tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post7273819877243160614..comments2023-10-30T07:08:09.860-07:00Comments on It's a Mystery: Written into a CornerElspeth Futcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-88669928360717538692009-09-30T11:45:04.827-07:002009-09-30T11:45:04.827-07:00Maryann; Thanks for dropping by! Please do again...Maryann; Thanks for dropping by! Please do again. My shows? I've directed and acted in everything from Agatha Christie to Neil Simon to Shakespeare.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-43639792538311312612009-09-30T10:02:02.932-07:002009-09-30T10:02:02.932-07:00Interesting discussion. I was in a well for a long...Interesting discussion. I was in a well for a long time with one of my projects -- the second book in a mystery series -- and had no idea how to get out of it. Put it away for months to work on some other projects and suddenly one day the answer to the plot problem just came to me. Almost out of the blue. What a wonderful gift from the creative gods, or my muse, or whoever was responsible. Good Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-66009756405263160912009-09-30T08:55:13.304-07:002009-09-30T08:55:13.304-07:00Rayna; Thanks for stopping by and telling me you ...Rayna; Thanks for stopping by and telling me you liked it. It's most appreciated.<br /><br />Lauri; That was a brave decision. I'm sure it was for the best, but ouch!Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-50914797834127478862009-09-30T01:54:23.386-07:002009-09-30T01:54:23.386-07:00This has happened to me too often, though before h...This has happened to me too often, though before hand planning helps. Most recently I had to delete two main characters from the novel I'm working on, when I realised though they seemed to have a point in the first half of the book they had no purpose in the second half. I cut them out and they went with 20,000 words (spoiled brats). That was painful.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-43917943180129965262009-09-29T21:49:53.462-07:002009-09-29T21:49:53.462-07:00Really good point you raise. No answers, because i...Really good point you raise. No answers, because it has never happened to me, but I still wanted to stop by and tell you I liked the post.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-40101024715953158642009-09-29T17:41:23.662-07:002009-09-29T17:41:23.662-07:00Usually going away from it and coming back later h...Usually going away from it and coming back later helps. Or that's when I'll stop the book and write the synopsis. Just putting the first half of the book down on paper helps me see it more clearly and get to the second half.<br /><br />Does anyone else remember a TV show in the 70s called Cliffhangers?<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliffhangers_(TV_series)Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-80649406491732331212009-09-29T17:34:24.157-07:002009-09-29T17:34:24.157-07:00"Once out of the well" - Awesome!
Like ..."Once out of the well" - Awesome!<br /><br />Like Elizabeth, my wells have been tied to timeline issues. I've since learned to plot out a timeline as I go - much better :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-44171261684752502862009-09-29T17:15:37.248-07:002009-09-29T17:15:37.248-07:00The well and I are close friends. It has always ta...The well and I are close friends. It has always taken someone else to point out the holes for me. I can usually fix them or work around them, but I never see them going in. I'd love to receive news that the well moved out of the country so I'd never see it again.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-58101015254910476222009-09-29T15:29:20.037-07:002009-09-29T15:29:20.037-07:00Margot; Sometime someone will have to explain to ...Margot; Sometime someone will have to explain to me why all the best bits are in the parts I have to get rid of.<br /><br />Elizabeth; Glad to know I'm not alone.<br /><br />Galen; You lucky dog. Isn't it a great story?<br /><br />Elizabeth; Sometimes many minds are the only answer. Putting it away for a while could also work if time isn't an issue.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-10299593187875651372009-09-29T13:32:37.490-07:002009-09-29T13:32:37.490-07:00I think if you write mysteries or thrillers this w...I think if you write mysteries or thrillers this would be more of a problem. But I have done it. What now? Time to put the piece away and take a break. When I do that, and return I have gained a little distance and can see where the problem is. <br /><br />When I write scripts, (which is my day job, for industrial use), I don't have the luxury of walking away for a breather, so I rely on my Elizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-50985999387774100042009-09-29T13:02:47.438-07:002009-09-29T13:02:47.438-07:00I've been pretty lucky, no wells. But, I'...I've been pretty lucky, no wells. But, I'm gonna remember, "Once out of the well," as a brilliant solution.<br /><br />Galen.joe doaks-Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283066862112820202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-74959506802261570662009-09-29T12:29:07.341-07:002009-09-29T12:29:07.341-07:00I hate it when that happens! I've done this *m...I hate it when that happens! I've done this *many* times. Frequently I have a time line problem when this occurs. Sometimes I'll even ditch the problem storyline or character if I can't find another solution. Interesting post!Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-90749427079809546962009-09-29T10:46:31.892-07:002009-09-29T10:46:31.892-07:00Elspeth,
As usual, you've raised a really i...Elspeth,<br /> As usual, you've raised a really interesting point! I, too, have written myself into a corner, and it's usually because I've got a place I want the plot to go, and haven't thought through the details carefully enough. When that happens, I take a breath and go back to the last place in the novel where things made sense. Then I just delete and rewrite once I've Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com