tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post8584195504980656540..comments2024-03-26T19:52:25.909-04:00Comments on PT Dilloway: Lottie & Lois: The Dynamic Duo That Wasn'tPT Dillowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-31568053251897824342012-04-13T18:04:34.736-04:002012-04-13T18:04:34.736-04:00Show don't tell! A book is a better read when ...Show don't tell! A book is a better read when a character is interrupted say climbing a slippery, wet overhang and hears something moving nearby. <br />Keep the reader guessing!SpacerGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575342869714342370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-52287344276604233072012-04-13T12:33:02.979-04:002012-04-13T12:33:02.979-04:00I'm slashing characters right now in my story ...I'm slashing characters right now in my story that I'm writing. It's gotta be done.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-49182684442978875362012-04-13T09:20:38.811-04:002012-04-13T09:20:38.811-04:00It's so important to know which scenes need to...It's so important to know which scenes need to be eliminated and which ones are crucial. This is why they give an Academy Award for Best Film Editing. When they bring out Director's versions of films with extra footage, I can always see why these scenes were cut in the first place.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-16818859149054895542012-04-13T08:37:58.003-04:002012-04-13T08:37:58.003-04:00It is hard to make everyone in a story have motiva...It is hard to make everyone in a story have motivations that make sense and the story not become so long as to be unreadable. I guess we have to all make tough decisions sometimes. I haven't actually read any deleted scenes though, I want to know as little about the story as I can before I read it. Deleted scenes are for after I've read the book.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-56392033668465382652012-04-13T08:17:54.932-04:002012-04-13T08:17:54.932-04:00Making sure comments work today, damn it.Making sure comments work today, damn it.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.com