tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post3233293223693841464..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Rules with a Reason #1 - Show Don't TellLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-78031829300035997662014-10-13T15:08:07.382-04:002014-10-13T15:08:07.382-04:00You're welcome Loree. I don't know where y...You're welcome Loree. I don't know where you are with your writing, but writing a novel can be like a plate spinning act in a circus. Eventually it all clicks together, though.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-69947083149302425822014-10-13T13:56:25.859-04:002014-10-13T13:56:25.859-04:00All great advice. There is so much to consider whe...All great advice. There is so much to consider when we are writing. Thanks for helping make the path a little clearer. Loree Huebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845600356878587780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-30342459234650653972014-10-11T20:47:59.281-04:002014-10-11T20:47:59.281-04:00:) Glad you enjoyed the post. :) Glad you enjoyed the post. Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-64181211628577612442014-10-11T14:13:15.820-04:002014-10-11T14:13:15.820-04:00True. I tend to think its silly when people compla...True. I tend to think its silly when people complain about religious content (unless they genuinely did not know a book was Christian), I mean its Christian fiction-being the operative word- and secular is not always free of shortcomings. <br /><br />I think I'm going to save this post though- really good. 'The King wants to kill' you- was- pardon the pun- a killer beginning for one English Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806974885775295349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-34839995401476170222014-10-11T13:08:49.447-04:002014-10-11T13:08:49.447-04:00Niki, I think as authors we have to understand the...Niki, I think as authors we have to understand the segue's, but readers only need the bare bones in that area.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-55952111978438214702014-10-11T13:07:23.253-04:002014-10-11T13:07:23.253-04:00I wonder if it is so much Christian v secular as i...I wonder if it is so much Christian v secular as it is by genre. I've read some secular historical romance novels that were very sloppy with their research. Where as there are some books that are really all about the history.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-86575039654887152722014-10-11T12:18:13.592-04:002014-10-11T12:18:13.592-04:00Great post, Dina. I got pinned on this a few times...Great post, Dina. I got pinned on this a few times during my edits for Santiago Sol. When I had to stop and look at where and why in the story I was telling, it's where I was either mentally trying to segue into the next scene, or where I was not in the POV character's head. Good lesson I'll hopefully be able to apply BEFORE my next MS hits an editor's desk. :)Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-54827315430418750062014-10-11T10:19:26.829-04:002014-10-11T10:19:26.829-04:00Indeed, I understand- but then- were are perhaps n...Indeed, I understand- but then- were are perhaps not so far 'divided by a common language' that a character saying 'a quarter of an hour' could be understood as well as one who says 'a quarter hour'.<br /><br />I don't know if anyone else has encountered this, or if it confined to the past- but it seems to me that some on the 'outside' look down on Christian English Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806974885775295349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-81179232462487109932014-10-11T08:39:39.693-04:002014-10-11T08:39:39.693-04:00Thanks, Suzie.Thanks, Suzie.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-48735038633250309092014-10-11T08:39:11.802-04:002014-10-11T08:39:11.802-04:00Yes, we've discussed this before. I can see ho...Yes, we've discussed this before. I can see how that would snap you out of the story. But we as American authors also have to keep our own audience in mind and write things in a way that will seem fluid and natural for them too.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-65130847876871646192014-10-11T03:58:58.190-04:002014-10-11T03:58:58.190-04:00I notice Medieval novels seem to be getting more p...I notice Medieval novels seem to be getting more popular, but if I may say this, I do think novels set in Britain or Europe in any era by authors who might not have ever set foot in the countries in question may be a problem. <br /><br />One major issue for me is Americanised speech and idioms in settings where it does not always belong- and I have to admit, having British characters who use the English Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806974885775295349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-38995849605662280682014-10-11T03:46:48.841-04:002014-10-11T03:46:48.841-04:00I have complained about this in a few reviews-thou...I have complained about this in a few reviews-though I know that some modern authors whom I am on friendly terms with write books in an older style that involves telling instead of showing. <br /><br />One novel I read had some excellent descriptions of and landscape that really drew the reader in- which was good because the setting of seventh century Northern England is not common in Christian English Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806974885775295349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-59916968236277214322014-10-10T22:20:08.885-04:002014-10-10T22:20:08.885-04:00Wow, Dina. LOVE it! Thank you. This is one to boo...Wow, Dina. LOVE it! Thank you. This is one to bookmark! Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-66801682788574672502014-10-10T14:03:25.089-04:002014-10-10T14:03:25.089-04:00Thanks, Susanne. Since we all critique for each ot...Thanks, Susanne. Since we all critique for each other, I expect this is something the Inkies have conquered, but I hope it will help some aspiring writers today.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-28982134689655711732014-10-10T13:34:25.372-04:002014-10-10T13:34:25.372-04:00Good post! This is truly a skill we authors have t...Good post! This is truly a skill we authors have to work on--I don't think it's always natural. Great advice!Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.com