Karina Sanchez

@kate-flournoy Chocolate chip.

Oooh, that thing about what the character wants. You said it already, but it’s just so good I have to say it too. It really isn’t about the world, it’s about what’s the world to your character.

Yeeeessss! I love that quote by Lewis. So true.

So true in fact I need to eat a cookie.

@Daeus I would put my stamp of approval on that entire post, but I’ve had some trouble with that in the past, so I think I’ll leave it un-stamped…
Awesome post just the same. Very good points, both you and @Ingridrd.

On the topic of theme and endings, I have found that working a story simply for the purpose of presenting a clear theme can be…[Read more]

@ingridrd Oh good, you joined in on the fun.

Generally, you do want to fulfill what the reader expects. I don’t think this always needs to be the case though. In my novella, I had this guy who was probably my most prominent character who ended up deserting everybody at the end of the book and basically leaving them to die and I never say what…[Read more]

@Bluejay Yeah, it was a really good movie. I was tearing up in some parts, too. Ohh, you should watch Courageous and Fireproof! They’re really good and moving, as well. 🙂

@spradlin I think we need to discuss how many thumbs you have. 😛

Oh yes, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde… actually you know, I think it’s more like a novella. I don’t remember the precise length, but it definitely wasn’t a full fledged novel. I highly recommend it.

I don’t know where everybody else is @Daeus… but hey, I guess I don’t mind hogging it either. 😉 *eats cookie of her own, chokes, squints, eats second cookie and swallows with gulp, dusts fingers off on skirt*

I will be back with an intelligent post for this topic later. If the cookie monster doesn’t sue me first.

Yes @sarah-h, that’s one of the most important things about writing. Writing anything, not just something you’re not sure about. 🙂

Where is everybody else? Sometimes I wonder if they have an internet filter for all the really good discussions. Tough I guess I don’t mind hogging them all. *eats another cookie*

@kate-flournoy I haven’t read that Jekyll-Hyde thingy. Is it a short story or a novel?

Mmm, good point about the character controlling the feel. That really is so true. Crazy us, we can get people to fall for anything. The thing is though, it really is true, just no one would ever believe it outside of fiction. Silly us. Silly people. *eats a cookie*

@anna-brie @bluejay Thanks for writing. I got 942 words of editing done. Actually pretty good for me.

Oh! Oh oh oh, I remembered something else I was going to say. There’s a way to take an ending that would be completely bitter and add an element of sweet into it without reducing the bitterness.
I’m thinking specifically of one of my own novels here, but there have been countless others to employ this tactic. ToTC, to name just one.
The trick is…[Read more]

Oh! Oh oh oh, I remembered something else I was going to say. There’s a way to take an ending that would be completely bitter and add an element of sweet into it without reducing the bitterness.
I’m thinking specifically of one of my own novels here, but there have been countless to employ this tactic. ToTC, to name just one.
The trick is…[Read more]

Okay @Daeus I will grant you those are all very valid points. I actually do agree— the ending of tLotR really doesn’t have near as much meaning by itself as it does if you read all the trivia and history and world-building that made that departure significant. Which is too long to go into here… 😛

A good example of the bittersweet (actually…[Read more]

Okay @Daeus I will grant you those are all very valid points. I actually do agree— the ending of tLotR really doesn’t have near as much meaning by itself as it does if you read all the trivia and history and world-building that made that departure significant. Which is too long to go into here… 😛

A good example of the bittersweet (actually…[Read more]

Alright @anna-brie and @bluejay, @kate-flournoy, @hannah-c if you can join ……

I’m ready. Till 9 then I suppose. I’ll be editing.

I thought you would stop by here eventually @kate-flournoy.

That’s a good point how you need to make the reader tremble. The example you gave was good too. I’ve never read that book, but it sounds like the clue to the answer to the character’s problems was carefully hidden in the middle of the story. That’s smart, especially when it’s a long…[Read more]

@anna-brie I’ll be writing sometime tonight, but it probably won’t be for another 35 min or so.

There are no words for the awesomeness of this topic @Daeus. I can finally unload. *rubs hands, chuckles evilly*

Actually don’t worry, I don’t think I have just tons and tons of stuff to dump off on you yet. 😉

Just a few points for now. The first being that it has to be unexpected. It has to be in some way different than the reader was…[Read more]