tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156580044494347982.post6765580098065338532..comments2023-12-21T04:19:28.747-06:00Comments on Romantic Suspense Author, Sandra K. Marshall: Mistakes, I Made In an Old BookSandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156580044494347982.post-76193516986564181672011-04-25T11:05:19.906-05:002011-04-25T11:05:19.906-05:00Thank you, Celia, for the luck. I need it. It...Thank you, Celia, for the luck. I need it. It's a major undertaking.<br /><br />Thank you, Mike. You're right that I should think of the readers.<br /><br />Thanks, Judith. My first novel was thrown away a couple of years ago. lolSandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156580044494347982.post-9240525307831776782011-04-24T19:00:45.985-05:002011-04-24T19:00:45.985-05:00Very nice post, Sandy. And informative. Most new ...Very nice post, Sandy. And informative. Most new writers have wonder notions of what should or shouldn't be in the book. It's not until you test the waters and realize these things need to worked on. Thanks for sharing. Oh, and my first novel is still sitting in the drawer! :DJudith Legerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02997747703670815073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156580044494347982.post-63423728493419191552011-04-24T17:40:47.061-05:002011-04-24T17:40:47.061-05:00Haven't we all made those mistakes and still d...Haven't we all made those mistakes and still do. As for getting the reader to empathize with your characters, how about empathizing with the readers? Once you do this, you will always get it right.Mike O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720767696991270838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156580044494347982.post-65110264382173890042011-04-24T16:06:34.460-05:002011-04-24T16:06:34.460-05:00SANDY--isn't it amazing how time and maturity ...SANDY--isn't it amazing how time and maturity can teach us lessons! All I can say is--I admire you for tackling such a huge project. Me? I'd just write another story. I cannot restructure something already finished. Editing POV, technicalities, grammar, maybe adding more emotion...I can do. But what you're doing....no way. Good luck with your project!! CeliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156580044494347982.post-42993775448145806272011-04-24T15:42:01.729-05:002011-04-24T15:42:01.729-05:00Thank you, Linda.
lol We do tend to go on and o...Thank you, Linda. <br /><br />lol We do tend to go on and on about what we want everyone else to know regardless of whether they're interested or not.<br /><br />Thanks, Paris. If it weren't for the people I writing this book for I would just let it go.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156580044494347982.post-29339731933343278572011-04-24T12:30:37.953-05:002011-04-24T12:30:37.953-05:00Good topic, Sandy. I recently went back through an...Good topic, Sandy. I recently went back through an old Regency that I'd written and saw among other things a really long prologue and the first chapter beginning in the wrong POV. I was also trying to include too much information:)Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430750954598484156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156580044494347982.post-80663829316766485442011-04-24T11:50:16.046-05:002011-04-24T11:50:16.046-05:00Isn't it amazing how much we've learned ov...Isn't it amazing how much we've learned over the years. My first book read like a travel log. I loved the area so much I went on and on about the scenery. I'll look forward to this new one, Sandy. Best of luck with those edits.Linda LaRoquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672522522233696282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156580044494347982.post-77504321061697556072011-04-24T10:34:06.039-05:002011-04-24T10:34:06.039-05:00Thanks, Carol. I really wasn't a newbie by th...Thanks, Carol. I really wasn't a newbie by then, though. lolSandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156580044494347982.post-47657718904709796192011-04-24T00:43:19.275-05:002011-04-24T00:43:19.275-05:00Sandy, that's such a common newbie mistake - t...Sandy, that's such a common newbie mistake - trying to show off our knowledge about something nobody else really cares about! Ah well, we learn from our mistakes.Carol Ericsonhttp://www.carolericson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156580044494347982.post-69269220070167721112011-04-23T22:07:28.740-05:002011-04-23T22:07:28.740-05:00Thank you, Saranna. I did cringe over this one. l...Thank you, Saranna. I did cringe over this one. lol The idea for the plot was good though.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156580044494347982.post-55888016509619786312011-04-23T21:17:26.180-05:002011-04-23T21:17:26.180-05:00I'm always amazed at myself when I go back and...I'm always amazed at myself when I go back and reread something I've written a long time ago. Sometimes I cringe. In fact, most times I cringe. But sometimes, I find myself pleasantly surprised. <br /><br />Best of luck with your revisions. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774647553760700746noreply@blogger.com