tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post3363786597971155265..comments2024-03-28T12:40:14.627+00:00Comments on MOODY WRITING: The Little Reasons A Story Worksmooderinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-68305027237622004902013-03-18T17:44:14.159+00:002013-03-18T17:44:14.159+00:00@Donna - cheers, although I'm not above pointi...@Donna - cheers, although I'm not above pointing out the obvious.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-26028059550631580242013-03-18T12:41:32.780+00:002013-03-18T12:41:32.780+00:00Good stuff here, Moody. Love the examples--though ...Good stuff here, Moody. Love the examples--though the dog taking a dump . . . yeah. No. ;)<br /><br />"As a writer, though, there is room in the seemingly ordinary to stimulate the reader’s interest."<br /><br />Love this. So simple yet, for some, not so obvious or you wouldn't need to be pointing it out.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-31917984266089208522013-03-18T07:49:20.661+00:002013-03-18T07:49:20.661+00:00@Elise - humour is one of those things I'll fo...@Elise - humour is one of those things I'll forgive a lot for.<br /><br />@Anne - Down with reality!<br /><br />@Sarah - it also makes it a lot easier to get the momentum rolling.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-301134328383193372013-03-18T02:27:30.945+00:002013-03-18T02:27:30.945+00:00Character motivation. Yeah, as simple as it seems,...Character motivation. Yeah, as simple as it seems, I think it really is the key that makes all the difference.<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(From Sarah With Joy)</a><br />Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-87209897310407091642013-03-17T18:42:56.387+00:002013-03-17T18:42:56.387+00:00Excellent advice. I've been trying to get this...Excellent advice. I've been trying to get this across to a member of my critique group. Every character needs a goal in every scene. If they don't, then you need to cut the scene. Just because it's "realistic" doesn't mean it works in a story. Reality is overrated. :-) Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-90813182712452595282013-03-17T10:50:14.191+00:002013-03-17T10:50:14.191+00:00I make grocery lists all the time. Then I forget t...I make grocery lists all the time. Then I forget them at home. o_0 Anyway, I find that adding humor keeps me turning the pages even during the domestic type scenes, or dogs taking a crap, that works too. (; Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-92055123601110505212013-03-16T10:53:58.281+00:002013-03-16T10:53:58.281+00:00@Michael - that's weird advice, I would say if...@Michael - that's weird advice, I would say if anything the opposite was true.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-9962219847985251962013-03-15T22:30:25.470+00:002013-03-15T22:30:25.470+00:00Someone gave me writing advice yesterday. They sai...Someone gave me writing advice yesterday. They said, "People don't want to read about worlds that are worse off than the real world is."<br /><br />I responded back, "Thanks for the advice. I guess Suzanne Collins is out of luck then."Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-28582461861053011052013-03-15T16:43:52.999+00:002013-03-15T16:43:52.999+00:00@Rachna - too many whats, not enough whys, that...@Rachna - too many whats, not enough whys, that's my problem.<br /><br />@Rusty - I'm a bit of a savant when it coming back without the one thing I went out for in the first place. God given talent.<br /><br />@Tara - Cheers.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-21162456692640208512013-03-15T16:35:58.803+00:002013-03-15T16:35:58.803+00:00great advice!
give the reader some foreplay...
ha...great advice!<br />give the reader some foreplay...<br /><br />have a wonderful weekend!Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-18538700931351144682013-03-15T16:35:41.708+00:002013-03-15T16:35:41.708+00:00I'm struggling with the grocery list thing in ...I'm struggling with the grocery list thing in real life. I tend to show up at home without everything whether I have a list or not, which, I would argue, proves I don't need a list. I can screw things up without a piece of paper to document how severe my screw up was.<br /><br />And I'm all over the place in my fiction... sometimes making a soap opera so thick I can't remember what the plot was. That's what I get for trying to give reasons for my characters actions.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-38489400412805523522013-03-15T15:46:27.928+00:002013-03-15T15:46:27.928+00:00"What happens keeps the reader interested in ..."What happens keeps the reader interested in the short term. Why it happens is what keeps them interested over the course of an entire novel."<br /><br />Hi Mooderino, at this stage of plotting my books (Trilogy) its the whats and whys I am worrying over. Great post!Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-84022029326565640252013-03-15T13:28:52.115+00:002013-03-15T13:28:52.115+00:00@LD - Permission granted.@LD - Permission granted.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-23229986781222395952013-03-15T12:46:45.263+00:002013-03-15T12:46:45.263+00:00Um, I'm not on Twitter either. What free time?...Um, I'm not on Twitter either. What free time?<br /><br />As usual, your post has me heading back to my WIP to see how I can make it better. (Is it okay if I skip the dog taking a dump?)LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-3641567112906774392013-03-15T08:41:50.639+00:002013-03-15T08:41:50.639+00:00@CS - hopefully the wife felt the same way.@CS - hopefully the wife felt the same way.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-76245071819142976482013-03-14T23:41:03.152+00:002013-03-14T23:41:03.152+00:00Never miss an opportunity to entertain. Love it! T...Never miss an opportunity to entertain. Love it! The part about the husband photographing the dog taking a dump made me laugh out loud. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433372760860510949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-60241555015982242822013-03-14T19:43:00.935+00:002013-03-14T19:43:00.935+00:00@CBame13-Not on twitter? What do you do with all t...@CBame13-Not on twitter? What do you do with all that free time?mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-62955400856354472632013-03-14T19:05:21.853+00:002013-03-14T19:05:21.853+00:00I really wish I was on twitter so I could retweet ...I really wish I was on twitter so I could retweet everything you post!<br />As always, super helpful and insightfulCBame13https://www.blogger.com/profile/03840123235372295715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-55545081482249428082013-03-14T18:37:18.760+00:002013-03-14T18:37:18.760+00:00@Karen - Somebody likes me!
@Alex - Of course som...@Karen - Somebody likes me!<br /><br />@Alex - Of course some people are into that sort of thing. Hello internet!mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-17700600118150633502013-03-14T18:08:12.448+00:002013-03-14T18:08:12.448+00:00Texting a photo of a dog taking a dump - well, tha...Texting a photo of a dog taking a dump - well, that certainly adds to the story!<br />It's those little moments where we need to show character nature and development.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-12638426330085183442013-03-14T18:05:07.668+00:002013-03-14T18:05:07.668+00:00I did like it....I was hoping for more too! So you...I did like it....I was hoping for more too! So your content was pulling me in further!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.com