tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post1515946010767808744..comments2023-12-30T09:35:40.561-07:00Comments on Chiseled in Rock: Sink or SwimChiseled in Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02545077591839974850noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-75649085492037860232012-04-27T04:49:47.516-06:002012-04-27T04:49:47.516-06:00Powerful post, Terry! I got chills just looking at...Powerful post, Terry! I got chills just looking at the picture, but reading your post put me in the frigging water, banging up against the side of the doomed liner! The Titanic has always affected me to the core of my soul. Thanks, Terry, thanks for freezing the very breath out of me....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-47833312106591124452012-04-26T20:15:46.755-06:002012-04-26T20:15:46.755-06:00This was helpful. A perspective shown about what t...This was helpful. A perspective shown about what the post is about, instead of just telling us not to do it this way, but that way.<br /><br />I'll refer back to this as I plod through my WIP and revsions too, and cross-check my efforts.<br /><br />Thanks!Dean K Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846624912452227191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-70685069088292581152012-04-26T15:24:43.134-06:002012-04-26T15:24:43.134-06:00Excellent points, Terry! And what a great example,...Excellent points, Terry! And what a great example, too. I think some writers forget they can have all that cool cinematic stuff in their beginning pages and have it work as long as the character reacts to it. That's what's missing. A sinking ship, as you say, is just a sinking ship in the distance, but when you have a character bobbing along on a lifeboat that's taking on water so cold he can no longer feels his feet, you have drama. Describe his sense of helplessness while watching a man outside the boat reach out, begging for help, just before he disappears into the inky sea. It's all about character.Karen Duvallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01839711547501582977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-82226292135289076782012-04-26T15:09:07.194-06:002012-04-26T15:09:07.194-06:00Excellent post, Terry. Readers don't seen to e...Excellent post, Terry. Readers don't seen to enjoy what I call "Michener openings" these days, so it's important to introduce character and conflict right away.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-31518447913407755832012-04-26T10:30:52.853-06:002012-04-26T10:30:52.853-06:00Terry,
Great advice! James Cameron got a lot of ...Terry,<br /><br />Great advice! James Cameron got a lot of flak for centering his Titanic story on a fictional character and a love story. But it was that decision that made the movie a huge success. Audiences could relate to Rose's woes amidst the dizzying special effects and larger-than-life events.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />DevlinChris Devlinhttp://www.chrisdevlinwrites.comnoreply@blogger.com