tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post5426089881232117959..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: Six Ways to Define the Premise of a Story and Eight Ways to Write a BookMartina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-41741782874987247912012-10-13T12:29:04.617-04:002012-10-13T12:29:04.617-04:00Love this. So much good info here! I’ll try out so...Love this. So much good info here! I’ll try out some of these tricks of the trade for my next novel. I like the idea of doing short, one-sentence premise first, so then my story doesn’t stray too far off track and I don’t have to struggle with writing the premise/pitch later! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-60949162725804361632012-10-12T11:40:13.161-04:002012-10-12T11:40:13.161-04:00Dang, girl. You are so good! Thanks for this.Dang, girl. You are so good! Thanks for this.Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-3911082692161205052012-10-12T10:47:32.326-04:002012-10-12T10:47:32.326-04:00Perfect timing for this post. I'm working on a...Perfect timing for this post. I'm working on a SNI and trying to figure out if it could go the 50K for NaNoWriMo. I can tell my story isn't quite ready-and from your post I have a lot to work with to make it a solid premise. Thank you!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462486350293703991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-67678552643396681382012-10-10T17:52:25.733-04:002012-10-10T17:52:25.733-04:00Thanks for the books, and I appreciate the opportu...Thanks for the books, and I appreciate the opportunity to have fun with the contest! :-)Lynn Lovegreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381497298898067525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-14136635954258014422012-10-10T03:40:36.936-04:002012-10-10T03:40:36.936-04:00Great post!! These tests should come in handy!!Great post!! These tests should come in handy!!Traci Kenworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336373871521363649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-44735728487343478622012-10-09T22:49:22.710-04:002012-10-09T22:49:22.710-04:00That's exciting about the new project, Natalie...That's exciting about the new project, Natalie! Did you finish the revision on the last one? So happy for you! And trust me, you SO do not want my brain. ::)Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-37051701690061493202012-10-09T22:44:05.093-04:002012-10-09T22:44:05.093-04:00Hope they help, Jemi!Hope they help, Jemi!Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-56521208303745228012012-10-09T22:43:36.401-04:002012-10-09T22:43:36.401-04:00Are you doing Nano, Stina? Are you doing Nano, Stina? Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-9813572752253534762012-10-09T22:43:05.488-04:002012-10-09T22:43:05.488-04:00Thanks for linking, Kessie! And yay for your WIP! ...Thanks for linking, Kessie! And yay for your WIP! Hope it goes beautifully for you! <br /><br />Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-1036702540610302692012-10-09T20:36:04.405-04:002012-10-09T20:36:04.405-04:00So awesome Martina. I'll be going back to a ne...So awesome Martina. I'll be going back to a new project and will refer back to this. Wish I had your brain so I could remember all your excellent points.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-60369765694923960142012-10-09T19:24:49.748-04:002012-10-09T19:24:49.748-04:00I really like those tests! I'm going to go bac...I really like those tests! I'm going to go back over them with my ms in mind! Thanks :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-36331190857229395572012-10-09T18:52:17.132-04:002012-10-09T18:52:17.132-04:00This post comes at a perfect time for me. I'm ...This post comes at a perfect time for me. I'm going to be planning my next project soon. :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-62184745600621455352012-10-09T16:42:04.520-04:002012-10-09T16:42:04.520-04:00Great post! I'm linking this to our writers...Great post! I'm linking this to our writers' group on Facebook. Delighted to see that my WIP passes most of them, but more thought is in order. :-)Kessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019626781634777336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-1933170025019069442012-10-09T14:40:33.729-04:002012-10-09T14:40:33.729-04:00Yes, I do!! I like planning my novels just as much...Yes, I do!! I like planning my novels just as much as writing them. I think that's why I love this post so much! :)Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-16566793681263159062012-10-09T10:43:41.993-04:002012-10-09T10:43:41.993-04:00Hope all the pieces fall in place for you. I'm...Hope all the pieces fall in place for you. I'm one of those stubborn types that usually has to hear things in many different ways before it clicks, so trying the premise from a lot of different directions really helped me.<br /><br />Have a great week!<br /><br />Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-38676249809302795902012-10-09T10:42:33.338-04:002012-10-09T10:42:33.338-04:00Hope it helps! :)Hope it helps! :)Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-7839849097152976582012-10-09T10:42:09.711-04:002012-10-09T10:42:09.711-04:00Hi Laura! That's part of what I'm doing. I...Hi Laura! That's part of what I'm doing. I really want to make sure I have the premise set up properly and have all the pieces in place :). I hope you like the planning and brewing stage as much as I do :)<br /><br />MartinaMartina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-42263980761414126542012-10-09T09:22:04.462-04:002012-10-09T09:22:04.462-04:00Wonderful post. I've written a lot of this dow...Wonderful post. I've written a lot of this down for myself and hope to see what my plot does when stacked up against it.Summer Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122694893668693244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-79247222889904240002012-10-09T07:12:08.233-04:002012-10-09T07:12:08.233-04:00I'll definitely try out all these premises to ...I'll definitely try out all these premises to see what works! Thanks!chihuahuazerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677672177353350936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-90227598386735758652012-10-09T06:32:39.285-04:002012-10-09T06:32:39.285-04:00These tests are fantastic. It'll be very helpf...These tests are fantastic. It'll be very helpful as I plan my NaNo novel!Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.com