tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post5950470896361709079..comments2024-03-28T05:59:52.454-07:00Comments on TalkToYoUniverse: What your character doesn't know can hurt him/her (in dialogue and internalization)Juliette Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-82850588108900838072012-01-06T21:25:02.607-08:002012-01-06T21:25:02.607-08:00Heidi, thanks for commenting! I think that mysteri...Heidi, thanks for commenting! I think that mysteries by their very nature require very tight and precise plotting. I'm sure responding to that demanding style would make for improvements in genres that don't *require* as much precision.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-587605215677752542012-01-06T16:26:37.667-08:002012-01-06T16:26:37.667-08:00Possibly the mystery/police procedural writers kno...<i>Possibly the mystery/police procedural writers know this best. Entire plots can hinge on a slip of the perpetrator's tongue, something to indicate the person knows more than he/she claims. </i><br /><br />This is why I consider my murder mystery fan fiction the most valuable writing exercise I've ever done. Crime fiction has a way of making the mechanics of writing and storytelling more visible.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865524260060421873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-66460094998817835222012-01-05T05:39:43.047-08:002012-01-05T05:39:43.047-08:00Thanks, Margaret! Well, without examples it's ...Thanks, Margaret! Well, without examples it's hard to show what I'm actually talking about. I appreciate your comment.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-53789070509233298452012-01-04T23:59:51.944-08:002012-01-04T23:59:51.944-08:00Wonderful post as usual, Juliette. I take it you ...Wonderful post as usual, Juliette. I take it you figured out the problem with that interaction? I love how you provide examples, and I can't wait to see the novel :).Margaret M. Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537558539259791284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-45210387869371689972012-01-04T17:38:38.786-08:002012-01-04T17:38:38.786-08:00Thanks, Angela! I'll work on a checklist and s...Thanks, Angela! I'll work on a checklist and see what I can come up with. You're right about revision artifacts (my friend Janice and I call it "revision smudge). Good things to look out for, and thanks for the comment!Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-26322042345547449452012-01-04T09:01:14.149-08:002012-01-04T09:01:14.149-08:00I always love your posts because you touch upon nu...I always love your posts because you touch upon nuances that can have a huge impact. Please do a checklist!<br /><br />I find what I call revision artifacts too -- bits of dialog that is no longer accurate due to a revision change. They're hard to catch because as a writer we're used to knowing it and reading it but it's so important to doublecheck things to make sure a character still knows that info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com