tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post5777492739483043828..comments2024-03-28T12:40:14.627+00:00Comments on MOODY WRITING: Tricking The Reader By Choicemooderinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-21098050663888331702014-07-02T17:04:59.915+01:002014-07-02T17:04:59.915+01:00Okay, I'm always up for learning a new trick a...Okay, I'm always up for learning a new trick and I like this one. My problem will be to remember it when I need it. Thanks.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-88593383612381654222014-06-30T16:27:01.567+01:002014-06-30T16:27:01.567+01:00Sometimes I like a book that fills the lulls betwe...Sometimes I like a book that fills the lulls between action with some really hot sex. Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-34779596793956264242014-06-29T01:00:02.245+01:002014-06-29T01:00:02.245+01:00@Donna - thanks.
@Jerry - Cheers for the mention....@Donna - thanks.<br /><br />@Jerry - Cheers for the mention.<br /><br />@Misha - always good to get a fresh perspective!mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-40149212813779889692014-06-28T13:52:50.098+01:002014-06-28T13:52:50.098+01:00Definitely an interesting idea. Never really thoug...Definitely an interesting idea. Never really thought about it like that before. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-36689512906458271612014-06-27T07:41:54.687+01:002014-06-27T07:41:54.687+01:00"Moody Writing" has been included in our..."Moody Writing" has been included in our Sites To See #382. Be assured that we hope this helps to point many new visitors in your direction.<br /><br />http://asthecrackerheadcrumbles.blogspot.com/2014/06/sites-to-see-382.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-38366263385848309062014-06-26T07:54:43.815+01:002014-06-26T07:54:43.815+01:00Excellent analogies with the choices Moody.Excellent analogies with the choices Moody.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-31695856203280681162014-06-26T01:12:48.608+01:002014-06-26T01:12:48.608+01:00@Elise - part magician, part bare-faced liar.
@Di...@Elise - part magician, part bare-faced liar.<br /><br />@Diane - build up that goes nowhere is never good.<br /><br />@Susan - the indecision doesn't have to last as long as I made it seem in the example. Probably the shorter the better.<br /><br />@Squid - it helps the drama if it isn't an easy or obvious choice.<br /><br />@Denise - if you have conflict on there already then it's pretty much job done. Not that you can't turn the screw a bit.<br /><br />@David - it's the small moments that often get left a bit flat, so a little tightening of the screw can help.<br /><br />@Lexa - that's another way of dealing with it.<br /><br />@Lilith - a remarkably difficult thing for people to ignore.<br />mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-34976948550064354102014-06-25T23:40:48.803+01:002014-06-25T23:40:48.803+01:00I like it. Keeping your reader guessing as to what...I like it. Keeping your reader guessing as to what the challenging choice might be is a great way to engage them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304701332216772385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-24118417910992170732014-06-25T20:51:18.370+01:002014-06-25T20:51:18.370+01:00Adding oomph to a quiet moment is definitely a cha...Adding oomph to a quiet moment is definitely a challenge. I try very hard not to have any in my novels. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-71152791296779678882014-06-25T15:51:05.379+01:002014-06-25T15:51:05.379+01:00Choices, even small ones, make a big difference to...Choices, even small ones, make a big difference to any story. Good way to add tension to the small things. :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-19051778276017780372014-06-24T04:00:54.708+01:002014-06-24T04:00:54.708+01:00Thanks Moody. Door Number Three sounds good. I hav...Thanks Moody. Door Number Three sounds good. I have a lengthy breakfast scene in my romance, but underlying it is a boiling hot argument, so that may suffice, but I will examine it some more.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-40894391155002982662014-06-24T03:40:38.617+01:002014-06-24T03:40:38.617+01:00There's something important about the choice y...There's something important about the choice you're offering, too. It's a dilemma. Neither choice is perfect.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-31045577348672576302014-06-23T22:58:15.258+01:002014-06-23T22:58:15.258+01:00I kept thinking about the man's inability to m...I kept thinking about the man's inability to make a decision. But I'd go with the yogurt for myself. LOLSusan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-9649617805025806722014-06-23T20:38:52.211+01:002014-06-23T20:38:52.211+01:00I personally don't want to hold onto benign in...I personally don't want to hold onto benign information for too long if nothing will come of it. But, if something will come of it, I want it resolved sooner than later.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-9903864689823880592014-06-23T20:20:07.130+01:002014-06-23T20:20:07.130+01:00I love it when writers sprinkle in seemingly benig...I love it when writers sprinkle in seemingly benign information and then have it become significant later on. For some reason, it reminds me of Nicolas Flamel in the first HP book. I think good writers have to be part magician at some point.Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-40080260321253872712014-06-23T18:34:31.844+01:002014-06-23T18:34:31.844+01:00@Alex - that's the hope, that small moments wi...@Alex - that's the hope, that small moments will lead to something.<br /><br />@Sarah - I highly recommend not doing a breakfast scene at all, just seemed a suitably bland example to make my point.<br /><br />@Elizabeth - thank you.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-83469723903868861762014-06-23T18:14:14.230+01:002014-06-23T18:14:14.230+01:00This was a nice writing tip. I did retweet it. This was a nice writing tip. I did retweet it. Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-67715741227918879782014-06-23T18:12:38.311+01:002014-06-23T18:12:38.311+01:00Breakfast has never seemed so complicated...Breakfast has never seemed so complicated...Sarah Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-82914211993234022862014-06-23T18:06:26.926+01:002014-06-23T18:06:26.926+01:00I'll take door number three...
The pizza choic...I'll take door number three...<br />The pizza choice could lead to something later - he could feel sick from eating food that was left out. Placing him puking in the bathroom where he overhears...<br />Yeah, those little choices could affect the whole story if you do it right.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com