tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post2566538891768331305..comments2024-03-05T11:26:21.204-06:00Comments on All the World's Our Page: Reality bitesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-92226967333822806622009-12-08T05:10:37.877-06:002009-12-08T05:10:37.877-06:00Ah, great post. Movies (and TV shows) really show,...Ah, great post. Movies (and TV shows) really show, in snap-shot form (compared to how fast we read novels) how to structure plot and pacing. I was reminded of that when I watched the latest Dr Who episode with son #1 on Sunday night - not a dull moment in that one! Now, to apply that to my book ... (g)Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-31843315377905670982009-12-05T19:54:46.430-06:002009-12-05T19:54:46.430-06:00Definitely true - there's no reason for a book...Definitely true - there's no reason for a book to be chock full of pontificating :-) On the other hand... I love that scene in the Ramona book (I think it's the one where she's in kindergarten) in which the teacher reads them Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel and all the kids start wondering how Mike manages to dig the hole all day - when did he go to the bathroom, they ask :-)Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-41331361968328695762009-12-01T09:47:41.136-06:002009-12-01T09:47:41.136-06:00Choke on your toast... ROLF!! Great post. There is...Choke on your toast... ROLF!! Great post. There is so much we can learn from movies about plotting and pacing.Kristen Callihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448274676402616525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-86582660416592484672009-12-01T02:16:38.544-06:002009-12-01T02:16:38.544-06:00Claire,
Ahh...you know I love me some movie posts...Claire,<br /><br />Ahh...you know I love me some movie posts. There's really SO much to learn from films, and you've made an excellent point. I can't tell you the times I've slogged through a manuscript that has characters sitting down to elaborate (or not so elaborate meals), talking about mundane, every day stuff that I just don't care to read about. Showering...getting dressed..combing their hair...doing stuff I DO NOT WANT to read about!<br /><br />My first piece of advice when dealing with pacing and tension is to chuck every last dinner/driving scene out the window. LOL. (And of course I open FI with one). Heck I don't even think my characters eat. (g) The main thing is that every scene needs to serve some kind of purpose that helps move the plot forward. Fluff may be nice and fun, but it would be better off on the cutting room floor.<br /><br />Yanno, can't remember if I've seen Turbulence. Maybe. I seem to recall it being rather...outlandish. (g) Better than boring, at any rate. lol<br /><br />JenJennifer Hendrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239194419535919631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-66305291164372609002009-11-30T11:16:59.254-06:002009-11-30T11:16:59.254-06:00Yes, yes, this is me carefully stapling this infor...Yes, yes, this is me carefully stapling this information in long-term memory. ;-)<br /><br />At the moment, I'm not sure if I'm trying to write about catching a rapist (in which case, I've got a long way to go, but a lot of scenes I'll never need) or if it's someone starting a rather unorthodox relationship, (in which case I'm probably gone on too long already) or perhaps I'm just rambling on and on, as a happier alternative to other things I Could be doing. :-) If it will never see the light of day, then nobody cares if I accidentally have an info-dump every so often, right? (Wrong. I'd like to write well, even if I'm too chicken to show it to anybody.)<br /><br />So, more to the point, there's more to plot that this, surely. Or am I confusing plot with story arc? <br /><br />Now, maybe I need to rent Turbulence. ;-)<br /><br />Best to all!<br />GretchenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com