tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post2469594583094006906..comments2024-03-26T11:32:56.196-07:00Comments on Revising & Editing: Train Yourself As A Plotter by Kate WalkerNas http://www.blogger.com/profile/08341843048288374472noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-29605811813940969072015-04-19T07:21:42.748-07:002015-04-19T07:21:42.748-07:00I like turning plots on their heads -- great post!...I like turning plots on their heads -- great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-80542649612262259462015-04-14T11:00:04.191-07:002015-04-14T11:00:04.191-07:00Those are some really good tip! I like the idea o...Those are some really good tip! I like the idea of watching a soap, then stopping it and thinking about what might happen next.Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-14566872783877116202015-04-14T10:59:58.641-07:002015-04-14T10:59:58.641-07:00Those are some really good tip! I like the idea o...Those are some really good tip! I like the idea of watching a soap, then stopping it and thinking about what might happen next.Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-35178672953597297622015-04-07T19:07:30.072-07:002015-04-07T19:07:30.072-07:00These are fantastic questions to pose. I've re...These are fantastic questions to pose. I've read books that had similar plots, but the characters made the story. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-27707410020674351942015-04-04T01:27:51.727-07:002015-04-04T01:27:51.727-07:00Thank you! Thanks for visiting.Thank you! Thanks for visiting.Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-52459861798244723782015-04-04T01:27:31.908-07:002015-04-04T01:27:31.908-07:00Hello Jess - so glad you agree. The characters are...Hello Jess - so glad you agree. The characters are so important because the readers can relate to them. Thanks for saying such kind things about my tips.Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-60348540658501145672015-04-04T01:26:16.827-07:002015-04-04T01:26:16.827-07:00Hi Karen - nice to meet you too. I love the way t...Hi Karen - nice to meet you too. I love the way that Nas hosts great blog trips and I get to meet new people all the time. I hope some of my plotting tips work well for you.Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-3270147674562328782015-04-03T23:24:58.902-07:002015-04-03T23:24:58.902-07:00helpful post
bn100candg at hotmail dot comhelpful post<br /><br />bn100candg at hotmail dot combn100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-43596706313993539112015-04-03T15:59:54.905-07:002015-04-03T15:59:54.905-07:00I think this advice is spot on! I agree that the ...I think this advice is spot on! I agree that the characters make the story in a romance. Kate gave great ways to have the characters tell the story and how to move the story along. Wising her the best of luck! :) <br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-64289718020243522622015-04-03T13:56:57.844-07:002015-04-03T13:56:57.844-07:00Kate - it's nice to meet you! Thanks for these...Kate - it's nice to meet you! Thanks for these wonderful tips. They will come in handy. :) Nas, thanks for hosting!Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-75617103931590100492015-04-03T00:38:39.401-07:002015-04-03T00:38:39.401-07:00Good morning Stephanie - from wet, cold UK! Thank...Good morning Stephanie - from wet, cold UK! Thanks for commenting. I'm so pleased that the tips helped you - and if you do get stuck, that they help getting you unstuck!Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-14441328791517602652015-04-02T14:33:22.460-07:002015-04-02T14:33:22.460-07:00What great tips. I'm going to have to save the...What great tips. I'm going to have to save these and read over them when I'm stuck!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-7715200081802178022015-04-02T07:20:49.119-07:002015-04-02T07:20:49.119-07:00Thank you Cherie - I'm glad the advice helped....Thank you Cherie - I'm glad the advice helped. Some of my most successful books have been created by looking at tried and tested stories and asking myself 'how can I turn this plot line inside out - or upside down'? Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-32397375571125724002015-04-02T07:19:00.331-07:002015-04-02T07:19:00.331-07:00"After all, the X-factor lies in the delivery..."After all, the X-factor lies in the delivery " - so true, Michelle! We can all be given the exact same plot idea but we will take it, and the characters along a different paths and ways to tell it. We need to do it my way'! So often there are rushes of authors all writing the same - or very very similar plot lines (at least at the start) but then you add in individuality and that gives a whole new spin to a tried and tested story. I was teaching a class a couple of weeks ago and two students talked about a new story which began with the exact same event - the same as another writer I knew well - and the same that I had just finished and submitted a book on. No one had talked to each other before we started - and no one needed to panic and drop their own version of the story. They were all so different, even though they grew from the same 'seed'!Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-12842907384296978252015-04-02T07:10:13.142-07:002015-04-02T07:10:13.142-07:00Wonderful advice! Reading in one's genre is pa...Wonderful advice! Reading in one's genre is particularly helpful to find a way to twist plots/tropes in different ways. :)Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-27688305311129518342015-04-02T05:16:23.373-07:002015-04-02T05:16:23.373-07:00Great tips and questions to stimulate ideas!
"...Great tips and questions to stimulate ideas!<br />"An original plot is hard to find" so I guess that means we should stop panicking over the similarity of one plot to the next. <br />After all, the X-factor lies in the delivery - no two writers can deliver a story in exactly the same way. There are different styles/voice etc to take into account.Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-64236058110341470312015-04-02T02:54:44.820-07:002015-04-02T02:54:44.820-07:00Hi Luanna - I envy you reading a great deal - I wi...Hi Luanna - I envy you reading a great deal - I wish I had more time to read., But writing books tends to take over. If you see my answer to Mary above, you'll know I agree with you - I really want to get involved with the characters and care what happens to them.Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-67215437755071710732015-04-02T02:53:07.896-07:002015-04-02T02:53:07.896-07:00Thanks Mary, I'm glad the tips help you. I lo...Thanks Mary, I'm glad the tips help you. I love a story if I can remember the characters well - the major details of the story line can be hazy but if the characters come alive, then I know I'll enjoy it.Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-64298844429005704842015-04-02T02:51:38.937-07:002015-04-02T02:51:38.937-07:00Thanks for visiting, Sandra- and I so agree - plot...Thanks for visiting, Sandra- and I so agree - plotting is not for the faint -hearted! People think it's easy - I wish!Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-92189214011850961002015-04-02T02:48:35.624-07:002015-04-02T02:48:35.624-07:00Chrys, I sometimes wish I could really plan out a ...Chrys, I sometimes wish I could really plan out a plotline but usually I start with an idea and go from there - but these are some of the ways I start out.Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-64157826208118118172015-04-02T02:47:30.768-07:002015-04-02T02:47:30.768-07:00Hi Lexa - thanks for commenting. I'm so glad ...Hi Lexa - thanks for commenting. I'm so glad you find these tips helpful - and yes, they work with any sort of fiction, not just romance.Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-8361765277355361342015-04-02T01:10:22.226-07:002015-04-02T01:10:22.226-07:00I don't write fiction but I read a great deal ...I don't write fiction but I read a great deal for many years... I agree totally thaf I had to be invested in the characters... the plot was important but if I couldn't care about the characters I wouldn't read the book.... very good pointers ♡ Launna https://www.blogger.com/profile/09447311902825477772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-41318259543689777432015-04-01T23:53:05.369-07:002015-04-01T23:53:05.369-07:00Those are all great tips. The plot and how well th...Those are all great tips. The plot and how well the story flows through the characters is how I tell if I liked a story.Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-5370385988334443852015-04-01T18:42:15.004-07:002015-04-01T18:42:15.004-07:00Very helpful post. Plotting is not for the faint-...Very helpful post. Plotting is not for the faint-hearted:)Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-61025487851271153282015-04-01T16:53:37.936-07:002015-04-01T16:53:37.936-07:00Great tips! It really is all about the characters ...Great tips! It really is all about the characters and how they interact!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.com