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When y...Wow! It worked. For those having problems--<br />When you are asked to sign in, unclick the keep me signed in box. It worked the last time. I'm going to try it again.<br /><br />And thanks for putting up with off topic comments. ; )Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166450116524323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-15220579026724075332011-05-28T08:27:08.403-05:002011-05-28T08:27:08.403-05:00One more time, Claire. ; )
Zan MarieOne more time, Claire. ; )<br />Zan MarieZan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166450116524323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-10498707408066184622011-05-27T06:33:58.437-05:002011-05-27T06:33:58.437-05:00I never want there to BE an end, and I frequently ...I never want there to BE an end, and I frequently forget the details OF the end (which helps me be a happy re-reader) so I seldom have any pressing need to know how it's going to turn out. That said, I don't much mind either way if I know the ending or not. Which I think is fine as a reader, but it stinks as a writer. This whole plot arc thing is NOT my strong skill. ;-)<br />Best to all!<br />GretchenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-76767481734116691912011-05-26T19:00:57.600-05:002011-05-26T19:00:57.600-05:00Hmm... I was going to come down hard on the I don&...Hmm... I was going to come down hard on the I don't want to know! side, but I'm not sure. I'm a waffler in this area.<br /><br />I like *knowing* things but I don't mind waiting out a film or book. I have skipped ahead a few times in a book or two, but that's when it was just killing me that something horrible would happen. Even then, I kinda hold the book away from my face, try not to see too many words...<br /><br />I can never decide if I really want to know in advance or not.<br /><br />Afterward, though - that's when I really hit Google, IMDB, all those things. I want the background info and the history and buildup and projections and trivia.<br /><br />Doesn't work at all when it comes to writing, however - I could never ever be a plotter. *shudder*<br /><br />I like wending my way through the maze :-)Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-29937085184703806202011-05-26T13:24:33.942-05:002011-05-26T13:24:33.942-05:00Claire, Now that's a relief in one way--at lea...Claire, Now that's a relief in one way--at least I posted to you.Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166450116524323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-91679152904588117692011-05-26T13:22:42.560-05:002011-05-26T13:22:42.560-05:00Claire,
I'm abaaack! I hope...I'm at Momma...Claire,<br />I'm abaaack! I hope...I'm at Momma's and I'm trying to post a comment.<br /><br />FWIW, I do like to figure out presents, but I *don't* look at the end of books. I read lightning fast to get to the end, and have to go back and reread for the details. So keep your WIP to yourself until you want my unvarnished reaction.Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166450116524323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-33840396750302879952011-05-26T10:58:52.537-05:002011-05-26T10:58:52.537-05:00I don't usually look up the ending for books, ...I don't usually look up the ending for books, but sometimes I do it for other things.<br /><br />New WIP love is wonderful, innit?<br /><br />I also get new scene love, new character love, etc etc...<br /><br />I've learned that when I am COMPLETELY SMITTEN with something I've written, it's definitely not the right time to show somebody. As bonkers as I am to share it, I have to cool down to a point where I won't be crushed if I get criticism of it. [g]<br /><br />Once I have come back down to earth, so to speak, and I start to see the little cracks in the proverbial wall, then I know it's time to share and get feedback.Jill W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13154417703559169377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-66944698015742360582011-05-26T10:30:54.023-05:002011-05-26T10:30:54.023-05:00Claire, I can't say I've never peeked at t...Claire, I can't say I've never peeked at the ending of a book, but it's rare. I'd rather be surprised. Where I'm weird about it is, I like to watch movies and tv episodes alone first, with no one else's reactions influencing my viewing experience. Then I enjoy watching it with my husband, safe in knowing how it ends and having formed my own opinion about it. <br /><br />For my own writing I'm with you. I'd be flailing and freaking about the dark between the street lights if I had to feel my way through a plot, step by step. <br /><br />I plot the big stuff, the main beats, stuff about character arc, the historical framework I'm hanging my characters' story on. Then I break it down into thirds, or quarters (or Acts), and plot the first third in much more detail. Then I start writing, plotting out scenes a chapter ahead of where I'm at. When I get close to the next section, I'll pause for a week and plot that out in more detail. Then back to writing, scene plotting, until I've eaten up that bit of outline. But all the while as plot ideas (or scene/dialogue snippets) for later stuff drop in, I'll plug them into the expanding outline where I think they should go. <br /><br />It's a messy process, but works for me. <br /><br />I totally get what you mean about middles. I'm navigating one now. Watching my footing!Lori Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714197239425827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-60419593177251669702011-05-26T10:20:13.911-05:002011-05-26T10:20:13.911-05:00Do. Not. Tell. Me. The. Ending. Ever.
