tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post2932956230982866698..comments2024-01-15T19:42:35.437-08:00Comments on The Secret Archives of the Alliterati: Conflict & DoughnutsMatthew Delmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11452378192874048547noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-52329595136791049052010-06-17T20:18:02.937-07:002010-06-17T20:18:02.937-07:00I have that book. Maybe I should open it up - prob...I have that book. Maybe I should open it up - probably more useful that way. :)Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-18496360599616335432010-06-17T12:19:04.726-07:002010-06-17T12:19:04.726-07:00structure . . . *runs away screaming*structure . . . *runs away screaming*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11271149538259398956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-33745218923365068952010-06-17T11:06:04.398-07:002010-06-17T11:06:04.398-07:00I prefer a system of give and take. Give the reade...I prefer a system of give and take. Give the reader something to satiate her mounting investment in the book (answers/tiny resolutions), take her deeper into the story by raising more questions/creating additional conflicts.Café Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00356527115662788903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-11330877237644283742010-06-17T10:45:16.110-07:002010-06-17T10:45:16.110-07:00Great, now I want a doughnut. Ugh... wedding diet ...Great, now I want a doughnut. Ugh... wedding diet derailing for a stop at the nearest Dunkin'...<br /><br />Anyway, I write by this philosophy too! It's a must that every scene have a drive, though I don't know, like Bane, that every scene needs to have such a structured raising of the stakes. As long as it shows something important about your character or relevant info for the story, it has a purpose. I think.L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-55830362913540967272010-06-17T08:25:54.307-07:002010-06-17T08:25:54.307-07:00Um, doughnuts. I'm not sure I'm for the up...Um, doughnuts. I'm not sure I'm for the up the ante at every turn motif (though this is something I tend toward myself) -- as long as there's something on the line or a big question unresolved, I think quiescent moments can be good for the story b/c you give the reader a chance to take a breath and your character a chance to develop outside the action-backed drive.Joshua McCunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367262185912463258noreply@blogger.com