tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post5387956744593107181..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: IT TAKES MORE THAN A GREAT IDEA TO MAKE A GREAT NOVELRoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-13728574256699961112015-03-17T00:14:46.935-05:002015-03-17T00:14:46.935-05:00Thanks, Helena:
I reminded you of JJ Abrams -- if ...Thanks, Helena:<br />I reminded you of JJ Abrams -- if only I had his magic! How is your movie script going? Better I hope. I am still hurting badly, but it keeps me centered. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-27886723977773790102015-03-17T00:05:14.740-05:002015-03-17T00:05:14.740-05:00"All you have to do is write the book." ..."All you have to do is write the book." Yeah. Piece of cake.<br /><br />I like your words of wisdom here. It reminds me of an interview I saw between Charlie Rose and JJ Abrams. Abrams asks himself for every scene, what is the emotion behind it? What emotions are propelling the action? Can't have a good story if it doesn't have heart and soul.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-25730467617365484412015-03-16T21:44:20.418-05:002015-03-16T21:44:20.418-05:00Denise:
Yes, indeed. LUCK is the chief ingredient ...Denise:<br />Yes, indeed. LUCK is the chief ingredient in getting your novel noticed in this over-fished self-published pond of ours. So many books out there with everyone scrambling over one another to gain attention.<br /><br />I, like you, want human hearts reaching out to one another in the books I read no matter the genre -- but it seems lust, not love, garners attention these days. :-(Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-35641460155171583782015-03-16T21:08:41.250-05:002015-03-16T21:08:41.250-05:00You're certainly on the money, Roland. Most mo...You're certainly on the money, Roland. Most modern readers just want action, action, action with a huge dollop of suspense. I like to see a romantic element amongst all this. Whatever. Sometimes it seems that it really takes a lot of 'luck' as well as hard work to get that novel in front of a reader in the first place. :-)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.com