tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post4253888996195475849..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: WHAT IS IT THAT TAKES A STORY FROM "GOOD" TO "GREAT???" By Gail L. JennerLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-35824562869756495522016-08-09T09:56:02.361-05:002016-08-09T09:56:02.361-05:00Gail, I'm glad my words resonated with you, an...Gail, I'm glad my words resonated with you, and thank you for quoting them. Best wishes on your writing and blogging!Elizabeth Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207536110886973913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-52708831530991485852016-08-03T23:58:11.152-05:002016-08-03T23:58:11.152-05:00Thanks, Beverly! I think most of us spend a lot of...Thanks, Beverly! I think most of us spend a lot of time reassessing --- reconsidering what it is that draws us into a story. And what it takes to take that story to the next level... Hopefully we can achieve what it is we hope to accomplish in and with a story :-)gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-19186653185411451062016-08-03T11:05:54.249-05:002016-08-03T11:05:54.249-05:00Great info, Gail. It always helps to refresh and r...Great info, Gail. It always helps to refresh and revitalize our memories as to what really adds to a great vs. good story. Thanks so much and wishing you much success.Beverly Wells authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248685758575824289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-80793188592626496332016-08-02T00:55:27.038-05:002016-08-02T00:55:27.038-05:00I have heard that PLOT actually derives from chara...I have heard that PLOT actually derives from characters and their conflict and that is how I approach novel construction, too. Thanks for stopping by!gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-5386064597848473012016-08-01T17:32:51.076-05:002016-08-01T17:32:51.076-05:00Good stuff, Gail. I guess I'll add that a grea...Good stuff, Gail. I guess I'll add that a great story is one in which you (the reader) would really like to know the H/h. I believe that the strength of fiction definitely lies in the characters first, the plot second. Simple idea, not always simple in execution. But we all keep trying, especially here at PRP.Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363740420272046549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-17990432925618763002016-08-01T14:24:21.113-05:002016-08-01T14:24:21.113-05:00Ha! It's always nice when someone understands ...Ha! It's always nice when someone understands that animal/work smells can be alluring **wink**! I don't feel the same way, however, about pig smells....hmmmm, those are not as appealing! And yes, it's the editing and revising process that makes all the difference in the end....Thanks for stopping by, Kaye!gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-12256144647574774152016-08-01T14:21:06.274-05:002016-08-01T14:21:06.274-05:00Yes, it's easy to let a story slide along and ...Yes, it's easy to let a story slide along and then suddenly it's an 'Aha!' moment when you think, "Gosh, I'd like this story to be more!" Deeper themes, maybe, or conflict, and then (in my mind), that is when the adventure really begins. But, it's not always easy to achieve what we hope to achieve with every story!!gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-42845875811923845102016-08-01T14:18:29.575-05:002016-08-01T14:18:29.575-05:00Thanks, Doris! I think that what we forget about t...Thanks, Doris! I think that what we forget about the very things we respond to in reading a great novel....and of course, there are more things to dig into --- the craft of writing, revision, dialogue, etc.....gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-23566882681662558462016-08-01T11:39:08.937-05:002016-08-01T11:39:08.937-05:00Gail,
This is a timely article for me as I just f...Gail,<br /><br />This is a timely article for me as I just finished a deep edit on a previously published western romance novella. This story was originally published in 2007. I have grown/matured as a writer since then, and I am so thankful to have the opportunity to revisit this story and do justice to the plot, secondary characters, H/h, even the setting. <br /><br />Your question, "Does Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-52501397861127573172016-08-01T11:16:14.581-05:002016-08-01T11:16:14.581-05:00Some excellent thoughts. It is always good to be r...Some excellent thoughts. It is always good to be reminded of those elements that make a story great so we don't fall into a rut of mediocracy.Zina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-88219413815600762342016-08-01T10:41:22.029-05:002016-08-01T10:41:22.029-05:00I really enjoyed the 'peek' inside what yo...I really enjoyed the 'peek' inside what you enjoy and strive for in a story Gail. I do believe, like you say, we each have that something that strikes a cord in us. Thank you for sharing so great food for thought. Doris Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.com