tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post6145685904212957708..comments2024-03-08T08:23:19.959+00:00Comments on Paul Anthony Shortt - Author: Too Much, Too Soon?Paul Anthony Shortthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post-88120111397720040562011-05-21T23:09:52.097+01:002011-05-21T23:09:52.097+01:00Thanks Dorothy. You make a good point about contin...Thanks Dorothy. You make a good point about continuity. Must keep that in mind.Paul Anthony Shortthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post-48498659359583489052011-05-21T23:02:27.027+01:002011-05-21T23:02:27.027+01:00I like the way the themes connect from book one to...I like the way the themes connect from book one to two. Not so sure I agree that returning minor characters need to reveal themselves - if they are indeed who you meant. Unless we see them through their actions in helping Nathan, of course. Sometimes continuity can be a perfectly good purpose - especially as a counterpoint to the main character's desire to move on. Hope you solve your dilemma, though it sounds to me you have a great control (something I'm sadly lacking at the moment in my wip).Dorothy Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281154823158819979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post-11746276962402730992011-05-20T15:20:40.394+01:002011-05-20T15:20:40.394+01:00Thanks, Jeffrey. I've made no secret that my M...Thanks, Jeffrey. I've made no secret that my MC gets put through some rough stuff in my first book. But I much prefer seeing characters rise above hardships than becoming swallowed by them, even if it means they have to learn a little humility along the way.Paul Anthony Shortthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post-63870726483769603612011-05-20T15:17:41.269+01:002011-05-20T15:17:41.269+01:00I really like that lesson about turning pain into ...I really like that lesson about turning pain into becoming something better than what you are. Maybe because it resonates with me rather well as that's how my writing journey began in full earnest.Jeff Beeslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17935580053176710609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post-14131878662906040752011-05-20T14:52:56.042+01:002011-05-20T14:52:56.042+01:00I think it's just because I have trouble doing...I think it's just because I have trouble doing anything other than thinking about what needs to be done next for one book or another. Even if I'm not actually sitting down to write, my mind tends to wander.Paul Anthony Shortthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post-54794860238496636662011-05-20T14:34:48.122+01:002011-05-20T14:34:48.122+01:00I think that's my favourite part about traditi...I think that's my favourite part about traditional publishing, having a professional perspective on what works and what needs to change. <br /><br />That's also why, though I'm planning ahead, I'm making sure that what I have planned can work in a variety of different ways, so the story can adapt and bend as needed.Paul Anthony Shortthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post-11026335688900550132011-05-20T14:27:44.567+01:002011-05-20T14:27:44.567+01:00This is where an editor's help will be invalua...This is where an editor's help will be invaluable. Sometimes that outside eye is just the thing.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.com