tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644921155071418635.post7357109961980170929..comments2024-03-29T04:37:12.035-05:00Comments on Reading Writing Rachel: Unsticking The Sticky WicketRachel Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08300901482067487803noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644921155071418635.post-58285207897624694432009-03-12T07:21:00.000-05:002009-03-12T07:21:00.000-05:00Maureen: HA! As you know, Bob dialogue cracks me u...Maureen: HA! As you know, Bob dialogue cracks me up. And I saw it recently in a NYT bestseller! (Also, if stuff like people needing help from people who might kill their sisters in in THE BOOK RULEZ AND HAS IRISH STUFF IN IT, then I cannot wait to read it! Sounds fun!)<BR/><BR/>Shelli: An Alphasmart is a handheld word processor that basically looks like a giant calculator. Or a Speak-N-Spell. ;) It's great thought b/c it runs off batteries that last FOREVER, and you can take it anywhere. Plus it doesn't offer up distractions like the internet and solitaire!<BR/><BR/>Carrie: HEE! Dirty! ;)<BR/><BR/>Baltazar: Hooray for Pantzers! I'm all for the organic process. I mean, maybe if you write mystery novels or something, that's not such a great idea, but I can't imagine working any other way!Rachel Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300901482067487803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644921155071418635.post-22403734433506485132009-03-09T11:34:00.000-05:002009-03-09T11:34:00.000-05:00The visual equivalent of the infodump is when, in ...The visual equivalent of the infodump is when, in a film, the Villan, while holding a weapon on the Good Guy, begins to expound on all the reasons that brought us to this moment. When he could just shoot/stab/zap the guy.<BR/><BR/>I am a pantzer, too. I love the organic process. So it's always a surprise when you say, Wow, that's cool. I don't really start to come up with an outline until the first draft is down on paper.Ronald L. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649046677631873728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644921155071418635.post-61541690749975539012009-03-09T08:02:00.000-05:002009-03-09T08:02:00.000-05:00Oh, the dreaded infodump! I'm glad you figured it ...Oh, the dreaded infodump! I'm glad you figured it out and your wicket is now unsticketed.<BR/><BR/>Er... yeah.Carrie Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893023777471521703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644921155071418635.post-62983132969870662342009-03-05T20:40:00.000-06:002009-03-05T20:40:00.000-06:00good for you for hanging in there! what's an alphs...good for you for hanging in there! what's an alphsmart - sounds very intellectual.Shelli (srjohannes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17123227845032402600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644921155071418635.post-59024341436195125192009-03-05T09:56:00.000-06:002009-03-05T09:56:00.000-06:00I actually did one of those weird outlines with my...I actually did one of those weird outlines with my YA: "Even though he might kill her sister, she's cool with that b/c she needs his help."<BR/><BR/>Oh? And the infodump scene? In first drafts, mine always start out as a "As you know, Bob" dialogue scene. Which is also unintentionally hilarious.Maureen Lipinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177788135134029360noreply@blogger.com