tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post8664340369188633777..comments2024-02-16T15:14:36.719-06:00Comments on Wet Noodle Posse: Toss that manuscript!MJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-66374691156310074342008-04-20T17:09:00.000-05:002008-04-20T17:09:00.000-05:00Okay... am nearly done with my latest WIP. The mo...Okay... am nearly done with my latest WIP. The moment I am, I'm hitting Random.org for ten page numbers and giving it a try.<BR/><BR/>As you know, I <3 The Maass Workbook.Marianne Arkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-80122296469817343352008-04-17T21:39:00.000-05:002008-04-17T21:39:00.000-05:00I like this idea. I am off on Sunday and I think I...I like this idea. I am off on Sunday and I think I will try it. Sounds like fun too!dogladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392561174583932552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-83329398198713126322008-04-17T16:49:00.000-05:002008-04-17T16:49:00.000-05:00Neat idea, Charity!We are out of here until Sunday...Neat idea, Charity!<BR/><BR/>We are out of here until Sunday, but I'll try this next week.<BR/><BR/>Have a good weekend, all!Gillian Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772849187702478349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-68458764232556777082008-04-17T12:55:00.000-05:002008-04-17T12:55:00.000-05:00Random number generator: http://www.randomizer.org...Random number generator: <BR/><BR/>http://www.randomizer.org/form.htm<BR/><BR/>I use it for contests. <BR/><BR/>I don't think I've ever used the "Go To" feature, but I will now!Diane Gastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770373530197339170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-60152537417864558242008-04-17T10:54:00.000-05:002008-04-17T10:54:00.000-05:00I knew I needed to read Donald Maass's book again....I knew I needed to read Donald Maass's book again. I'm tossing!Mo Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13644902211036445323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-12218958447838016652008-04-17T10:51:00.000-05:002008-04-17T10:51:00.000-05:00I love this, Charity. It's funny because when I do...I love this, Charity. It's funny because when I do pick up a book at the bookstore and look through it...there are certains books that no matter what page you turn to there is some of that "microtension" you talk about and those books can suck you in fast whether you open it up to the middle, the end or the beginning. This is a great idea. Love it! Thanks for sharing.<BR/><BR/>I was thinking of using the GO TO feature too! I think it'll work just as well.Theresa Raganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815320170046221853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-26140071214260577352008-04-17T10:09:00.000-05:002008-04-17T10:09:00.000-05:00I work for a software company as a tech writer. Al...I work for a software company as a tech writer. All my “books” (those would be scintillating install and admin guides) are virtual. <BR/><BR/>I still print out my manuscripts like nobody’s business. It isn’t “real” until I’ve edited on paper. More than once. I’m pathetic.<BR/><BR/>I’ve noticed while doing this that I’ve gone beyond tension on just that page. I worried about continuity, story and character arcs, and so on. I’ve found that I’ve had no trouble remembering what I need to, and if I have ideas for the scene beyond the page I’m working on, I jot notes on the back of that page. <BR/><BR/>I credit Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook with getting me over the no-sale hurdle (the other credit goes to my writing partner). So I’m biased toward the process to begin with. But that doesn’t mean it will work for everyone. <BR/><BR/>Charity <--hopelessly addicted to paperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-63718545895629327382008-04-17T09:26:00.000-05:002008-04-17T09:26:00.000-05:00Hahahahahaha!Hahahahahaha!Esri Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12329547309752835833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-1896235645247605562008-04-17T09:00:00.000-05:002008-04-17T09:00:00.000-05:00LOL Esri -I will attest to the fact that this was ...LOL Esri -<BR/><BR/>I will attest to the fact that this was PURE COINCIDENCE and NOT PLAGIARISMTerry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-47967379842099126172008-04-17T08:51:00.000-05:002008-04-17T08:51:00.000-05:00Oh, how funny, Terry. Our posts crossed in the eth...Oh, how funny, Terry. Our posts crossed in the ether.<BR/><BR/>Geeks unite!Esri Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12329547309752835833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-17520282212765007952008-04-17T08:50:00.000-05:002008-04-17T08:50:00.000-05:00Diane, I was thinking the same thing. We could jus...Diane, I was thinking the same thing. We could just enter random numbers in the Go To Page feature. I think it would be the same thing. There are probably random number generators on the web, if you're worried about your subconscious leading. Or we could do it the old-fashioned way -- dice.Esri Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12329547309752835833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-57381303384218872822008-04-17T08:48:00.000-05:002008-04-17T08:48:00.000-05:00Diane, you could just pick a number between 1 and ...Diane, you could just pick a number between 1 and whatever, use the "GO TO" feature in Word and you'll be on a 'random' page. If you want to be anal, you can even use a random number generator so you don't have any subconscious influences on your number selection.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-66670245447115940562008-04-17T08:40:00.000-05:002008-04-17T08:40:00.000-05:00Great post, Charity. I'm so computer bound, I don'...Great post, Charity. I'm so computer bound, I don't usually print out my ms until the end, but maybe there's a way to do this on the computer!Diane Gastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770373530197339170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-42728201561578104052008-04-17T07:47:00.000-05:002008-04-17T07:47:00.000-05:00That's fascinating. I've been trying to hike the ...That's fascinating. I've been trying to hike the tension at scene and chapter breaks, but I'll have to give this random approach a try. If I can do it today, I'll be back. I know I try to play against expectations (my 6-6" hero sucked at basketball, and he's a cop with two cats. And a gifted pianist.) One of my other cops is expectedly into bikes, but he's also a gourmet cook. <BR/><BR/>I think I write relatively short scenes, intuitively because it's easier to hike the tension in small chunks, but I'm intrigued by this random page thing.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.com