tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post3161076433392289361..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: NaNoWriMo Strikes Back!Evan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-47642027100102283882013-11-12T11:10:47.384-08:002013-11-12T11:10:47.384-08:00If you can do 700 words while cooking, you have ta...If you can do 700 words while cooking, you have tamed this beast. Perhaps, you just have too much on your plate! (Pun intended! Haha!) I joined 5 days late so I'm always behind, but it's the kick in the pants I needed. We should probably not think too hard about the 50,000. If we're not enjoying our writing, it's likely that others won't either. Just my 2 cents, (she said while goofing off and not writing. :o/ ) I'm going to be a little less strict with myself. Care to join in? (No. I'm not insinuating anything other than being less strict! Get your minds out of the gutter, you guys! LOL!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16482904354489398866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-54298277949296286922009-11-17T05:31:19.369-08:002009-11-17T05:31:19.369-08:00Dave: From all the books that are published, you w...Dave: From all the books that are published, you would never know the trials and tribs a writer goes through. It all looks so easy when it appears in the final product! Stumbling blocks, mind blanks, brick walls, plotting, sub-plotting, layouts, Acts I, II and A-A-A-RGH GUH!Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-66444293537037549192009-11-16T22:01:13.002-08:002009-11-16T22:01:13.002-08:00Evan,
Yeah, I'm familiar with the three-act s...Evan,<br /><br />Yeah, I'm familiar with the three-act structure from plays and screenplays, but I've never heard of a four-act structure in relation to novels, so I was stymied when you mentioned it. Now that I think about it, I don't think I was aware of any general structure when it came to writing books. But I'm always eager to learn more and will check out that storyflix site. Thanks for the response!Rittsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145597443811879849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-26437085072449295602009-11-16T17:27:36.361-08:002009-11-16T17:27:36.361-08:004-Act Structure. Hm. I expect there are a lot of g...4-Act Structure. Hm. I expect there are a lot of good sites. You might google it. There's a great ebook available at www.storyfix.com.<br /><br />The basic idea is that Act I is the Set-up, Act II the Response, Act III the Attack and Act IV the Resolution. <br /><br />Screenwriters use a 3-Act structure that is very similar, in which Acts II and III are combined.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-81543292704629368172009-11-16T16:23:30.269-08:002009-11-16T16:23:30.269-08:00Great work, Dave! Maybe write some longhand to giv...Great work, Dave! Maybe write some longhand to give the eyes a rest.Richard Proschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314680709014254183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-10364816153731034522009-11-16T16:15:15.449-08:002009-11-16T16:15:15.449-08:00Evan,
What, generally, is the 4-act structure? Is...Evan,<br /><br />What, generally, is the 4-act structure? Is there a website which explains it that you can steer me to?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />B.RittRittsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145597443811879849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-4507330709336092712009-11-16T16:13:36.892-08:002009-11-16T16:13:36.892-08:00I am so proud of you.I am so proud of you.Ann Littlewoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646388677233865578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-38029013359080892412009-11-16T14:43:45.662-08:002009-11-16T14:43:45.662-08:00Thanks, all. Since this morning I've whacked o...Thanks, all. Since this morning I've whacked out yesterday's words and even got the first 99 of today's. Will get back to it soon, but now it's time for a leftover mac and cheese break.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-64909719636148970442009-11-16T14:15:49.639-08:002009-11-16T14:15:49.639-08:00You know you're a real author when you have to...You know you're a real author when you have to eat macaroni and cheese.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-40739847427830456912009-11-16T10:54:02.115-08:002009-11-16T10:54:02.115-08:00Dave, don't worry. I've been hearing from ...Dave, don't worry. I've been hearing from a lot of people right now that they're struggling or hitting a wall. I'm confident that if you've made it this far, you're going to make it all the way. Keep pushing that pencil.Laurie Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429604692700662254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-21937133336268478762009-11-16T10:35:47.508-08:002009-11-16T10:35:47.508-08:00Evan,
Man, you're doing better than me. I'...Evan,<br />Man, you're doing better than me. I've got a novel due January 1 and I'll I've written so far are 12,000words of the vilest crap you could ever imagine.<br />This is it - the big one that finally tips my editor over the edge.<br />I can hear him now: "West, you're done. You'll never write in this town again."<br />Keep on going. You'll get it done. Nobody ever said the life of the poor, wretched scribe was easy.Joseph A. Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07296251121249782528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-5879366735830640612009-11-16T10:12:07.905-08:002009-11-16T10:12:07.905-08:00Not only a fabulous writer, but a gourmet!Not only a fabulous writer, but a gourmet!Angienoreply@blogger.com