tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post3820222327224365779..comments2024-03-07T09:26:21.305-05:00Comments on My Hogwarts Sabbatical: Action Or Description - Which Comes First?Chemist Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-14582110526305581432013-02-24T17:49:09.781-05:002013-02-24T17:49:09.781-05:00Hmmm... I wonder if I should try that from the ver...Hmmm... I wonder if I should try that from the very beginning instead of wasting all that time stalling around. As you said, that first line can always just go away once I've gotten the scene moving.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-86102752719721584602013-02-23T23:35:48.089-05:002013-02-23T23:35:48.089-05:00I find that opening a scene with a snippet of dial...I find that opening a scene with a snippet of dialog helps when I've been floundering and stalling. The line doesn't always remain, but it turns on the ignition.Jeff Hargetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198367021884647821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-73861706643620898382013-02-21T18:20:28.936-05:002013-02-21T18:20:28.936-05:00I haven't had the chance to try it out yet on ...I haven't had the chance to try it out yet on any of my problem chapters, but I hope it will solve some of my problems. Of course, it's possible that I'll still have tons of trouble trying to write beginnings, even with that trick. Do you know of any other tricks for beginnings?Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-28355221534292287522013-02-21T15:43:23.881-05:002013-02-21T15:43:23.881-05:00Good point. I think I've been doing that for t...Good point. I think I've been doing that for the most part, but not because I knew it was a good trick. So you weren't the last to know!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com