tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post3261168594426094272..comments2024-02-12T02:28:12.317-05:00Comments on The Writers' Group: Full CircleLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-56253209922456130442008-01-09T19:10:00.000-05:002008-01-09T19:10:00.000-05:00Story by Robert McKee really helped me.Story by Robert McKee really helped me.Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-62463596883007737342008-01-08T16:13:00.000-05:002008-01-08T16:13:00.000-05:00Mardougrrl,I found the book for us - in a box in m...Mardougrrl,<BR/><BR/>I found the book for us - in a box in my study, no less. It's called Plot & Structure by James Scott Bell.<BR/><BR/>In the half hour I read it I heard a couple bells ringing.Lisa Marnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235497373498278277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-55801005096888375052008-01-08T14:16:00.000-05:002008-01-08T14:16:00.000-05:00Late, but wanted to comment on this one because pl...Late, but wanted to comment on this one because plotting is truly my biggest problem in writing. Like Lisa above, I have a bunch of characters that speak to me, but when I try to write about them, I end up with character sketches and case studies instead of fully realized plot/stories. Sigh.<BR/><BR/>I read so many writing books but I have yet to find THE one on plotting that really helps. Anyone else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-67021202826759609312008-01-08T09:52:00.000-05:002008-01-08T09:52:00.000-05:00Thanks, all, for your supportive comments. I will...Thanks, all, for your supportive comments. <BR/><BR/>I will keep pounding at this, as we all do who read this blog. Perhaps these efforts will lead to (gulp) a story that actually works. <BR/><BR/>My fingers are crossed for all of you.Lisa Marnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235497373498278277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-78889960357275462612008-01-08T02:10:00.000-05:002008-01-08T02:10:00.000-05:00I liked the description of the girl with stringy h...I liked the description of the girl with stringy hair. Your story is being worked at and will come.<BR/><BR/>I'm as a prisoner. I hold in my hands a 10 lb hammer. If I hammer long enough, my big rock is turned to small stones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-37969373532520965922008-01-07T18:46:00.000-05:002008-01-07T18:46:00.000-05:00I feel and share your pain!! Plot is hard, but so...I feel and share your pain!! Plot is hard, but sounds like you're struck on the right answer.Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-20397159560170535802008-01-07T13:16:00.000-05:002008-01-07T13:16:00.000-05:00Lisa, I'm so with you on this plotting issue! I f...Lisa, I'm so with you on this plotting issue! I feel like that mouse in the maze every day I write.<BR/><BR/>Because it's the characters who make the story, I have to weigh in and agree that your New Hampshire girl will lead you.Therese Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947928823404887883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-33312913566828843462008-01-07T12:37:00.000-05:002008-01-07T12:37:00.000-05:00Yes, Lisa, the stringy-haired girl will give you t...Yes, Lisa, the stringy-haired girl will give you the answers because you've given her identity and, finally, attention. She needs you as much as you need her. Enjoy getting to know each other.Larramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788910637361812265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-36123897074584013362008-01-07T12:26:00.000-05:002008-01-07T12:26:00.000-05:00I can relate to the plotting challenges. I have a ...I can relate to the plotting challenges. I have a head full of characters who have stayed with me all of my life and I know there are a million stories swirling around all of them. I think about who I thought they might be when I first "collected" them and who I was when they first made such and impression and I wonder what might have become of them. Some of them have whispered to me when I was least expecting it and they've told me more about what their stories might be. I haven't yet unlocked the secret to getting them to tell me at my convenience :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-60490728607222372472008-01-07T08:39:00.000-05:002008-01-07T08:39:00.000-05:00Lisa, I'm taken with that stringy-haired girl just...Lisa, I'm taken with that stringy-haired girl just from your description and the things you don't know about her--like her parents. I know what it's like to have a character lingering on the edges and you feel in your bones she's got a story to tell and you can't find it. Yet. I think she's starting to talk to you and I can't wait to read the story she finally tells you.Judy Merrill Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675069484490433295noreply@blogger.com