tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005295521453303794.comments2012-11-01T19:20:54.291-07:00Write From the HeartFaye Tollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10113348457975392252noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005295521453303794.post-90626015374463776302012-11-01T19:20:54.291-07:002012-11-01T19:20:54.291-07:00Thanks, Sandra, and thank you for reading my blog....Thanks, Sandra, and thank you for reading my blog. I was running pretty late with it. I try to have subjects that will help writers or are interesting to those who love mysteries. Come again!Faye Tollisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113348457975392252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005295521453303794.post-82649835635340548162012-11-01T12:38:04.965-07:002012-11-01T12:38:04.965-07:00Great advice, Faye!Great advice, Faye!Sandynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173636181230433720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005295521453303794.post-43060950650029630542012-07-17T17:39:17.320-07:002012-07-17T17:39:17.320-07:00Thanks, Elysabeth. It really is a must for a write...Thanks, Elysabeth. It really is a must for a writer to have an editor and readers. They do see things we miss in our proofreading and self-editing.<br /><br />FayeFaye Tollisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113348457975392252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005295521453303794.post-53791735359420259702012-03-17T13:59:55.839-07:002012-03-17T13:59:55.839-07:00I have a friend who writes really long paragraphs ...I have a friend who writes really long paragraphs and I do have to call her out on that sometimes when I'm editing her stories (not that I've had to edit anything of hers in a while). I on the other hand tend to write short, to the point sentences and paragraphs so I tend to fall short on the descriptive aspect in my stories. That's where my editors come in to play - they help make those very short paragraphs into wonderful, just the right length paragraphs.<br /><br />Great posting and food for thought. E :)<br /><br />Elysabeth Eldering<br />Author of Finally Home, a YA paranormal mystery<br />"The Proposal" (an April Fools Day story), a humorous romance ebook <br />"The Tulip Kiss", a paranormal romance story<br />"Bride-and-Seek", a paranormal romance story<br />http://elysabethsstories.blogspot.com<br />http://eeldering.weebly.comelysabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052446855668120700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005295521453303794.post-85654296588122091932012-02-08T08:40:02.153-08:002012-02-08T08:40:02.153-08:00I think this is a terrific idea - keeping up the t...I think this is a terrific idea - keeping up the timeline. This is where outlining or story boarding your story comes into play. I only have to disagree with you on one point - sometimes the smell of bacon and eggs cooking could mean it was dinnertime because that is a meal that would be good at any time of the day - breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and sometimes even a late night meal. <br /><br />My story, Finally Home, occurred over about a 3-week period of time (I think, but not more than month's time) and I had to make sure I showed the timeline in there because that was important to the story. My state stories on the other hand occur over an hour or so in the day of the characters, so really not much to keep up timeline wise other than indicating whether it is a weekend or after school or even in class (one of the stories will take place during a class session) so that the readers can relate as to when the characters would actually have time to play the game. <br /><br />I know with the new novel I'm working on - Imogene: Innocense Lost - I will have to keep up with the timeline since it will probably include flashbacks as well as the present day time of the storyline and it will span a period of 10 years - so I can see how really keeping up with the timeline is going to come into affect for that story. I'll keep you posted how it turns out for me - thanks for posting an interesting topic - E :)<br /><br />Elysabeth Eldering<br />Author of Finally Home, a YA paranormal mystery<br />"The Proposal" (an April Fools Day story), a humorous romance ebook<br />"The Tulip Kiss", a paranormal romance ebook<br />"Bride-and-Seek", a paranormal romance ebook<br />http://elysabethsstories.blogspot.com<br />http://eeldering.weebly.comelysabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052446855668120700noreply@blogger.com