tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post5811417526644347655..comments2023-06-10T22:42:19.087+10:00Comments on Australasian Christian Writers: On Rock Stars, Editing and M&M'sUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-12711361273890081842014-10-08T00:57:40.987+11:002014-10-08T00:57:40.987+11:00Great post, Iola. What a great way to unpack what ...Great post, Iola. What a great way to unpack what can seem like tedious elements in developing the craft of writing. Tripwires. I like that. But once you've learned to spot them, they're like a glow-in-the-dark spider at midnight!Adele Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15413445554710215786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-89017954131929350402014-10-04T16:29:48.318+10:002014-10-04T16:29:48.318+10:00Thanks for commenting, ladies.
I'm another pe...Thanks for commenting, ladies.<br /><br />I'm another peanut person ... but I'm currently on holiday in the US and have discovered a new favourite. Mint M&Ms. Dark chocolate, and a minty coating, a bit like the Sniffers I loved as a child.<br /><br />I agree that backstory and info dumps are another tripwire, and they may well have become a problem if I'd managed to get to Chapter Two!Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-86614568836872318312014-10-03T19:59:19.542+10:002014-10-03T19:59:19.542+10:00Peanut - eaten alongside nice fresh salty popcorn....Peanut - eaten alongside nice fresh salty popcorn. Ohhhhhh devine....<br />Tripwire? The story being unbelievable, but also passive voice. I start to snore.<br />Catherine Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947906623825971761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-85583147020523069692014-10-03T18:00:53.161+10:002014-10-03T18:00:53.161+10:00Peanut! Oh, peanut, peanut, peanut!
I'm with...Peanut! Oh, peanut, peanut, peanut! <br /><br />I'm with Nola. Big backstory dumbs have me putting a book down straight away. I can survive too many adverbs if the voice is strong and the story compelling but screeds of backstory and I'm gone burger.Kara Isaachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482245933455012714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-41938043089833211682014-10-03T10:01:49.033+10:002014-10-03T10:01:49.033+10:00LOVE IT. Definitely plain, Iola.
I still enjoy l...LOVE IT. Definitely plain, Iola. <br /><br />I still enjoy looking over my first two novels which I never let anyone read, let alone tried to publish. I think I must have done everything in the tripwire book in those stories! Not only does it give me a good laugh but reminds me how much ground I've covered since. And still learning. How I loved all those gorgeous adjectives. And the descriptive passages to die for...that is until I read a well-known novel about supernatural angel wars with each battle dripping with adjectives. So I skipped them. <br /><br />BTW congrats on being in that top 1%. You haven't got time for too many adverbs/adjectives... you want to get to the story. Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-62914282162483908652014-10-03T09:51:47.642+10:002014-10-03T09:51:47.642+10:00Hi Iola - That was a really interesting comment ab...Hi Iola - That was a really interesting comment about the M and M tripwire. I never would have thought of that.<br /><br />One of the tripwires for me is the back story dump coupled with too much tell rather than show. I read a book by one of my favourite Christian authors earlier in the year and couldn't believe the amount of "telling". It wasn't indicative of her other books (I've read about 20 of hers) and made me wonder whether it was a rush job that hadn't been through enough edit cycles.<br /><br />I also love beautiful language, imagery and metaphor, but not if it gets in the way of the story. I tried to read a book by a well-known Australian mainstream author a while ago but only made it up to about p. 90 before giving up. She had metaphors every few sentences, so by the time I got up to p. 90 I was thinking 'You're very clever and have a great grasp of the English language, but I'm just not enjoying the story".<br /><br />Thanks for the tips.<br /><br />NolaNola Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425394685430146759noreply@blogger.com