tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14317779362944180.post5846025977541655240..comments2024-03-25T02:11:40.453-06:00Comments on Amber Argyle: Effectively Integrating Backstoryamberargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058327741777322247noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14317779362944180.post-45597909922094021892009-10-11T10:35:29.576-06:002009-10-11T10:35:29.576-06:00Glamis: I think that would be awesome.
Let me kn...Glamis: I think that would be awesome. <br /><br />Let me know.amberargylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058327741777322247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14317779362944180.post-23801602584943422372009-10-10T10:30:47.770-06:002009-10-10T10:30:47.770-06:00We can form a writer's group if you like. It&#...We can form a writer's group if you like. It's just a matter of finding the time to do it. I know me and Natalie and Jenn have talked about creating one. We just haven't done it yet.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14317779362944180.post-359190468389354502009-10-10T10:29:56.363-06:002009-10-10T10:29:56.363-06:00Glamis: Being a balanced writer is the key to writ...Glamis: Being a balanced writer is the key to writing well, IMO. But it's really hard sometimes to find that balance. Do I have too much info, not enough? <br /><br />I need to find a new writer's group.amberargylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058327741777322247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14317779362944180.post-72197437777148446192009-10-09T09:29:32.599-06:002009-10-09T09:29:32.599-06:00I'm glad you've had this lightbulb moment!...I'm glad you've had this lightbulb moment! Funny that we have to discover it ourselves. I remember going through this with Monarch. I'm still learning how to do it well. I use the "delivering it in tiny pieces at a time" method, and it's worked well.<br /><br />Most of the time we need less information than we think. It's hard finding that balance.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14317779362944180.post-22346896353960248902009-10-08T17:06:53.014-06:002009-10-08T17:06:53.014-06:00Anthony: I really like your ideas for world buildi...Anthony: I really like your ideas for world building. I wish I was more organized with that specific thing. Really, the world my characters live in is usually revealed to me piece by piece. It'd probably be stronger if I did it your way. <br /><br />Laura: I agree. There isn't always a right or a wrong. You just have to balance out the losses v the gains. I've seen Prologues work very well (The Hallowed Kingdom comes to mind). I've used them myself. But they're tricky.amberargylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058327741777322247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14317779362944180.post-21693407134062117642009-10-08T16:04:07.419-06:002009-10-08T16:04:07.419-06:00I don't think there is a right or a wrong way ...I don't think there is a right or a wrong way to do this. What you have done is exactly what you should do: move things around until you have what fits your story best. I have had a similar problem with a prologue/epilogue situation in my WIP (now a WAR - work at rest) setting up the story as a flashback. It eventually got changed to simply an epilogue.Laura Canonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16574566234310522696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14317779362944180.post-9567201650084048622009-10-08T12:05:32.821-06:002009-10-08T12:05:32.821-06:00The age old question for speculative fiction write...The age old question for speculative fiction writers.<br /><br />I am a world-builder. Before I write speculative fiction, I have an extensive setting and environment already fleshed out.<br /><br />When I write, the story just flows. This world-building is my rule-set which I contain the story.<br /><br />However, I do not reveal the actual pre-work by sneaking it into the story. I just use it as my framework.<br /><br />At the end of the novel, the world is alive because my character-driven story followed the "rules" of the setting.<br /><br />Hope this makes sense. There is a drawback to this method. If your setting isn't compelling enough, you only find that out at the end of the novel. Fixing that problem is time consuming.<br /><br />I have a writing method that works really well for me in fantasy and science fiction. Now all I need is an agent, ha.Lucas Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405530729663443670noreply@blogger.com