tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post6088866368149786982..comments2024-03-10T00:27:43.883-08:00Comments on <center>Aimee L. Salter</center>: Is Your Story a Rolling Stone, or a Stagnant Pond?AimeeLSalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-85483691364080869702012-01-14T10:14:00.520-08:002012-01-14T10:14:00.520-08:00Excellent tips! I love what you said about using b...Excellent tips! I love what you said about using backstory that will impact the future.Carly Sandiferhttp://www.onewildword.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-18565390663474312882012-01-12T00:25:40.572-08:002012-01-12T00:25:40.572-08:00These are great tips! I actually tend to have the...These are great tips! I actually tend to have the opposite problem when I write--not giving enough information. But in scenes where I start to feel the drag, I'll come back to these to get myself out of it.Jamie Raintreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05580933361383172561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-80738915885168013332012-01-11T18:41:18.683-08:002012-01-11T18:41:18.683-08:00A problem of mine was using too many examples to s...A problem of mine was using too many examples to set-up my reader's emotional investment. However, I've now learned, as you pointed out, that I need to re-evaluate my intentions and only use one good example. The reader can sit through one example of memory/backstory. Plus, the more examples I give, the less the reader appreciates what I write, and thus when I *want* them to notice a section, there's the risk they'll be drawn to what doesn't matter.Rebecca Bertohttp://rebeccaberto.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-61256845093082683482012-01-11T14:35:51.387-08:002012-01-11T14:35:51.387-08:00Interesting. I just read Scene and Structure, whic...Interesting. I just read Scene and Structure, which mentions "scene and sequel".<br /><br />Also, I'm struggling a bit with wordiness. I'm probably going to chainsaw some of the first act away.Chihuahua0http://www.youngaspiringwriter.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-34534169206324434742012-01-11T08:00:38.481-08:002012-01-11T08:00:38.481-08:00Good insight. Too often writers, from beginning to...Good insight. Too often writers, from beginning to seasoned, don't trust the readers to understand what they're trying to say in a scene. Readers are a lot brighter than we often give them credit for (heck, they can pick out themes in our writing that we didn't even see), so scenes don't need to be overwritten. Excellent article!Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-64252506074741015802012-01-11T06:38:45.835-08:002012-01-11T06:38:45.835-08:00This is a great post, Aimee. I'm going to shar...This is a great post, Aimee. I'm going to share it on FB. Wordiness bothers me as well, and backstory is the bane of my existence.Anne Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140038387701555565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-73748628749654889832012-01-11T00:00:56.561-08:002012-01-11T00:00:56.561-08:00Great tips, Aimee. I definitely struggle with too ...Great tips, Aimee. I definitely struggle with too much back story. Something I need to work on for sure!<br /><br />I think if you're bored writing something, your readers are going to be bored reading it. It's a good way to know it's time to move on or rethink a scene or drop a plot bomb.Sari Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157780034728554529noreply@blogger.com