tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885384159016667608.post5714929010480838320..comments2023-09-22T07:36:02.136-05:00Comments on Krista Phillips - Author: Blockage: The writing heart attack waiting to happen!Krista Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10772828583379163612noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885384159016667608.post-4587374441581286002009-09-03T17:39:08.499-05:002009-09-03T17:39:08.499-05:00Love your analogy!!! You're so creative!Love your analogy!!! You're so creative!Kelly H-Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324529762031928328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885384159016667608.post-72253948156050860182009-09-03T12:24:35.408-05:002009-09-03T12:24:35.408-05:00Graet analogy:) I have had to weave in my backstor...Graet analogy:) I have had to weave in my backstory and it really does work much better that way.<br />I'm sorry about your Dad!Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885384159016667608.post-46804189048180116922009-09-02T17:23:55.232-05:002009-09-02T17:23:55.232-05:00I love this post. I get a grip on my back story by...I love this post. I get a grip on my back story by reading the script aloud. If I've clogged it up, I start to lose interest. So I go into surgery and clean up the arteries.Tara McClendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246124060126729229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885384159016667608.post-70625041256577941602009-09-02T12:53:34.510-05:002009-09-02T12:53:34.510-05:00Krista,
You're the one with the analogies th...Krista, <br /><br />You're the one with the analogies this week! Last week it was me and the whole pregnancy thing! But I LOVE analogies. It helps make the writing issues clearer and brings them closer to home.<br /><br />I definitely put a book down with too much back story. Or too much fluff, description, and info. that doesn't pertain to the plot. As I've read more, I've realized that we need to be so careful about what we add and make sure every detail is necessary or we'll lose our readers.Jody Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424307540530719614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885384159016667608.post-87886757666416090672009-09-02T10:13:48.997-05:002009-09-02T10:13:48.997-05:00Gulp. My name is Candee and I'm a backstory by...Gulp. My name is Candee and I'm a backstory bypass survivor. Beginner mistakes but I cut the first three (yes, three) chapters to get to the real start of the story. Then, I rewrote that new first chapter from a different POV and the story took off.<br /><br />That book survived the bypass to become a Genesis Finalist.Candee Fickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158819887944287696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885384159016667608.post-63055733292696039132009-09-02T09:49:16.413-05:002009-09-02T09:49:16.413-05:00Hi, Krista!
This post came at a great time for me...Hi, Krista!<br /><br />This post came at a great time for me, as I'm trying to figure out things like back story and characterization and plot and stuff. :0) Thank you!<br /><br />Still praying for your dad!Kristen Torres-Torohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903038121623389560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885384159016667608.post-34987918652639977442009-09-02T09:40:43.565-05:002009-09-02T09:40:43.565-05:00LOL! My current WIP need both! It's a touch an...LOL! My current WIP need both! It's a touch and go situation but I'm staying with it till the end. Prayers for your dad.Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885384159016667608.post-29777326668203869362009-09-02T09:26:23.395-05:002009-09-02T09:26:23.395-05:00Popped over from On the Path. Hope you don't ...Popped over from On the Path. Hope you don't mind if I splash around a bit here. Your words are encouraging and to meet writers who are using their syllables for HIs glory.<br /><br />Blessings from Costa Rica,<br />Sarah DawnSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295906251145450659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885384159016667608.post-88845745486809237602009-09-02T09:09:21.851-05:002009-09-02T09:09:21.851-05:00Great post! Every manuscript has brought me a diff...Great post! Every manuscript has brought me a different way to deal with backstory. In my mystery, much of the backstory was what my protagonist had to discover, so portions had to be revealed along the way. Have I done it without hitting my reader over the head? That's the question!Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885384159016667608.post-62594239336020547892009-09-02T08:28:53.515-05:002009-09-02T08:28:53.515-05:00Love the analogy. And I *think* (stress think) I&#...Love the analogy. And I *think* (stress think) I've got a handle on this back story stuff. I did a pretty good job (I THINK) of weaving the back story through the course of my last novel. We shall see...Katie Gansherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885384159016667608.post-16581217939764705242009-09-02T07:11:04.267-05:002009-09-02T07:11:04.267-05:00LOL, I'm just in shock at how you tied those t...LOL, I'm just in shock at how you tied those together. <br /><br />I'm thinking some backstory needs a stint and others a bypass. We don't need to know all backstory, but some is definitely good to round the characters and help us understand them and the story line.Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.com