tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413602988874470006.post8986504596851669508..comments2023-07-31T07:46:48.021-07:00Comments on Cabinet of Curiosities: Grabbing Your Eyeballs and Nailing Them to the PageLAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543901710565418004noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413602988874470006.post-2408465555771390532013-06-07T18:02:21.161-07:002013-06-07T18:02:21.161-07:00Not only are they likely to abandon ship, they can...Not only are they likely to abandon ship, they can also feel cheated or intentionaly misled when they discover that your version and theirs don't add up. Something I have to remind myself, since I have been known to assume my reader is telepathic and will simply lift the details from my mind! lolSuzanne Warrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141459404743769260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413602988874470006.post-63554754052177235362013-06-07T08:57:57.520-07:002013-06-07T08:57:57.520-07:00Wonderful tips! And I so completely agree about gi...Wonderful tips! And I so completely agree about giving a sense of PLACE right away. If readers can't get that mental picture going in their heads, I don't think they stay with you. Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413602988874470006.post-68654337231301281622013-06-06T12:21:24.724-07:002013-06-06T12:21:24.724-07:00See, this is why we all write for kids/teens! We ...See, this is why we all write for kids/teens! We can appreciate the finer nuances of the privy as a plot point. ;)Suzanne Warrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141459404743769260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413602988874470006.post-53737339071630504912013-06-03T20:14:28.997-07:002013-06-03T20:14:28.997-07:00Favorite post ever, from title to privy. I think w...Favorite post ever, from title to privy. I think we all ought to attempt a first page in that locale. Ginger Churchillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119374273441048289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413602988874470006.post-20400554149077697022013-06-03T19:34:56.157-07:002013-06-03T19:34:56.157-07:00Or a dream about waking up in a privy, that might ...Or a dream about waking up in a privy, that might even be better ;)Trish Esdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049667128434033805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413602988874470006.post-48345712315879570082013-06-03T14:06:21.441-07:002013-06-03T14:06:21.441-07:00Haha that's great! I can see it now, someday ...Haha that's great! I can see it now, someday agents will tell their audience that the one thing they don't want to see is a book which starts off in a privy. It's so overdone! lolSuzanne Warrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141459404743769260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413602988874470006.post-70325179571719538142013-06-03T13:04:34.481-07:002013-06-03T13:04:34.481-07:00No, don't subtract the privy advice!
I shall ...No, don't subtract the privy advice!<br /><br />I shall remember it FOREVER--and blame my use of it on you! <br /><br />Great post. Very solid advice. Trish Esdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049667128434033805noreply@blogger.com