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Mary G replied to the topic Inspo Exchange in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 2 months ago
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Mary G replied to the topic Inspo Exchange in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 2 months ago
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Mary G replied to the topic Inspo Exchange in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 2 months ago
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Mary G replied to the topic Inspo Exchange in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 2 months ago
@lydia-s
This is Awesome!!Here are some I found recently:
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Mary G replied to the topic How Many is too many Character!?!?!?! in the forum Characters 2 years, 3 months ago
Thank you so much for your advice!
So far I’m sticking with one POV (third person limited).
No worries! That makes perfect sense!! I find it challenging to combine already written characters but I guess I’ll just have to brainstorm some more and then do some crunching of characters:)God bless!
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Mary G replied to the topic How Many is too many Character!?!?!?! in the forum Characters 2 years, 3 months ago
Thank you so much for those 5 helpful tips!! I will definitely keep those in account going forward.
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Mary G replied to the topic How Many is too many Character!?!?!?! in the forum Characters 2 years, 3 months ago
I don’t think we have met, but it’s wonderful to meet you!!
Thank you for helping me out! I appreciate your input, it was very helpful! I think most my characters do serve a purpose but it may be a matter of combining them.
God bless!
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Mary G started the topic How Many is too many Character!?!?!?! in the forum Characters 2 years, 3 months ago
Hey! I hope everyone is having a great summer!
I have a quick question: Can you have too many character in a novel?
So I decided to do a Carrie count because in the last year there have been a lot of uninvited but intriguing character barging in on my WIP.
I have 34 named characters!! Is that too many. Not all of them are in the same chapters…[Read more] -
Mary G replied to the topic Really struggling with opening chapters… in the forum Plotting 2 years, 3 months ago
Hi Joy!
I’m struggling with that too. The one thing that helped me was using the Save The Cat beat sheet. Then evaluating each scene and asking myself is it necessary or not. I also condensed a couple scenes to move it along faster.
I attached an outline I would fill out for each scene to see whether the scene was w…[Read more]
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Mary G replied to the topic Memes, Inspo, Aesthetics, Pretty Much Anything XD in the forum Characters 2 years, 6 months ago
Here’s a character board from my WIP ‘The Inventor’s Daughter’
My protag’s name is Emilia.
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Mary G replied to the topic Themes! and Messages! and Plots!? OH, MY!! in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 6 months ago
@elishavet-pidyon
Hi Elishavet,All that was soooo helpful!! Especially the LOTR example! I like how you asked different questions and how it becomes the readers turn to ask or respond to those questions. I’m definitely going to contemplate that more! I think I’m getting the hang of the whole theme thing now!
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Mary G replied to the topic Themes! and Messages! and Plots!? OH, MY!! in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 6 months ago
@kathleenramm
Hi Kathleen,Wow! Thank you that was all so helpful!!
Okay, so I guess the ‘main theme’ would be struggling to build a new identity for herself. She has to choose who she wants to define her, whether that be living the life in high society or embracing the anew life in Christ with fellow Catholics. So family, belonging, hap…[Read more]
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Mary G replied to the topic Themes! and Messages! and Plots!? OH, MY!! in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 6 months ago
@issawriter7
Hi Issabelle!
Thank you for your advice! Yes, That’s pretty much the theme. Finding where you truly belong and building a new identity is more what I’m aiming for.So with what you said, then I think finding family is one of her goals that branches out from the main theme. One of the few messages would be “Family doesn’t necessa…[Read more]
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Mary G replied to the topic The Beloved Character Death Discussion Page….Woohoo in the forum Characters 2 years, 7 months ago
I’ve gone through this before too. It’s a hard decision. I did find this article, maybe it will help.
God bless,
Mary
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Mary G replied to the topic Themes! and Messages! and Plots!? OH, MY!! in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 7 months ago
Hi @annabelle,
Thank you for your advice! That was very useful. So theme is more about asking a question that the reading will explore by reading the book, not stating a theme. I guess I could ask, “How do we find our place in society? Or, “Who will we let define us?”
I once read that your thematic question can slightly change through the book.…[Read more]
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Mary G replied to the topic Themes! and Messages! and Plots!? OH, MY!! in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 7 months ago
Some tags:
@devastate-lasting @joy-caroline @gracie-j@scripter-of-kingdoms @abigail-m@keilah-h @elishavet-pidyon@jodi-maile @annabelle @daisy-torres @koshka @trahia-the-minstrel @libby @lydia-s @e-k-seaver @issawriter7 @mkfairygirl@seekerofthetruth@kathleenramm @jenwriter17@nanisnook @elfwing @seekjustice@sparrowhawke @maryg3 @relia@writerlexi1216…[Read more] -
Mary G started the topic Themes! and Messages! and Plots!? OH, MY!! in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 7 months ago
Hey,
I was hoping I could get some advice on differentiating the Theme, message and plot when writing. I’m so stuck with pinpointing my theme in my WIP first draft. Can I have multiple themes going on? Is the theme supposed to be as transparent as my protagonist’s goal or goals?
My WIP is rather complex in someways. It involves the Faith, whil…[Read more] -
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Mary G replied to the topic Teary Scenes in the forum Characters 2 years, 7 months ago
Hey @elfwing,
Here are my two cents. When I write emotional scenes I try to think about where the character’s hands are and what they’re doing, as well as other facial cues. Like others have mentioned, you don’t necessarily need to show tears to show someone is sad. For example, the character scratches the bridge of their nose, avert’s thei…[Read more]
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