tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post8344765585158382918..comments2024-03-28T12:39:49.005-04:00Comments on Literary Rambles: Tip Tuesday #156Casey McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02787815672519189433noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-7967655755377685232013-03-29T04:11:16.883-04:002013-03-29T04:11:16.883-04:00Awesome tip ;) Thank you both for sharing. <3 H...Awesome tip ;) Thank you both for sharing. <3 Hmm. I do want to write someday :) Carina Olsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962924929801205597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-33619141272418283252013-03-28T10:30:55.743-04:002013-03-28T10:30:55.743-04:00Definitely, Beth! Happy to tell you more.Definitely, Beth! Happy to tell you more.Kristin Lenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257484196449105801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-36705435199119041642013-03-27T17:16:35.537-04:002013-03-27T17:16:35.537-04:00Chunks. I'll be looking for them! Thanks.Chunks. I'll be looking for them! Thanks.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-33698096441200457212013-03-27T13:07:52.479-04:002013-03-27T13:07:52.479-04:00Wow, this hits home for me because I know I do thi...Wow, this hits home for me because I know I do this a lot. I don't want to bore the reader, so I figure I'll wrap it up for them. Wrong! Thanks for the great advice.Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-54411739300506760052013-03-27T13:05:25.803-04:002013-03-27T13:05:25.803-04:00SO interesting!!!! What great advice and insight. ...SO interesting!!!! What great advice and insight. I tend to do the opposite and need to add in more details and background around the dialogue!Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-52534095421122281382013-03-27T11:01:24.335-04:002013-03-27T11:01:24.335-04:00What great advice and an even better reminder, Kri...What great advice and an even better reminder, Kristin!Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-76991965876628760952013-03-27T08:58:03.517-04:002013-03-27T08:58:03.517-04:00Thank you, Kristin. I had never heard of the progr...Thank you, Kristin. I had never heard of the program at Humber before. I want to know more.<br /><br />Now I have to go look for the "chunky soup" parts of my novel!<br /><br />Vicky Lorencenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18243883980031475684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-89016638539123414302013-03-26T21:04:45.182-04:002013-03-26T21:04:45.182-04:00So jealous. I'd love to take a course from Tim...So jealous. I'd love to take a course from Tim Wynne-Jones. I read his articles on writing whenever I can. Thanks for the tip:)middle grade ninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15132043736808253237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-49677850122302676312013-03-26T21:02:52.748-04:002013-03-26T21:02:52.748-04:00This was really helpful. I'm thinking serious...This was really helpful. I'm thinking seriously of taking the Humber Correspondence course for my current manuscript. Kristin, I may be in touch with a couple of questions for you!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681732058311386672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-68818154384992877252013-03-26T20:33:04.583-04:002013-03-26T20:33:04.583-04:00Great tip, Kristin. I especially appreciate the v...Great tip, Kristin. I especially appreciate the visual of looking for chunks of narrative and converting them to scenes. Visualizing it on the page does help.Jennifer Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219388997277330690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-80135320428880372042013-03-26T15:54:47.077-04:002013-03-26T15:54:47.077-04:00Robin - Great to hear you got to work with Tim, to...Robin - Great to hear you got to work with Tim, too. I haven't met him in person, but his warmth and humor shine through in his critique notes!Kristin Lenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257484196449105801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-74013639252713505342013-03-26T15:40:14.394-04:002013-03-26T15:40:14.394-04:00Great tips, Kristen. I took a week-long class with...Great tips, Kristen. I took a week-long class with Tim Wynn-Jones this summer (WIFYR) and he was amazing to work with. He had so much knowledge and improved esp. my show vs. tell and dialogue. Working with him for an entire MS sounds like a wonderful experience (we did the 1st 20 pages).<br /><br />I'm revising right now and looking for those summary chunks.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462486350293703991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-69356444061951971812013-03-26T14:20:44.149-04:002013-03-26T14:20:44.149-04:00I love that imagery of the fly on the wall. Yes. T...I love that imagery of the fly on the wall. Yes. That's it exactly. And I wish many times that we could make city council minutes as entertaining as the meetings sometimes are. Sometimes. =DDonna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-87070130683656320822013-03-26T13:33:38.766-04:002013-03-26T13:33:38.766-04:00Great post, Kristin. And thinks for the links to t...Great post, Kristin. And thinks for the links to the programs. Ann Finkelsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505478203827894237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-6070628237056318412013-03-26T12:20:03.180-04:002013-03-26T12:20:03.180-04:00"Narrative chunks!" Great way to really ..."Narrative chunks!" Great way to really remind us that we need to show and not tell. Sometimes we can get lost in the individual sentences, perhaps even in the diction itself, and we forget to look at the whole. What a great tip!Mauricio Abrilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709196893053178640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-65083038870114830922013-03-26T11:18:06.527-04:002013-03-26T11:18:06.527-04:00Thanks for the tips, Kristin! The mentor program s...Thanks for the tips, Kristin! The mentor program sounds wonderful, and it'd obvious it's really helping you. Write on! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-41361974732005566642013-03-26T11:17:00.890-04:002013-03-26T11:17:00.890-04:00Great advice for showing not telling, always enjoy...Great advice for showing not telling, always enjoy reading these tips.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260139292374478327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-40700593487141992862013-03-26T11:14:05.530-04:002013-03-26T11:14:05.530-04:00Excellent tips!! Another great way to check that y...Excellent tips!! Another great way to check that you are indeed showing and not telling.Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-64953048774722449412013-03-26T10:58:56.555-04:002013-03-26T10:58:56.555-04:00Kristin, thanks so much for the shout-out. And Tim...Kristin, thanks so much for the shout-out. And Tim sounds like a wise and wonderful mentor. Lucky you!Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-31542266514138454852013-03-26T09:49:33.958-04:002013-03-26T09:49:33.958-04:00Great...great advice. Thanks for sharing. I am hea...Great...great advice. Thanks for sharing. I am heading into the big read of an ms now that it has had a rest from me. Will keep eyes peeled for those narrative chunks and telling story in summary! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-75021362353983072922013-03-26T09:38:23.127-04:002013-03-26T09:38:23.127-04:00Great advice. I do revert to telling, esp. when I&...Great advice. I do revert to telling, esp. when I'm in a hurry to move my story along. Reviewing with an eye for these sections is essential for me.Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-45278530163967024662013-03-26T09:36:03.184-04:002013-03-26T09:36:03.184-04:00Enjoyed reading these tips - and as I do tend to e...Enjoyed reading these tips - and as I do tend to eavesdrop and be generally nosy I totally see how this is what I want my reader to enjoy doing too when they read my stories, thanks Kristin! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-14353201861596918962013-03-26T08:59:36.711-04:002013-03-26T08:59:36.711-04:00Fabulous, Kristin! Thanks for the tips. Fabulous, Kristin! Thanks for the tips. K.A. Barsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859642126518596230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-46531534994309583432013-03-26T08:18:20.189-04:002013-03-26T08:18:20.189-04:00I think writers get in the habit of "telling ...I think writers get in the habit of "telling and not showing" because we rely on illustrators to convey a character feeling sad, or looking angry. So, we neglect to include it in the text. I know I do this frequently...Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824174035968588942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-10536957595923693772013-03-26T07:07:53.976-04:002013-03-26T07:07:53.976-04:00Great tips, Kristin. I'll have to scour my man...Great tips, Kristin. I'll have to scour my manuscript for narrative chunks too. Awesome that you're taking an online course with Tim.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com