tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post116277742734641565..comments2023-11-03T05:49:10.841-04:00Comments on Storytelling Rules: For the LAST TIME....it's NOT a @#!$*&! FORMULA!!!Maureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-1162859189150308862006-11-06T19:26:00.000-05:002006-11-06T19:26:00.000-05:00Yeah - I think there's an interesting psychology a...Yeah - I think there's an interesting psychology at work here that I'm too dumb to figure out. Maureen though, she's like a mathmatician - you will now be required to ALWAYS figure out tips on Drunk Writer Talk nights.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the kind words guys. I actually don't feel bad about my heroine or the reviews -- any review is good at this stage in my career - at least they are talking about me. And they haven't actually been all that bad. And what they don't like about Julia I did on purpose so...I guess it's working.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Jordanne for fighting the good fight for me. I hope you like the book!!!<BR/><BR/>We just got PVR!!!!!!Molly O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171236688541657736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-1162856245671421522006-11-06T18:37:00.000-05:002006-11-06T18:37:00.000-05:00As long as the heroine's are skinnier than I am, I...As long as the heroine's are skinnier than I am, I'm generally pretty good with that!<BR/>Molly, I went into my local (nearest) Coles with every intention of picking up your latest Super. Not only wasn't it there when it said it was supposed to have three copies, but the supplier had screwed up and instead of your three, there were none, and someone else's Super had six copies. I informed the clerk about this, and stressed how unfortunate it was, especially considering you were a local author (well, you are, kinda sorta) but they just said there was nothing they could do themselves to fix it. Phooey, I'll just go to Chapters and pick it up then.Anne Crawford-Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273410743920730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-1162851831537677132006-11-06T17:23:00.000-05:002006-11-06T17:23:00.000-05:00I think readers are harder on heroines than heroes...I think readers are harder on heroines than heroes because they might dream about the hero but they ARE the heroine. They want the heroine to be how they picture their true self to be. Much higher (often unrealistic) expectations.<BR/><BR/>Look on the bright side. Readers are talking about your book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-1162834202903647242006-11-06T12:30:00.000-05:002006-11-06T12:30:00.000-05:00Oh wouldn't it be a blessing and a curse if ther W...Oh wouldn't it be a blessing and a curse if ther WAS a formula? It would be so easy to get published without having to stresss over character names, professions, black moments, goals, motivations, conflicts, character growth, and back story. Just check for punctuation, grammar, and spelling, print, send, publish!<BR/><BR/>Of course as Maureen said we'd all get bored after book two. <BR/><BR/>I wonder what the formula for my current book is? Paaranormal + comed + erotic sex = ???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-1162832465479519622006-11-06T12:01:00.000-05:002006-11-06T12:01:00.000-05:00Our critique group is the bear in the woods? I did...Our critique group is the bear in the woods? I didn't realize we were that scary... Maybe a Koala? (koalas aren't really bears, are they...)<BR/><BR/>Yes, very few people (including me a few years ago) have any idea how hard it is to write a good romance. and even when you tell them it's hard, they don't believe it. romance novels are no more formula than any novel, certainly any genre fiction.<BR/><BR/>crime + detective protagonist = crime solved (mystery)<BR/><BR/>serial killer + potential victim + FBI agent = saved victim (thriller)<BR/><BR/>terrorist + scientist = world saved (scientific thriller)<BR/><BR/>other world + hero's quest to save something = world saved (fanstasy/sci fi)<BR/><BR/>When will people realize that a story idea doesn't equal a friggin novel???? and that's all the "formulas" are -- the story premise at its most basic.<BR/><BR/>I learned that writing a romance was too hard for me and gave up. :-) So now I'm writing: woman who needs to change + problem/catalyst = changed woman. (womens fiction)<BR/><BR/>And let people think what they think about your heroine in HIS BEST FRIEND'S BABY. She grows and changes during the course of the novel. I like that.Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-1162832390705464082006-11-06T11:59:00.000-05:002006-11-06T11:59:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.com