tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post1990464198651453433..comments2024-02-16T15:14:36.719-06:00Comments on Wet Noodle Posse: Q&A Friday!!!MJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-84764837405999443152009-10-24T06:55:26.531-05:002009-10-24T06:55:26.531-05:00I'm working on a mystery right now, so it'...I'm working on a mystery right now, so it's usually 'add another body' or 'throw in another suspect' or 'have the suspect turn into a red herring.'Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-4905457431236015962009-10-23T22:31:01.756-05:002009-10-23T22:31:01.756-05:00I know a critique group who have a saying: "R...I know a critique group who have a saying: "Rocks! Throw more rocks!"<br /><br />It comes from their overall plan to have your character chased by wolves and forced to climb a tree- but that's not good enough. While he's up there, throw rocks at him.<br /><br />Make the situation grow tougher and tougher, until your hero/heroine is down to his last straw, when he must make changes or else. Then comes the enlightening moment when he finally understands what he must do and why. And a truly black moment at this time can come when he knows he must sacrifice for others in spite of the fact that all is lost for him.Delle Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551688823035092802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-87121718562191184802009-10-23T14:45:09.494-05:002009-10-23T14:45:09.494-05:00Theresa,
Yup, when in doubt up the conflict, that&...Theresa,<br />Yup, when in doubt up the conflict, that's what I like to do, too!Mo Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13644902211036445323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-85153048777640030982009-10-23T13:02:45.476-05:002009-10-23T13:02:45.476-05:00Ummm...how about raise the conflict a notch! Up th...Ummm...how about raise the conflict a notch! Up the stakes. Make the reader want to know what's going to happen!<br /><br />Turning point in fiction signal to me that the main character should change in some way...or the reader should see something more clearly or take a new course of action.<br /><br />Donald Maass says something in his book about the changes with the viewpoint character being internal and external. Must go read up on this more! :)Theresa Raganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815320170046221853noreply@blogger.com