Comments on: Life with Zen http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2009/11/life-with-zen/ Marie's Blog Thing Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jan http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2009/11/life-with-zen/comment-page-1/#comment-1599 Jan Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:15:58 +0000 http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2009/11/life-with-zen/#comment-1599 If there's any part of the story (I mean the novel/-ella) that you've got well fleshed out in your head, I think that's where you should start. You can always build around it depending on how it's going. I remember reading these stories, and when I read the second I was surprised to find, hey, I know these girls, but this one's from a different perspective. Looking forward to "Life with Zen"! If there’s any part of the story (I mean the novel/-ella) that you’ve got well fleshed out in your head, I think that’s where you should start. You can always build around it depending on how it’s going. I remember reading these stories, and when I read the second I was surprised to find, hey, I know these girls, but this one’s from a different perspective. Looking forward to “Life with Zen”!

]]> By: Niklas http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2009/11/life-with-zen/comment-page-1/#comment-1598 Niklas Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:23:30 +0000 http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2009/11/life-with-zen/#comment-1598 Me's read both several times :) Niklas likes the elegance first person offers by enabling the use of I and me, but prefers the distance of third person. In the guides Niklas have they say "show not tell", but if you go first person full out with thoughts, then that's telling not showing, Niklas thinks. As for writing, Marie should just write, write and write, and not worry about anything. Then, if it turns out goodish, she can do a neat rewrite and she'll know the characters better by then and it'll be better too, and everyone will be happy! :D Me’s read both several times :) Niklas likes the elegance first person offers by enabling the use of I and me, but prefers the distance of third person. In the guides Niklas have they say “show not tell”, but if you go first person full out with thoughts, then that’s telling not showing, Niklas thinks.

As for writing, Marie should just write, write and write, and not worry about anything. Then, if it turns out goodish, she can do a neat rewrite and she’ll know the characters better by then and it’ll be better too, and everyone will be happy! :D

]]> By: Katie http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2009/11/life-with-zen/comment-page-1/#comment-1597 Katie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:48:29 +0000 http://silentlyshouting.com/archives/2009/11/life-with-zen/#comment-1597 I liked what I read of the stories before. Can you get back in the flow by writing very short PoVs... a couple hundred words or less and then start in on the novella? idk, but I think the characters have potential and I'd like to read more about them. *encourage encourage* >:) I liked what I read of the stories before.

Can you get back in the flow by writing very short PoVs… a couple hundred words or less and then start in on the novella? idk, but I think the characters have potential and I’d like to read more about them. *encourage encourage* >:)

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