tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post436381365380414070..comments2024-03-12T05:11:42.096-07:00Comments on Write of Passage: Avoiding Basic Writing BlundersLinda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464543671077860561noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-2966401690645122602012-05-08T16:50:38.633-07:002012-05-08T16:50:38.633-07:00"If you spend paragraphs describing something..."If you spend paragraphs describing something just be sure the tension is building, a question is forming in the reader's mind, or something interesting is happening." . . . So, so true! I am guilty of sometimes getting lost in description, and this is an important one for me.Linda Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001433214194860481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-7757797064790725542012-05-04T08:10:21.848-07:002012-05-04T08:10:21.848-07:00Me too! If the opening is clique I often put the b...Me too! If the opening is clique I often put the book down and don't pick it back up again.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-76987257875874970142012-05-04T08:07:55.951-07:002012-05-04T08:07:55.951-07:00An adult thriller that feels juvenile, that's ...An adult thriller that feels juvenile, that's probably not good. I wonder if the author switched over from writing the YA genre. That can be tough to do!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-31709865197027240122012-05-03T08:45:40.126-07:002012-05-03T08:45:40.126-07:00Great suggestions! Nothing drives me more crazy th...Great suggestions! Nothing drives me more crazy than a cliche opening.Tina Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892617933410379929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-25249121806495150312012-05-03T08:31:04.438-07:002012-05-03T08:31:04.438-07:00Heather, I love this. I'm reading a friends se...Heather, I love this. I'm reading a friends series... love the plot and concept... but the problem I'm having is it feels a bit juvenile. I love juvenile, But this is an adult thriller. The reason I think this, is he tells "too" much, like I can't think and read between the lines. Sometimes what is not said, is the most powerful part of the work. I need to remember this. <br />Thank you for a great reminder.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.com