tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post188961279285943516..comments2024-03-28T12:40:14.627+00:00Comments on MOODY WRITING: Make Readers Appreciate The Waitmooderinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-54561153249863518162013-09-12T21:01:41.886+01:002013-09-12T21:01:41.886+01:00@Kathleen - thanks, and feel free.@Kathleen - thanks, and feel free.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-42056144859817074912013-09-12T20:56:18.951+01:002013-09-12T20:56:18.951+01:00Excellent article. I'm keeping this...Excellent article. I'm keeping this...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871715455123788528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-40128649191860476632013-09-12T17:55:45.411+01:002013-09-12T17:55:45.411+01:00@Mike - you and me both.@Mike - you and me both.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-57022565996532816732013-09-12T17:38:12.449+01:002013-09-12T17:38:12.449+01:00Lots of great ideas. I think I need to work on my ...Lots of great ideas. I think I need to work on my narrative tension for sure.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-51288076394087648512013-09-12T16:13:50.498+01:002013-09-12T16:13:50.498+01:00@Michael - lot more Gladys fans than I would have ...@Michael - lot more Gladys fans than I would have thought.<br /><br />@Teresa - in real life not nearly a much fun.<br /><br />@Stephen - maybe she's writing a book about you!<br /><br />@Mary - something to small to create a spark of curiosity is a good place to start.<br /><br />@finding - it's most satisfying when it's unexpected but still fits perfectly, I think.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-23179699192088667472013-09-12T08:45:33.476+01:002013-09-12T08:45:33.476+01:00I love it when writers are able to reveal graduall...I love it when writers are able to reveal gradually, but cleverly misleading you, so that at the end you say 'How the hell did I not see this coming even though I had all the clues?'. But deliberate withholding of information sounds like the writer is not really in control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-42136050167796599712013-09-12T02:31:40.768+01:002013-09-12T02:31:40.768+01:00I love having a little piece of information shown ...I love having a little piece of information shown early on, but one that makes the reader think, until the truth of that information is revealed. I think all of these tips are very true when it comes to writing fiction.Mary Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429769115085903305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-60093448065830011852013-09-11T17:12:16.906+01:002013-09-11T17:12:16.906+01:00We have a very nosey neighbor who is trouble troub...We have a very nosey neighbor who is trouble trouble trouble. I could use her for inspiration for a new character. Thanks for the post!Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-80487561515888411292013-09-11T14:46:19.667+01:002013-09-11T14:46:19.667+01:00I love suspense and tension whether it's from ...I love suspense and tension whether it's from reading or watching a movie. Not in real life though. :)T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-72607169518125469892013-09-11T14:21:45.405+01:002013-09-11T14:21:45.405+01:00I always love a bit of a mystery when reading a st...I always love a bit of a mystery when reading a story. I always keep one of my characters guessing to get the reader involved...<br /><br />Nicely said Mood... Love the Gladys Kravitz...Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-14697990154914683662013-09-11T09:46:31.087+01:002013-09-11T09:46:31.087+01:00@Margo - hardest and most rewarding do tend to go ...@Margo - hardest and most rewarding do tend to go hand in hand.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-56061891658878099922013-09-11T04:13:23.043+01:002013-09-11T04:13:23.043+01:00I love the "subvert expectations" bit an...I love the "subvert expectations" bit and I think that's the hardest but most rewarding to achieve!Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-12490531583102248002013-09-10T22:16:02.519+01:002013-09-10T22:16:02.519+01:00@Karen - Happy writing to you too!@Karen - Happy writing to you too!mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-40739447412867358192013-09-10T14:19:00.654+01:002013-09-10T14:19:00.654+01:00Love these ideas! It is a tricky balance, one I...Love these ideas! It is a tricky balance, one I'm not sure I've completely gotten the hang of yet. Thanks so much for your insight.<br /><br />Happy writing! :)Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-68761219197433304082013-09-10T08:24:05.006+01:002013-09-10T08:24:05.006+01:00@Kathy - nothing worse than things turning out exa...@Kathy - nothing worse than things turning out exactly as expected, in my opinion.<br /><br />@Lexa - yvw<br /><br />@EJ - readers, they're a dangerous bunch.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-68454124317985012732013-09-10T06:17:27.325+01:002013-09-10T06:17:27.325+01:00"A big pile of who the hell cares..." LO..."A big pile of who the hell cares..." LOL So very true. :) It's so easy to confuse suspense with simply withholding details. One drives the story ahead, while the other makes the reader start sharpening their knives. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-22185071858467406012013-09-10T05:27:39.331+01:002013-09-10T05:27:39.331+01:00This is a brilliant post! It's so hard to deci...This is a brilliant post! It's so hard to decide which items of info to keep back and when would be the most exciting moment to reveal them. Keeping it down to one at a time and adding a "nosey Parker" makes sense. Thanks so much for your insights - they'll really help! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-50458130884303967672013-09-10T00:30:50.589+01:002013-09-10T00:30:50.589+01:00I just beta read a story where it was glaringly ob...I just beta read a story where it was glaringly obvious the writer was keeping stuff from the reader. <br /><br />I think POV also plays a very important role in how you keep things from the reader. The particular manuscript I was reading was in 3rd Person Limited, and he needed to rework some scenes to keep it in line with that POVJay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757777693161610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-70460897585325631582013-09-09T20:45:13.392+01:002013-09-09T20:45:13.392+01:00"When things don’t turn out the way a charact..."When things don’t turn out the way a character had hoped, it shows the story won’t be a simple series of predictable events and that the writer has the ability to keep things interesting."<br /><br />Excellent point. Add a suspenseful sentence at the end of every chapter, something that keeps the reader from putting down your book.<br /><br />I love the pic of Mrs. Kravitz. She was the epitome of the nosy neighbor.Kathy Steinemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615116886728982644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-11327805525625100932013-09-09T20:39:23.319+01:002013-09-09T20:39:23.319+01:00@Alex - One good unknown is worth a million medioc...@Alex - One good unknown is worth a million mediocre ones.<br /><br />@Julie - Cheers and you're welcome.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-91957134731306771172013-09-09T18:52:00.528+01:002013-09-09T18:52:00.528+01:00Great tips. I love when an author wields this piec...Great tips. I love when an author wields this piece well-- makes for a good read. Thanks for the great ideas. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-55914768325910167552013-09-09T18:06:59.891+01:002013-09-09T18:06:59.891+01:00The nosy neighbor bit - smart idea.
Too many unkno...The nosy neighbor bit - smart idea.<br />Too many unknowns confuses readers. (It would confuse me just writing it.) Or as you put it, who the hell cares.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com