Hmm . . . thought I had another one of these Writing 101 blog posts ready to go. Oops. Formatting was on the agenda, but I forgot to finish writing on the topic.
Okay, here is a list of possible topics that I'd like to cover when I sporadically post Writing 101 over the next few months. Just because the topics are in this order, it doesn't mean the blogs will be. Most of them . . . okay, NONE of them have been written, with the exception of Genres (published), Formatting (almost finished), Story Evolution (which needs editing).
I wrote this list off the top of my head, which we all know can be a sieve at times, and I might have forgotten an important one. If you have topic that you would like to see on this list, please comment in the comment section or email me at margaret.golla@gmail.com.
Writing 101-- Genres
Writing 101 -- Formatting
Writing 101 -- Story Evolution
Writing 101 -- Point of View
Writing 101 -- Word Count
Writing 101 -- Plot
Writing 101 -- Story Structure
Writing 101 -- Dialogue
Writing 101 -- Characterization
Writing 101 -- Writing Style
Writing 101-- Punctuation
Writing 101 -- Voice
Writing 101 -- Hooks
Writing 101--GMC Goal, Motivation, and Conflict
Writing 101--Craft
Writing 101 -- Description
Writing 101 -- Using Spellcheck and Grammar check
Writing 101 -- Point of View
Writing 101 -- Word Count
Writing 101 -- Plot
Writing 101 -- Story Structure
Writing 101 -- Dialogue
Writing 101 -- Characterization
Writing 101 -- Writing Style
Writing 101-- Punctuation
Writing 101 -- Voice
Writing 101 -- Hooks
Writing 101--GMC Goal, Motivation, and Conflict
Writing 101--Craft
Writing 101 -- Description
Writing 101 -- Using Spellcheck and Grammar check
Later, Peeps!
How about one on ENDINGS? I just finished the YA novel I mentioned in a previous comment.
ReplyDeleteIt had a non-ending. NOTHING was resolved for anybody. It just quit in the middle of the story as a setup for the next book.
Makes it seem like it was a waste of time to read any of it because I didn't find out how anything comes out. aaarrrrgggghhhh.
Yeah . . . that's the problem when some people self-publish, they think an ending like that will make the reader buy the next book. Some people are suckered into it, but not me, it just pisses me off.
ReplyDeleteRemember my Betrayed post?
http://blog.magolla.com/2011/07/betrayed.html
Yeah, that's what a writer friend did. She's had quite a few good reviews, which makes me wonder, but each to their own.
I certainly don't mind it when there are questions left unanswered - after all, life doesn't always wrap things up tidily. But when NOTHING is resolved and it basically quits in the middle of the action?
ReplyDeleteBad. Badbadbadbadbad.
I am learning a lot from your blogs. When I eventually self publish, you will have helped me avoid a lot of writing pitfalls. Maybe I can pay you back in riding lessons one day!
Yep. There's a thing called leaving a hook at the end of the book, but usually the author tries to resolve the main plot of the book, Harry Potter is a good example. JKR ties up the end of book one, but the reader realized HP still has a lot at stake. This conflict is the overarcing plot point throughout all the books until the end.
ReplyDeleteLook at it like this: Writing a series is like a war--win some, lose some. Each book is like a battle--again, it goes back and forth, and within the battle are the scene skirmishes, advancing the plot of the battle.
Hm . . . been reading Cowboys and Aliens for too long. I'm going to have to mention this book during my POV blog . . . there isn't one, POV that is. AT worst, it could be called head-hopping, BUT to give the author credit, it IS the novelization of a screenplay and those are basically omniscent POV.
Interesting, huh?