tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571939125765761515.post6350891066485232184..comments2023-04-10T06:25:11.417-07:00Comments on Soul Stretching Out: Know Thyself (and, um, your character)Katrina L. Lantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571939125765761515.post-88570566268312275592011-09-16T20:11:19.632-07:002011-09-16T20:11:19.632-07:00This week has been a time for me to reflect on my ...This week has been a time for me to reflect on my progress and look ahead to nano. I have always had a strong writing voice, but little structure. I am still learning how to balance the two out.<br /><br />One way I am doing that is to make sure I really know my characters and allow them to go places that I hadn't originally planned.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571939125765761515.post-3317868893760578452011-09-16T10:39:04.391-07:002011-09-16T10:39:04.391-07:00I've always struggled with voice, but now I fe...I've always struggled with voice, but now I feel like I'm finally getting the hang of it. Takes a lot of practice!Anne Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142671531881407934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571939125765761515.post-13177903220213133102011-09-16T08:27:28.531-07:002011-09-16T08:27:28.531-07:00Characters are so important to driving the plot. I...Characters are so important to driving the plot. I need to read that book so I can do better. Characterization is one thing I'm striving to improve on. Thanks for the tips!Shalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907680428735740943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571939125765761515.post-73354826405150172932011-09-16T07:27:13.367-07:002011-09-16T07:27:13.367-07:00Great tip :)Great tip :)Angela Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243582290698922119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571939125765761515.post-57284683221038117962011-09-16T06:41:54.015-07:002011-09-16T06:41:54.015-07:00Great post, Katrina - and thank you for the book r...Great post, Katrina - and thank you for the book recommendation! It sounds really interesting!<br /><br />What I've learned about my writing... hmm. Well, I just started rewrites on Monday, and I think I'm just now easing myself into it. I pushed myself through the new opening at first and wasn't happy with it, but when I took a little break last night, everything just organized itself in my head. I'm going to rewrite a lot of what I did, but I'm feeling much better about it. So I learned that it's good sometimes just to relax and let things come to me.Becky Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891727235981320025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571939125765761515.post-8053817697133579002011-09-15T22:58:24.688-07:002011-09-15T22:58:24.688-07:00Great post, as always! One thing I'm trying to...Great post, as always! One thing I'm trying to get better at is setting goals. Not the 'I want to get an agent' goals--specific goals. "I'm going to write X words today" or "I'm going to send out X queries". Putting the numbers in there really helps me to actually do them, instead of just think about doing them.Hermana Tiffany Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512773328198541058noreply@blogger.com