tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post4267757876480461016..comments2024-03-12T21:28:10.242-04:00Comments on That's Another Story: Cool Blog Quote: It's The Story That CountsAndrea Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-354003496319161632012-07-25T12:01:46.052-04:002012-07-25T12:01:46.052-04:00What an excellent post! I have chopped whole chapt...What an excellent post! I have chopped whole chapters from my ms and it can be tough. But, I have had to let go and have realized that even if the writing is good- if there isn't enough happening the pacing will be off. It is amazing how rewarding it can be to chop off some paragraphs, pages, or chapters that aren't making the mark. :) <br /><br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-84821779876826530692012-07-19T15:35:49.895-04:002012-07-19T15:35:49.895-04:00Sometimes all the pursuit of craft makes me feel l...Sometimes all the pursuit of craft makes me feel like the story itself is secondary. And as much as poor craft bothers me, I think the huge successes of books with questionable writing show that people ARE after the story.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-5906910028462623962012-07-19T10:05:26.172-04:002012-07-19T10:05:26.172-04:00Writing involves a great deal of bravery, and some...Writing involves a great deal of bravery, and sometimes, even when we've worked on a story so hard and for so long, if it's still not a strong story, it won't hook the way we need it too.<br /><br />Great thoughts, Andrea.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-87409905243651473322012-07-18T10:02:32.201-04:002012-07-18T10:02:32.201-04:00Very true~ even if your level of craft is highly a...Very true~ even if your level of craft is highly accomplished, you can't nab an agent/publishing deal without characters and a story that people want to follow :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121018905141253640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-70180196173245746862012-07-18T07:56:58.882-04:002012-07-18T07:56:58.882-04:00Another cool quote, and so true. We can juggle plo...Another cool quote, and so true. We can juggle plot and characterization and description all we want, but ultimately it's story we're trying to achieve. Thanks for the reminder...Kenda Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972218446945404475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-19468162538606376412012-07-18T07:32:34.524-04:002012-07-18T07:32:34.524-04:00That's so true Andrea. If the story isn't ...That's so true Andrea. If the story isn't there or drags, it doesn't work. It's taken me years to finally get this and cut the beautifully written but really not necessary scenes from my manuscript even if it meant deleting characters I liked.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com