tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18257728.post627894750524658269..comments2017-06-07T15:07:41.330-05:00Comments on Shanna's Journal: Fantasy CheeseShanna Swendsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07558317020951521656noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18257728.post-53844148389863316502008-11-04T15:27:00.000-06:002008-11-04T15:27:00.000-06:00*grins* I'm glad NaNoWriMo is going well for you;...*grins* I'm glad NaNoWriMo is going well for you; it is so far for me. My goal is to learn to get out rough drafts faster (grammatical and stylistic perfectionist = me), and it's already helping. Now for that effect to continue...<BR/><BR/>Re: the special person with the unhelpful witholding of information, that irritates me, too. Patricia Briggs does something like that in her Mercedes Thompson books, but at least there there's a good reason why the vampires don't want to tell her how she's naturally very good at killing vampires.<BR/><BR/>My finished novel draft has a character who's known all her life what's so special about her. She disbelieves the prophecy out of pure pragmatism. (Little clumsy kid cause overthrow of 3 tyrannical magic-using murderers? Right.)<BR/><BR/>I've noticed my NaNoWriMo plot is a lot closer to the cliche, but even there my character's been told who his dad was; he just thinks his stepfather's exaggerating about whose wife he stole. (Still, I am gonna have to be careful with the entire "Wait, my dad's the <EM>Emperor</EM>?!" realization.)<BR/><BR/>Hey, cliches are good. If not for cliches, how would writers know what plots/situations to avoid? And what incentive would we have for looking at our plots and characters through nice, strong magnifying glasses?Carradeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431561739001270522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18257728.post-55138429196240964132008-11-03T14:09:00.000-06:002008-11-03T14:09:00.000-06:00This is my fourth Nano, and the books I write take...This is my fourth Nano, and the books I write take longer to revise than anything else. And yet, I wouldn't give up anything for the fun and pace of it.<BR/><BR/>But, you know, if I'd written HEX BREAKER during Nano, it still wouldn't be out! ;)<BR/><BR/>I'm glad I hunted you down on the internet -- I sat down with Enchantment, Inc., meaning to read a chapter this morning as a break from my own writing -- and read the entire book in one sitting.<BR/><BR/>Loved it, and look forward to the rest of the series.<BR/><BR/>Devon Ellington<BR/>Hex Breaker: http://hexbreaker.devonellingtonwork.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com