Comments on: More on Conflict

By: Janet

Janet — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:09:00 +0000

This is so helpful, Jackie. Thank you so much for sharing. Once you've worked out the answers to those questions about your h, will you give a hint of the answers in the first chapter or will the reasons come later?

Is it enough to let the reader know (in the first chapter) simply that she's a geek and ashamed of it? Or does the reader need a hint of the reasons behind her insecurities, right at the start of the story in chapter one?

By: mulberry

mulberry — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:32:00 +0000

Fingers crossed for a great response to your revisions!

This is an excellent post. I bet the internal conflict is where a lot of competent writers with interesting premises that somehow aren't just quite making it need to focus. The idea of asking those why questions at every stpe is sooooo useful!

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:21:00 +0000

It’s great they’ve got back to you and it’s fixable – thanks for sharing with the rest of us. It’s nice to know we’re not alone in this process 🙂

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:20:00 +0000

Great that you got your revisions.

Another brilliant and helpful post, Jackie.

:-)

By: Joanne Cleary

Joanne Cleary — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:39:00 +0000

Those are some pretty cool revisions Jackie. Fix that nerd and you’re on your way!! 🙂

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:32:00 +0000

Cheers, Lucy! I think I can do them. I mean, I have to. Right? 🙂

By: Lucy

Lucy — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:21:00 +0000

Great questions, Jackie. Good luck with the revisions!

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:31:00 +0000

No problem, Barbara. Hope they’re of some use!

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:16:00 +0000

Hey, Jackie,

Okay, I posted on the wrong day. The past two blogs have been great. Thanks for taking the time to write them.

Barbara

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:06:00 +0000

Thanks Rach. Dunno if it helped but great if so – sounds like quite a few of us are at this stage in our wips? Anyway, it IS hard eh? Those who think writing category romance is easy need a good boot up the bum. 🙂