tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post8793331680146793398..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Dangerous Curve AheadLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-23011366228686788042012-03-08T12:43:39.321-05:002012-03-08T12:43:39.321-05:00Great post, CJ. Now it's got me thinking about...Great post, CJ. Now it's got me thinking about my wip...Hmm. Very helpful.<br /><br />And for anyone who wants to see a bit of BATB, I'll have a clip of it in my post 3/19.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-59623546544861819982012-03-07T22:31:59.589-05:002012-03-07T22:31:59.589-05:00Suzie, our fictional characters get their turning ...Suzie, our fictional characters get their turning points all compressed -- several in a very short time frame. In the real world, they take much longer to get through. <br /><br />I guess we're harder to teach than fictional characters.C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-7180454400479092782012-03-07T22:27:40.169-05:002012-03-07T22:27:40.169-05:00Anita, it's been a long time since I saw High ...Anita, it's been a long time since I saw High Noon. I'll have to watch that one sometime with an eye to the structure.C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-15277658756747368762012-03-07T18:57:09.381-05:002012-03-07T18:57:09.381-05:00Wow. C.J. Turning points. I know them well, and li...Wow. C.J. Turning points. I know them well, and like you, I know I wouldn't be who I am without them. It's so hard to see that when you're going through it, but I can look back at every major instance and see how I've grown because of them.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-14935453421329441032012-03-07T15:46:22.116-05:002012-03-07T15:46:22.116-05:00Excellent post, CJ. Yeah, I wondered who left the ...Excellent post, CJ. Yeah, I wondered who left the thoughtful comment without a name. :)<br /><br />When I think of turning points, the one that always comes to mind is <i>High Noon</i>. Sure it's a western, but this scene is unforgettable...<br /><br />The turning point comes within a couple hours of Will Kane (Cary Cooper) and Amy Fowler (Grace Kelly)exchanging marriage vows. Will gave up Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759232889762510956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-73608366310516278412012-03-07T14:01:22.914-05:002012-03-07T14:01:22.914-05:00Um, I really do have a name. Bumped a button on my...Um, I really do have a name. Bumped a button on my way to publishing my comment, and the next thing you knew, I was Anonymous instead of CJ.C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-14452633936974413562012-03-07T14:00:32.934-05:002012-03-07T14:00:32.934-05:00Niki, it helps to watch the movies multiple times ...Niki, it helps to watch the movies multiple times and be looking for story structure when you do it. For studying structure, you really can't beat the best products of Disney and Pixar (another studio that puts a LOT of emphasis on the story first, before anything else). <br /><br />And isn't it wonderful that God would meet a newbie Christian right where she was at the time, so she couldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-27552224268876688372012-03-07T10:31:47.187-05:002012-03-07T10:31:47.187-05:00*sigh* I'm gonna need to watch BATB again. I t...*sigh* I'm gonna need to watch BATB again. I think I must be a lazy reader/watcher... someone else has to point these things out to me.<br />Although now that I'm thinking about it, ALL of those classic Disney flicks have turning points like that... Sleeping Beauty chooses to try the spinning wheel, Cinderella loses her slipper running home from the ball, Snow White eats the apple, Ariel Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-28038157231587608062012-03-07T09:16:19.223-05:002012-03-07T09:16:19.223-05:00Dina, one thing I (finally!) learned is that turni...Dina, one thing I (finally!) learned is that turning points have to be strong enough to change EVERYTHING. Since I'm writing romantic suspense, the turning points have to affect the suspense, the romance, and the faith journey in some way. Each turning point hey might not affect all pieces equally, but the ramifications must cause change in every aspect of the plot.<br /><br />Of course, I C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-57335460021452175112012-03-07T09:09:38.731-05:002012-03-07T09:09:38.731-05:00Lisa, my copy of The Hiding Place is literally fal...Lisa, my copy of The Hiding Place is literally falling apart. The decisions the Ten Booms made had such serious ramifications.<br /><br />Faith under enormous fire. So much we can learn from them.C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-54068853299762195352012-03-07T09:07:03.095-05:002012-03-07T09:07:03.095-05:00Deb, I think a synopsis is pretty much just a list...Deb, I think a synopsis is pretty much just a list of a book's turning points -- and how they force change in the characters. <br /><br />And BATB is a great study of story structure.C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-23596350122381668942012-03-07T08:24:07.948-05:002012-03-07T08:24:07.948-05:00Turning points. I love it when the turning points ...Turning points. I love it when the turning points seem natural. Sometimes you're reading a book and it starts dragging and so of course the author throws in a turning point, but it seems forced and episodic. Sort of out of the blue.<br /><br />I just read one of those. Gag. Won't say who wrote it, but you see it a lot in category fiction that's trying to fit a certain pattern. I also Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-56580986455082597412012-03-07T07:00:20.857-05:002012-03-07T07:00:20.857-05:00Excellent post CJ. Lots of things to ponder for th...Excellent post CJ. Lots of things to ponder for the writing life, and just life. <br /><br />The Hiding Place comes to mind as an example of both a book/life with clearly defined turning points. You'd think the life of two spinster sisters caring for their father would be predictable. But after the German invasion they reached a turning point when they chose to harbor Jews and others who Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-75615743577891605942012-03-07T06:18:24.283-05:002012-03-07T06:18:24.283-05:00I like to put a big T P in my synopsis when I can ...I like to put a big T P in my synopsis when I can see a turning point in my story. It's not just a new conflict, but a change of direction as you said. <br /><br />Thanks CJ! A great explanation. It's been too long since I've seen Beauty and the Beast.<br /><br />I think one of the bigger turning points in my life, (later, not earlier) was when my dad passed away and I had to stop Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.com