Comments on: It’s Not A Rolls Royce

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:37:11 +0000

Sally – hmmm, might do some investigation then. Definitely the first class was really worth it.

Scarlet – sure! Might give me a goal too. Haven’t got one at the moment.

By: scarlet wilson

scarlet wilson — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:52:02 +0000

Jackie, I’m kind of liking the sound of that class. I have one of her books too but need more motivation than reading a book. Wannabee class buddies?

By: Sally Clements

Sally Clements — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:39:18 +0000

Jackie, I think the masterclass is deffo worth it. I’ve been really tough about it, and concentrated hard of making sure I work on all the points all the way through, and have come out with a fully ready to write ms every time I’ve done it. I usually start writing it before the second class, and then am going through, making sure each scene progresses the story along and shows the conflicts…

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:10:44 +0000

Aimee – hehe. So far it’s only been Miras. Surely it’s my turn for a Rolls??? 🙂 And yes, it’s going well. At the moment. Given time I’m sure I’ll stuff it up somewhere along the line.

By: Aimee Carson

Aimee Carson — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:41:53 +0000

LOL, I love this: "I want to write Rolls Royces not Daihatsu Miras."

I recently changed my process too, and so far its been an interesting ride.

Good luck with yours!

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:12:28 +0000

Sally – hey, I did that one last year. It WAS good wasn’t it? I do still think about motivation in terms of what she taught. I didn’t actually do the masterclass though – is it worth it? Anyway, what plotting I do, I always think about the whole motivation thing so it’s been really great from that point of view.

Elley – Hugs to you if you need ’em. I know I have quite a lot recently. But yes, change is difficult, though once I decide to do something, it’s usually not as hard as I thought. 🙂

Caroline – Oh, cool you found it helpful! Yes, changing the way you do something isn’t easy but I think, for me, it’s necessary. At least, I’ll let you know if it works. 🙂

By: Caroline

Caroline — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:43:52 +0000

Gosh Jackie – what an amazing thought provoking post! Thank you. As someone who isn’t pubbed yet it’s something I think we all need to think long and hard about. Thanks again – Caroline xx

By: Elley

Elley — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:21:28 +0000

Hi, Jackie. Great post. I think we're on the same writing path, because I go through a lot of ups and downs with you. In fact, I'm currently changing my process.

I've always been proud to be a pantser, but some recent events have me giving the whole plotting thing a try. Change is a struggle. :-)

Elley

By: Sally Clements

Sally Clements — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:46:22 +0000

p.s. Just had a look at her yahoo group (which you can join from booklaurie.com) which says what courses she’s running. Plot via motivation is usually in Feb, but she’s putting on a new one next month… Here’s what it says:
online: PLOTTING VIA MOTIVATION
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PlottingViaMotivation
(May 31-June 24)
When the previously-scheduled June class vanished, someone who’d taken PVM asked if I could repeat it for a private group…turns out they’re also willing to let non-members into the class, which is handy for people who don’t want to wait till next year
It’s $30, and worth every penny!

By: Sally Clements

Sally Clements — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:40:52 +0000

Jackie, great post. I find Laurie Schebley Campbell absolutely fabulous for this – she does a course called plot via motivation with a follow up masterclass which gets you to really think about what motivates the characters. I should know it backwards by now because I’ve taken the thing 3 times, but I’ll take it again and again, because Laurie’s individual feedback is priceless. Both of my published have gone through this course because conflicts and deep inner motivations is my bugbear too. I often get so enthused by the story that I want to start writing, (I’m a pantster too) but having the characters worked out means that you don’t hit a wall quite so easily…
Her blog is called booklaurie, and she has fab online courses, so do check it out!