tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post5713896113159561809..comments2024-03-08T20:41:23.825-08:00Comments on Author Heather McCorkle: The Importance Of TensionHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-12040656373445675342010-02-04T11:46:48.079-08:002010-02-04T11:46:48.079-08:00Lorel you do that too? I know the booksellers must...Lorel you do that too? I know the booksellers must hate it when it do that! LOL! <br /><br />You're right Krissi, when you're all tied up in knots by your story you've hit it spot on! Sorry you don't have the time to write lately :(<br /><br />I couldn't have said it better myself Alissa. Tension is key! Screenwriting and novel writing aren't so different in that aspect.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-25547740098065202632010-02-04T10:33:24.932-08:002010-02-04T10:33:24.932-08:00Tension is key. It goes hand in hand with conflict...Tension is key. It goes hand in hand with conflict. I remember reading in a screenwriting book that there needs to be some sort of conflict in every scene and I try to keep that in mind when I am writing fiction as well.Alissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-76355230834261181932010-02-04T07:04:49.958-08:002010-02-04T07:04:49.958-08:00SO TRUE, girl! :) Thanks for the reminder... I fin...SO TRUE, girl! :) Thanks for the reminder... I find that as long as my characters have me all tied up in knots emotionally, then hopefully it's going to translate to my readers, too.<br /><br />Sigh. I miss having time to write. :( Hope it's going well for you!Krissi Dallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577952633318939577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-60998721091880870922010-02-03T18:07:42.485-08:002010-02-03T18:07:42.485-08:00I agree. It can be a simple as wanting to figure o...I agree. It can be a simple as wanting to figure out what's going on, but there are so many books I set down in the store because they don't make me want to turn the first page. Or if I do turn the first page, I lose interest by the second. Tension must always be maintained.Lorel Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749366331989131894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-62914376877956807502010-02-03T15:02:48.127-08:002010-02-03T15:02:48.127-08:00It is tougher than it sounds isn't it? After l...It is tougher than it sounds isn't it? After learning this in a writer's retreat I realized there were several scenes of fluff I had to cut from my manuscript. It wasn't easy but it made it read much better and kept the pace moving along!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-30709310636766669512010-02-03T11:08:18.171-08:002010-02-03T11:08:18.171-08:00This is so true! I think it's the agent Donald...This is so true! I think it's the agent Donald Maass who's always talking about stakes--how you have to make the events in your plot vital. It's tougher than it sounds!Portiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435815819572442582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-76356625901913468392010-02-03T10:16:54.438-08:002010-02-03T10:16:54.438-08:00I agree, every novel has to have some degree of su...I agree, every novel has to have some degree of suspense. Readers love to dive into a book and get lost in the tangled lives of the characters.Lindseyhttp://www.thewritewords-lindsey.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com