tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033821.post7297942275122923183..comments2023-10-26T11:34:38.322-04:00Comments on Ask Allison: Getting StartedAllison Winn Scotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820208316115681320noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033821.post-39344191875208422632007-05-02T10:21:00.000-04:002007-05-02T10:21:00.000-04:00Thanks guys! I'll answer these questions on the b...Thanks guys! I'll answer these questions on the blog. And Trish - thanks for passing that info along. Good stuff.<BR/><BR/>MM - Yup! Originally, I'd never considered Zach for the role of romantic lead. :)Allison Winn Scotchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820208316115681320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033821.post-82208685274953275122007-05-01T22:34:00.000-04:002007-05-01T22:34:00.000-04:00I'm thinking you're referring to Zach here, aren't...I'm thinking you're referring to Zach here, aren't you!?!? I am on Round Six, I think, after the masectomy and going upstairs in a minute to read more. If it weren't for the three children, Brownies, softball, tball, baseball, helping out at preschool, freelance work and trying to write my own darn novel, I'd definitely be finished with TDLF by now! My spare time is spent reading it, (that, and blogs!)!<BR/><BR/>My characters live inside my head for a long, long time until they are ready to jump ship (oops, just wrote shit --see earlier blog post on MM and you'll see why that's on my mind!)... they jump ship and grow and live on their own page, in their own story. That's a great feeling, when they've moved from my head to the page!<BR/><BR/>Sorry so long!MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033821.post-44371224197585409012007-05-01T19:02:00.000-04:002007-05-01T19:02:00.000-04:00Allison...I am not new to writing, but I am new to...Allison...I am not new to writing, but I am new to having my writing published. ~rim shot~ <BR/><BR/>I have just finished my second novel, and I am already working on the third...nothing like an optimist!<BR/><BR/>But here's the question: How exactly does the secret handshake go? Left hand upside down first? Thumb up? Down? I know if I just knew this damned handshake I'd be all inside with the easy street crowd and not on the outside, in the sunshine, with my pale skin starting to pink in the sun. <BR/><BR/>Help!Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716215892504806470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033821.post-59812830738239074022007-05-01T13:33:00.000-04:002007-05-01T13:33:00.000-04:00Allison, that brings up another question. As I'm r...Allison, that brings up another question. As I'm reading your book, I'm curious about what other aspects changed. Has the tone remained the same and you've just tweaked plot points and characters? How different is the book from what you'd originally envisioned? <BR/><BR/>Since you already paid it forward yesterday, you might like to get in Deb Ng's Pay it Forward Tuesdays (http://writersrow.com/deborahng/freelancewritingjobs.html), especially with the book launch next week. Good luck!Susan Johnston Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225671002159447902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033821.post-26622208600964731652007-05-01T13:13:00.000-04:002007-05-01T13:13:00.000-04:00There is a great worksheet floating around out the...There is a great worksheet floating around out there somewhere for character development...it prompts you to list all manner of details about these people you're creating, and in my (brief) foray into fiction writing, I found it soooo helpful. I'd start to write something like, "and then Michael did xyz..." and then realize, wait - Michael would NEVER do xyz...tha'ts not like him at all!<BR/><BR/>The bummer was that I spent way more time getting to know my characters ("what does she think about as she applies her mascara?" I'd ask myself...) than actually writing. That's why I'm better w/nonfiction, where I don't create the people :)Trish Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038324441006141430noreply@blogger.com