tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post2269348357388685248..comments2023-10-30T07:08:09.860-07:00Comments on It's a Mystery: Malevolent Mud MakersElspeth Futcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-21196140978494830862010-04-24T00:42:13.507-07:002010-04-24T00:42:13.507-07:00Best way to spend a holiday is to learn Hip Hop ....Best way to spend a holiday is to learn <a href="http://www.nyhiphop101.com" rel="nofollow"> Hip Hop </a>. It reenergises your body and it is a lot of fun.VIDYA SAGAR CHALLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606055741604435026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-35809163991793559552009-12-01T16:52:21.357-08:002009-12-01T16:52:21.357-08:00Great post!
The mud makers in my ms threw lots of...Great post!<br /><br />The mud makers in my ms threw lots of it at the timeline. I ended up rewriting the entire 1st half of the novel to clean up after them. Pesty things :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-35141342702376771302009-12-01T16:17:15.376-08:002009-12-01T16:17:15.376-08:00Helen; I can't imagine writing only one plot....Helen; I can't imagine writing only one plot. I would think that would be very dull.<br /><br />Jan; And that is why I will never do NaNo; although my admiration is boundless for those who do! When I'm writing badly it drives me crazed. I will never be someone to write ten words when two would do!<br /><br />Patricia; "Other things to do" is easily fixed. I wish I had Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-28107984688145175542009-12-01T15:12:19.138-08:002009-12-01T15:12:19.138-08:00My name in lights! You know you've made the b...My name in lights! You know you've made the big time when you get a mention on, "It's A Mystery."<br />Thank you for taking the time to talk about the mud-makers. They are as I suspected they would be.<br />Best, Galen.joe doaks-Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283066862112820202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-23887269392738026282009-12-01T15:00:05.428-08:002009-12-01T15:00:05.428-08:00To get out of the mud, I usually try a completely ...To get out of the mud, I usually try a completely different tactic, coming at the mud pit from an unexpected, surprise angle, having my characters do something I'd never expected them to do. It opens new doors, then I escape easily.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-787851219312566462009-12-01T14:32:09.984-08:002009-12-01T14:32:09.984-08:00Great points Elspeth. I've got some muddy sub-...Great points Elspeth. I've got some muddy sub-plots that I've either got to wash away or mold into the shape of something recognizable. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603891627784763004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-30637460883910673272009-12-01T14:22:34.659-08:002009-12-01T14:22:34.659-08:00I know of what you speak, the "mud makers&quo...I know of what you speak, the "mud makers" and I do quite well getting away from them. But the "slime slatherers" - now those are more difficult!<br /><br /><a href="http://theoldsilly.com" rel="nofollow">Marvin D Wilson</a>The Old Sillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661188622348794193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-84853525749280161662009-12-01T14:18:39.380-08:002009-12-01T14:18:39.380-08:00My mud maker is me. I get bogged down in my own li...My mud maker is me. I get bogged down in my own little world of "other things to do."Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-33337376212543157172009-12-01T14:11:56.792-08:002009-12-01T14:11:56.792-08:00Hmmm...mud eh? What about if it is rich nutrient m...Hmmm...mud eh? What about if it is rich nutrient mud? You know like the mud that feeds the beautiful, pristine lotus flower floating as if unattached while its long tap root nestles in the muck and slime of the pond. <br />Sometimes when we're stuck we should notice it. Maybe we need to be stuck and reaching out with our fingers and toes to sensing what the mud is made of. Maybe that is some Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-48529616333178606142009-12-01T13:59:32.070-08:002009-12-01T13:59:32.070-08:00I'm glad you brought up having multiple plot l...I'm glad you brought up having multiple plot lines. I'll sometimes read a manuscript that has one plot line. That line just keeps trudging along, with one character hauling it forward. Then somewhere three-fourths of the way through, THE bad guy will appear, like the writer thought, oops, I forgot about him.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollowHelen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-85542974060680998522009-12-01T13:56:13.978-08:002009-12-01T13:56:13.978-08:00Margot; There is not a day that goes by that I do...Margot; There is not a day that goes by that I don't bless my delete key!<br /><br />Elisa; At least you have fun. I just get mad. And dirty. I hate dirt.<br /><br />Carolyn; Time away works for me too. Unless the mud is really sticky. Then the delete key earns its medal for the day.<br /><br />Jill; They can be malevolent, can't they? There is nothing worse than a gratuitous Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-20795335548341888392009-12-01T13:51:00.728-08:002009-12-01T13:51:00.728-08:00"...plot that is simply taking up space for t..."...plot that is simply taking up space for the sake of taking up space? You've got mud, my friend..." <br /><br />Well said! <br /><br />Juggling several plot lines and/or background plotys that fill up the pages can ruin a book. You have to be ruthless and curt them out... and this is hard, hard, hard. Especially if the thread involves dialogue you're really proud of, or Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152599507268946811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-29773771555750662772009-12-01T13:37:14.820-08:002009-12-01T13:37:14.820-08:00Great post, again!
When I'm stuck I tend to wa...Great post, again!<br />When I'm stuck I tend to walk away for a little bit, and think about why I am stuck. Often I can solve the problem with this time away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-90302858781723515352009-12-01T13:33:08.160-08:002009-12-01T13:33:08.160-08:00Good question. I think I start making mud pies.
:...Good question. I think I start making mud pies. <br />:)Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08399296868934652020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-80563725490181617092009-12-01T12:39:20.767-08:002009-12-01T12:39:20.767-08:00Elspeth - Ah! It's good to know I'm not th...Elspeth - Ah! It's good to know I'm not the only one who's been victimized by the Malevolent Mud Makers. They lurk everywhere, I think. I like your ideas for dealing with that particular pest : ). When it happens to me, I find that it helps to do as you do, and go back and start over. I find that the Delete key can be a helpful weapon agains the MMM. Sometimes, I get "unstuck&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-18027743556646461982009-12-01T12:20:22.316-08:002009-12-01T12:20:22.316-08:00Alan; I worry about wet computers.
Elizabeth; I...Alan; I worry about wet computers.<br /><br />Elizabeth; I think all of us have. Be vigilant. They're out there. Lurking.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-71800965347756293952009-12-01T11:46:33.134-08:002009-12-01T11:46:33.134-08:00Malevolent mud makers! I've run into a few of...Malevolent mud makers! I've run into a few of those before. Great tips for avoiding them.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-25763964095209466162009-12-01T11:32:19.743-08:002009-12-01T11:32:19.743-08:00I give myself "permission" to keep writi...I give myself "permission" to keep writing, keep plowing ahead, even if where I'm going doesn't make much sense. That's right, I put off the hard decisions for the rewrite process.<br /><br />I thought about getting a big firehose to put next to my desk to blast away the mud. Sure, everything might get soaked, but at least I wouldn't be stuck anymore.Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.com