Of anything...Do. Not. Tell. Me. The. Ending. Ever.<br /><br />Of anything--books, movies, TV shows.<br /><br />I also cannot bear to find out what I'm getting for Christmas, not even accidentally.<br /><br />Not surprisingly, I write the same way I like to read (or watch)anything for the first time--to find out what happens.<br /><br />And I love writing middles! That's where I get to run with scissors and write on the walls.<br /><br />Endings are a bear, though. They require so much more discipline. [g]Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504439129670380071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-7859899357285867422011-05-26T09:44:06.081-05:002011-05-26T09:44:06.081-05:00@Kristen, yes! I mean, not quite the same reasonin...@Kristen, yes! I mean, not quite the same reasoning as Harry, but I totally get him.<br /><br />I love that the middle holds such mystery for you :) For me it's like a swamp, full of nasty patches of quicksand, shifty shadows, and lots of leeches, all in a completely un-entertaining way (g).Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286952159573145712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-9055956386313148992011-05-26T09:41:19.090-05:002011-05-26T09:41:19.090-05:00Woop! Another book-ruining nut! Let's hang out...Woop! Another book-ruining nut! Let's hang out :D<br /><br />New WIP love is the best :)Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286952159573145712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-58573328724871973902011-05-26T09:22:08.717-05:002011-05-26T09:22:08.717-05:00I'm an oddball on that one. I hate having surp...I'm an oddball on that one. I hate having surprises ruined for me - gifts, etc. But, I can *never* stop myself from turning to the last couple of pages of a book while I'm mid-way through reading!<br /><br />Yea! for new WiP love. Ain't it great? [g]Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008153523366719973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-69692709675681779212011-05-26T08:53:18.861-05:002011-05-26T08:53:18.861-05:00Tee hee. Claire, you remind me of Billy Crystal in...Tee hee. Claire, you remind me of Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally, when his character says that he reads the ending of a book as soon as he starts it so that he'll know how it ends in case he happens to die before he finishes. :D<br /><br />Me? When it comes to something I'm reading or watching, I never want to know the ending before I get there. <br /><br />However, if it's my own book, then I have to know. I need to know how it ends so I can navigate where I'm going. With FIRELIGHT, the first chapters I wrote were the beginning and the end. I knew exactly how Archer would meet Miranda, and exactly how she would ultimately be his savior. It was all that stuff in the middle that was a mystery. :)Kristen Callihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448274676402616525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-55530543261580562912011-05-26T08:42:48.981-05:002011-05-26T08:42:48.981-05:00Rach, I know, I'm a nut about the book endings...Rach, I know, I'm a nut about the book endings. I don't do it often, but you know... sometimes I just can't help myself. I've certainly come around to your way of thinking when it comes to sharing the writing, though.Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286952159573145712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-22491375555661103882011-05-26T03:25:30.901-05:002011-05-26T03:25:30.901-05:00Hmm, well, I, too, have been guilty of googling en...Hmm, well, I, too, have been guilty of googling endings of movies whilst watching them to put an end to the suspense. Nice to know that they don't all die at the end, or if they do, to prepare for it. (g) But I must say I haven't ever done the same with a book; in fact, the more suspenseful a book, the more likely I am to keep ploughing through all the suspense just to get to the end. Go figure.<br /><br />And as for sharing my WIP ... well you *know* that hasn't been something I've done much of in the past. :-P Partly that's just me, but partly that's because I haven't wanted to give everything away to you poor suckers who will eventually - God willing - read the thing. I want to have your critique based on your genuine, authentic, unadulterated reactions to what I've written, as first time readers ... much like what the reaction of an agent or publisher would be. That's the theory, anyhow!Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-65892961531248766162011-05-26T03:06:53.768-05:002011-05-26T03:06:53.768-05:00"Weird" is a word I'm very familiar ..."Weird" is a word I'm very familiar with, and comfortable with, too. Hehe. Don't worry, I'm not like *anyone* I've ever met when it comes to this ;)Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286952159573145712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-65894693301254846732011-05-26T02:55:08.013-05:002011-05-26T02:55:08.013-05:00The word that came to mind here was... "weird...The word that came to mind here was... "weird". Hehe, I don't understand that "wanting to know the end before I get there" thing. I like to be in suspense. But I accept that some people are not like me. HeheTrishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.com