tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post2737255805691587526..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: TELL DON’T SHOW, THE OLDEST MISTAKE IN THE BOOK. By Sasscer HillJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-40074554387205667142018-04-14T20:28:45.683-04:002018-04-14T20:28:45.683-04:00Fascinating subject matter. The Travelers are such...Fascinating subject matter. The Travelers are such a closed group, the research must have been a real adventure.<br /><br />Looking forward to reading the results!KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-79124750877121860062018-04-14T20:05:53.899-04:002018-04-14T20:05:53.899-04:00Hi Sasscer - love the new photo!
Sometimes I thin...Hi Sasscer - love the new photo!<br /><br />Sometimes I think writing is a game of two books, the first where I tell myself the story and the second where my characters live the story! It's not easy, but you know you have done this before--and very well, I might add.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-86720609761623310372018-04-14T14:17:53.109-04:002018-04-14T14:17:53.109-04:00Hey Sasscer -- good to see you here.
My first dra...Hey Sasscer -- good to see you here.<br /><br />My first drafts are filled with all kinds of writing errors I know better that to commit, but do in the pantser's rush to find out what the story is.<br /><br />My rewrites are where I (hopefully) catch those problems and correct them before embarrassing myself before editors, beta readers, and the such -- who still catch stuff I missed.<br /><br />Such is writing.Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-58730806609905410482018-04-14T14:06:17.684-04:002018-04-14T14:06:17.684-04:00I'm still in my beginner days! Thank goodness ...I'm still in my beginner days! Thank goodness we have beta readers (and insightful agents and editors) to help us on the way! Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-20602780465187977522018-04-14T10:26:24.339-04:002018-04-14T10:26:24.339-04:00Revsions, critique groups, beta readers, agent, no...Revsions, critique groups, beta readers, agent, nothing protects us from remaking mistakes. Experience helps us see them sooner.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-72743706530495268252018-04-14T10:11:00.864-04:002018-04-14T10:11:00.864-04:00I think every time I start a new story, I revert t...I think every time I start a new story, I revert to making rookie mistakes - thank goodness for revision! Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-86191136588968462222018-04-14T10:08:54.267-04:002018-04-14T10:08:54.267-04:00Like Margaret, my books are all in places I'm ...Like Margaret, my books are all in places I'm familiar with and pretty much the kind of people<br />I'm familiar with in my areas except for the murderers, of course. I loved your books on horses, Sasser.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-56134990302424873132018-04-14T08:49:01.777-04:002018-04-14T08:49:01.777-04:00I set my stories in places I'm familiar with (...I set my stories in places I'm familiar with (local slang, sights, smells, sounds) and do additional research, though much of what I learn never makes it to the story. I write with more reassurance if I do have all the facts under my belt.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.com