tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post3015215822454957918..comments2023-12-10T19:04:26.773-08:00Comments on Author2Author: It's all in the detailsEmily Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-80400528719957782502008-05-18T12:48:00.000-07:002008-05-18T12:48:00.000-07:00So, most of us are "adders" as in needing to add d...So, most of us are "adders" as in needing to add during our revisions. Except for Paulette. She is a "cutter." Which sounds terrible. I sort-of envy you, Paulette! :)Lisa Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10677227681455190084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-22859277634369360692008-05-17T05:56:00.002-07:002008-05-17T05:56:00.002-07:00Sorry for the double post!Sorry for the double post!Kristina Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171504801682649341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-86366033582081797422008-05-17T05:56:00.001-07:002008-05-17T05:56:00.001-07:00Ok-- Deena is fibbing. She is great with details!!...Ok-- Deena is fibbing. She is great with details!! At least by the draft I see. I however, am not so good at them. I totally have to go back and add them in and even then it's probably not enough.Kristina Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171504801682649341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-23394509025487115422008-05-17T05:56:00.000-07:002008-05-17T05:56:00.000-07:00Ok-- Deena is fibbing. She is great with details!!...Ok-- Deena is fibbing. She is great with details!! At least by the draft I see. I however, am not so good at them. I totally have to go back and add them in and even then it's probably not enough.Kristina Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171504801682649341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-44713207985557924842008-05-16T19:16:00.000-07:002008-05-16T19:16:00.000-07:00Good luck on the presentation!I'm horrible at sett...Good luck on the presentation!<BR/><BR/>I'm horrible at setting scenes. I actually write my first drafts more like a screenplay and add in details later. For some reason they come to me as more dialogue than setting. Then once I have that and add what I think is enough detail, Deena always tells me to add more :)Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-7056298468764233102008-05-16T13:49:00.000-07:002008-05-16T13:49:00.000-07:00i need to buy more oil for my chainsaw--it gets us...i need to buy more oil for my chainsaw--it gets used far too much. i'm not bragging in the least, but my writer's group deamed me "queen of Show don't Tell". but trust me, it gets me into tons of trouble. i just finished the first 1/3 of my book and it ranked out at 40-something-thousand words! EEK. I have a tough time knowing what needs to stay and what needs to hit the dump!Pendragon Inmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03033342350163944078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-35322928866533258602008-05-16T10:58:00.000-07:002008-05-16T10:58:00.000-07:00Oh dear, no, I don't do well with setting scenes. ...Oh dear, no, I don't do well with setting scenes. Lisa, I need to hear your talk! In my head, I see the scene PERFECTLY and therefore assume the reader can, too, with minor details. Sadly, no. I've been told more needs to be described. I am working on it!DeenaMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093257361683249174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-52863737421077648352008-05-16T08:18:00.000-07:002008-05-16T08:18:00.000-07:00I think I'm terrible at scene setting. I'm better ...I think I'm terrible at scene setting. I'm better at the quick "one memorable detail" description of people than places. Especiallly if they're mundane places like "classroom" or "kitchen." I wish I could write "Just picture your own classroom or kitchen. That will be good enough."<BR/><BR/>I'm thinking of the difference between describing an unusual place, like a haunted house, and setting a scene. I can do the former but I need work on the latter. Like you said, it's finding that detail that stands out.Kate Fallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856887940900664692noreply@blogger.com