up. Thanks for sharing!Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-79268775945002801562015-07-09T00:03:08.483-04:002015-07-09T00:03:08.483-04:00That's so critical! But at the same time, that...That's so critical! But at the same time, that's the part that kind of trips me up. Because I have to know the characters well enough to know how they're going to react. Too often, I end up thinking something makes sense, and the characters disagree : )Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-34677595240262996042015-07-08T13:32:30.904-04:002015-07-08T13:32:30.904-04:00A book I think that the characters really had to d...A book I think that the characters really had to do what they did was in the book NerveKitty172113https://www.blogger.com/profile/12613008565969627452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-5263229549996042042015-07-08T10:38:26.701-04:002015-07-08T10:38:26.701-04:00I definitely plan my story--I need to know the end...I definitely plan my story--I need to know the end and make sure how my character gets there will be believable for my readers.Danielle H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11079935240201178744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-4207416904649655002015-07-08T10:33:52.691-04:002015-07-08T10:33:52.691-04:00don't like predictable plotsdon't like predictable plotsbn100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-79198128030478896252015-07-08T00:49:53.314-04:002015-07-08T00:49:53.314-04:00That's,such a good book, Rosie! :)That's,such a good book, Rosie! :)Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-2810722790879656932015-07-08T00:49:05.038-04:002015-07-08T00:49:05.038-04:00Lol. Obviously,,executing all this is the hard par...Lol. Obviously,,executing all this is the hard part. Put thinking of it in terms of predicament does make it a lot,easier. :)Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-75616899468646312932015-07-08T00:46:29.916-04:002015-07-08T00:46:29.916-04:00I think you've hit the nail on the head. There...I think you've hit the nail on the head. There's a certain amount of planning that has to go into a novel. Whether we do that before or after the first draft, and how formally we do it and whether we write it,down is up to personal preference. Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-44715988412570179212015-07-07T21:38:51.859-04:002015-07-07T21:38:51.859-04:00Love the domino imagery. Plotter here, but I'm...Love the domino imagery. Plotter here, but I'm always willing to tear something down to its bones and reimagine it.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-88024905967091294022015-07-07T20:37:45.384-04:002015-07-07T20:37:45.384-04:00I don't like a plot that is too predictable! T...I don't like a plot that is too predictable! That's no fun!Nicole Wetheringtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-19820332703601480832015-07-07T20:22:19.237-04:002015-07-07T20:22:19.237-04:00You make this sound easy!!! I know it's a litt...You make this sound easy!!! I know it's a little more complicated than this but the outline is great!Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-76296333355281459552015-07-07T20:20:18.195-04:002015-07-07T20:20:18.195-04:00I am a pantser, but I think your suggestions are v...I am a pantser, but I think your suggestions are very good. Not too much. A lot of books seem like the characters have no choice. Maybe my favorite in that category is Kindred by Octavia Butler. Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-89375193840045867062015-07-07T16:20:22.676-04:002015-07-07T16:20:22.676-04:00Yes, I am a plotter,
and is this too much or too...Yes, I am a plotter, <br />and is this too much or too little planning for you? Both <br />As a reader, do you like stories where the plot feels inevitable?That depends what genre I am reading .<br /> Can you think of an example of a book that read like the characters never had any choice but to do what they did? Yes, An Ember in the Ashes & Throne of Glass.Nicole Karamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08219505516399283521noreply@blogger.com