tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23835695.post5650370128078610927..comments2023-07-08T07:50:13.012-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Newbie Novelist: Publishers WeeklyNadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03276662980308718870noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23835695.post-56469073223958816922007-06-28T19:56:00.000-07:002007-06-28T19:56:00.000-07:00Terrific review, Nadine! Congratulatons!Terrific review, Nadine! Congratulatons!Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23835695.post-9101798248814036382007-06-26T08:55:00.000-07:002007-06-26T08:55:00.000-07:00Hey Kiki - nice to meet you!After reading that wor...Hey Kiki - nice to meet you!<BR/><BR/>After reading that workbook, I was positivley green with envy of people of actually get to attend a Donald Maass lecture - I'll be watching out for conferences that have him as a guest speaker in the future. I've read a TON of writing craft books, but this one was very targeted. I'd been looking for a good chapter on subplots for eons, but the ones I found just sort of skimmed the topic. This one explains the difference btw a subplot and a plot layer (turns out I was actually writing plot layers...) and how to do each well. <BR/><BR/>And the thing about the FL ending is that even *I* wasn't sure how it would end as I was writing it! There were some plot layers (I learn fast, he he) I did of course plan out in advance, b/c really, it couldn't be any other way and still be satisfying. Still, in the question on love however, I'm pretty sure you won't guess the ending until the last chapter : )Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03276662980308718870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23835695.post-55156779384371508372007-06-26T08:49:00.000-07:002007-06-26T08:49:00.000-07:00You know what Paris - I also laughed at the idea o...You know what Paris - I also laughed at the idea of Pammie writing a book but the regular Amazon reviewers - not the professional ones with an agenda or a chip on their shoulder - gave it some very surprising thumbs up. I remember this because I was thinking of picking it up myself...Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03276662980308718870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23835695.post-91953940581054890672007-06-26T08:47:00.000-07:002007-06-26T08:47:00.000-07:00I saw the post today Dona - thanks!!! It was a bla...I saw the post today Dona - thanks!!! It was a blast to write too - Quebec is really a gold mine of bizarre (though oddly well-meaning) language laws for a writer with a sense of irony.Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03276662980308718870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23835695.post-69118403436630109652007-06-25T19:22:00.000-07:002007-06-25T19:22:00.000-07:00I think it's a pretty sweet review. Bah, unexpecte...I think it's a pretty sweet review. Bah, unexpectedness is one of those things that I'm very wary of in reviews. If they tell me the book ends with a twist, I'll be looking around for it the whole time (and usually, I'll be disappointed by it).<BR/>I don't mind seeing the ending coming, as long as I agree with it and find it satisfying...<BR/><BR/>Oooh, and I *love* Maass' book and workbook. He gave a full-day workshop at the first-ever RWA conference I attended, and he's incredible. Now I just have to follow his advice...Kikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936139269770376679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23835695.post-11663353346831630722007-06-25T18:24:00.000-07:002007-06-25T18:24:00.000-07:00i love your endings as i've told you before. don't...i love your endings as i've told you before. don't change them!! :) <BR/><BR/>and don't worry about the reviews, ever. you know how some people like to hear themselves speak...? well editorialists like to hear themselves editorialize. (shamefully, i admit) there's always something in that text though that might attract a reader, no matter the review.<BR/><BR/>take Star (yes, by pam anderson) (can't believe i am admitting to purchasing her book in the next sentence)...i bought it cause i liked the blurb in the back. seemed catchy as much as the reviews on it stank. it was a quick read that a colleague also had the guilty pleasure of reading. <BR/><BR/>no one can say anything merits the review it gets. in the end it's sooooo personal. people will love your book based on what it promises and delivers within even the first few chapters.Bride-to-Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932813621333979912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23835695.post-45058928768816927482007-06-25T14:51:00.000-07:002007-06-25T14:51:00.000-07:00I've heard amazing things about that workbook and ...I've heard amazing things about that workbook and am glad to see a real life case of it helping you!<BR/><BR/>I posted about FL today on my blog, check it out :)Dona Sarkar-Mishrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777520950899454720noreply@blogger.com