tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890965705973577389.post364523466191900728..comments2023-07-08T07:17:39.447-07:00Comments on Once Upon a Novelist: How do things develop?Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01891614490103342485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890965705973577389.post-8831644672378375442010-05-23T07:53:06.062-07:002010-05-23T07:53:06.062-07:00I think it's just a fashion. My son (15) was c...I think it's just a fashion. My son (15) was commenting a few weeks back about how he couldn't believe the way The Count of Monte Cristo started off with so much description before actually telling you what was going on.<br /><br />I think these things change over the years.India Drummondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631171469243868505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890965705973577389.post-81690708445358386362010-05-19T06:57:24.744-07:002010-05-19T06:57:24.744-07:00Thanks for the encouragement, Lydia. Since when d...Thanks for the encouragement, Lydia. Since when did being creative become so, well, not creative?Josiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891614490103342485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890965705973577389.post-52539315837945416752010-05-18T16:04:20.505-07:002010-05-18T16:04:20.505-07:00Hi Johanna! Thanks for following my blog. This iss...Hi Johanna! Thanks for following my blog. This issue is one that has tormented me too a lot lately. It's been hard for me to figure out what is "back story" and what is "THE story". And when I tried to start my WIP off with a big bang, it felt all wrong. <br />I finally started the story where I really think it starts, and that took a long time for me to figure out.<br /><br />Good luck with your WIP! I'm sure it'll work out great, since you are listening to your instinct and writing the story that comes from your heart.Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.com