tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post6834082842924085699..comments2024-01-15T19:42:35.437-08:00Comments on The Secret Archives of the Alliterati: Oh My Gosh! My Scene Is RUINED!Matthew Delmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11452378192874048547noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-91469631587908669782010-06-21T10:17:48.024-07:002010-06-21T10:17:48.024-07:00Pick one? You gotta be kidding! I guess the scene ...Pick one? You gotta be kidding! I guess the scene where I have seven or eight women arguing about something confusing and not getting anywhere while some of them internalize shit about the above might qualify. You think?<br />Thanks - I'll post this somewhere where I can see it as I revise.Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-57243003529627232682010-06-10T21:14:14.994-07:002010-06-10T21:14:14.994-07:00Thanks for this! It's very, very helpful! I&...Thanks for this! It's very, very helpful! I'm very guilty of #4.WritingNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756274887055685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-14437687518544096502010-06-10T12:10:54.667-07:002010-06-10T12:10:54.667-07:00Gary- Yep, I'm definitely enjoying it. Thank...Gary- Yep, I'm definitely enjoying it. Thanks for the recommendation!<br /><br />Aubrie- Group A and Group B sound like gangs. I had a sudden image of the gang sing-off in West Side Story. LOL<br /><br />Bane- I think that's probably the one I struggle with the most, especially with my non-outlining attempt on Book #2. <br /><br />Matt- I have to make a concerted effort to give the antagonist a reason to be nasty. Some people really are just nasty in real life.<br /><br />L.T.- Glad you enjoyed the clowns! I got a chuckle out of them as I wrote the post. Even though I really don't like clowns. At all.<br /><br />Taryn- You said it. That's the problem I'm having now. I'm definitely an outliner.Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-82198787534584230812010-06-10T09:45:49.597-07:002010-06-10T09:45:49.597-07:00confused scene goals are probably what I struggle ...confused scene goals are probably what I struggle most with on that list because I don't always decide what the purpose of a scene is until after I've written it --and then I have to decide if it actually is necessary/ needs to be fleshed out to have any relevance/ needs to be trimmed because it keeps getting side tracked.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11271149538259398956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-87265282799294514282010-06-10T08:54:02.875-07:002010-06-10T08:54:02.875-07:00So... I was unable to absorb the situations and co...So... I was unable to absorb the situations and compare them to my own writing because I was laughing too hard about the killer clowns and their misadventure. You should totally write a kid's book-- I mean a horror book about this. A horror comedy satire. Yeah.<br /><br />Oh, and to answer your point, while I can't point to any particular examples (because your killer clowns are cavorting in my cranium [see what I did there?]), I can say with certainty that I have at least considered doing each of these at any given time during all of my writing. Let's hope I caught myself each time and did something different.L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-27938258321466857832010-06-10T08:43:50.574-07:002010-06-10T08:43:50.574-07:00Number 8 is definitely something I struggle with o...Number 8 is definitely something I struggle with on occasion. I've more or less been able to avoid number 1 simply by splitting characters into different groups and sending them on divergent paths. <br /><br />And yep, definitely done number 5 before.Matthew Delmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452378192874048547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-25628043843895343592010-06-10T08:39:13.436-07:002010-06-10T08:39:13.436-07:007. Forgotten scene goal can be an issue -- not in ...7. Forgotten scene goal can be an issue -- not in and of itself, but usually within the larger context.Joshua McCunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367262185912463258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-16870310692465217922010-06-10T05:29:37.113-07:002010-06-10T05:29:37.113-07:00Great list! I have trouble with too many character...Great list! I have trouble with too many characters. Sometimes group A meets group B and then I have 6 characters all in the same scene! Yikes!Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-33998898223656985292010-06-10T01:23:44.141-07:002010-06-10T01:23:44.141-07:00Ha! I'm glad you like Scene and Structure. I...Ha! I'm glad you like <i>Scene and Structure</i>. It's not for beginners, but for anyone with some practice at writing, it is very, very useful.Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.com