tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post5890514504987563392..comments2023-08-24T04:22:31.462-07:00Comments on The View From My Mountaintop: How to Repair Your ManuscriptJean Henry Meadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-59752120918129948482011-10-15T08:05:34.526-07:002011-10-15T08:05:34.526-07:00Well said, John. I like the roller coaster analogy...Well said, John. I like the roller coaster analogy. And planting that hook at the end of each chapter keeps the reader reading. :)Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-56074726300535820462011-10-15T08:01:35.911-07:002011-10-15T08:01:35.911-07:00Best of luck, Slb00. I've found that if you pu...Best of luck, Slb00. I've found that if you put the manuscript away for a month, then take it out and read it as though someone else had written it, it's much easier to fill in the literary "pot holes" or you can determine whether your plot needs rerouting in another direction.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-64578361977148623002011-10-15T06:59:30.602-07:002011-10-15T06:59:30.602-07:00Jean, thanks for sharing this sound advice. I part...Jean, thanks for sharing this sound advice. I particularly like the point that each scene should be a mini-story with a beginning, middle, and end. If each scene, each chapter, each section of the book has its own narrative arc, the overall arc of the book will have the thrill of a roller-coaster.john M. Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175415154857919353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-82025208738544912472011-10-13T19:43:22.741-07:002011-10-13T19:43:22.741-07:00Good ideas. I'm trying to revise a manuscript ...Good ideas. I'm trying to revise a manuscript I've been working on for a few years. I haven't figured what's wrong, but here's the funny part: I don't know what's wrong, but I think I've figured out a way to fix it.<br />Stephen BraytonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-88515563882054079852011-10-13T11:26:25.012-07:002011-10-13T11:26:25.012-07:00Thank you, Beverly. I like your vanilla analogy. :...Thank you, Beverly. I like your vanilla analogy. :)Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-65119740316652020702011-10-13T10:44:44.324-07:002011-10-13T10:44:44.324-07:00Good tips here. I find I have to hold back from i...Good tips here. I find I have to hold back from info-dumping all I know about my characters and their backstory into my MS - it's okay, I can reveal all that wonderfulness in the sequel, or the one after that. Trying to consider it more like vanilla - a dash is good, the whole bottle need not be dumped into a dish. Only as much as the story needs to be understandable, and no more.Beverly Diehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392288953821757887noreply@blogger.com