tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post4585343014337909661..comments2023-11-02T04:41:22.752-05:00Comments on Anita's Edge: Battling with indecision.... Opinions please!Anita Saxenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post-45596065802329202772010-01-12T06:44:51.617-06:002010-01-12T06:44:51.617-06:00Go with what best defines your character. Will I ...Go with what best defines your character. Will I love her for some reason in either version?GhostFolk.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942600698461250382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post-46266225241058607992010-01-05T18:56:55.336-06:002010-01-05T18:56:55.336-06:00I think I prefer choice 2, but I thought Wings too...I think I prefer choice 2, but I thought Wings took forever to get started. I liked Wings, but try to have some action close to the beginning. This is just my opinion of course. Your story sounds really cool.Mary E Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119298615414367828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post-24708349316433137182010-01-05T18:36:09.814-06:002010-01-05T18:36:09.814-06:00I'm gonna have to pick Numero Two-o. Because I...I'm gonna have to pick Numero Two-o. Because I don't speak an ounce of Spanish. Besides Numero.<br />But I think it's more challenging for a writer to do it where the character is clueless because the reader already knows, and they're like, "Okay. When will this kid find out already?!"<br />So you have to do it in an epical (not a word...yet)<br />way!<br /><br />*CHOICETWO*Liamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212604836430747333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post-38867751189008171882010-01-05T18:06:58.345-06:002010-01-05T18:06:58.345-06:00Totally clear Renee =)
Well, it's good to hear...Totally clear Renee =)<br />Well, it's good to hear that everyone is pretty unanimous with choice 2. That's how the original story is written BUT I've had choice number 1 nagging me. I've been trying to tell it to go away. And now you guys have given me the strength to really give choice one a kick in the rump. Thanks for your opinions peeps!Anita Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post-30933273713209950622010-01-05T17:00:07.824-06:002010-01-05T17:00:07.824-06:00I think I would make the decision based on the res...I think I would make the decision based on the rest of your story. Is your story mostly about the conflict that happens once the whole super human thing is out in the open? If so, it probably isn't essential (and may burn some of your word count) to include the pieces of how she found out.<br />However, if a big part of the story's conflict is the teen girl dealing with adapting to her new super human-ness, then her finding out should probably be a part of the story.<br />Yeah, clear as mud, right?Renee Pinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04790041428775629226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post-73403997312103342092010-01-05T16:35:47.492-06:002010-01-05T16:35:47.492-06:00Choice 2 -- awakening/origin stories are more rela...Choice 2 -- awakening/origin stories are more relatable, IMO.Joshua McCunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367262185912463258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post-82279896920202485212010-01-05T16:15:21.495-06:002010-01-05T16:15:21.495-06:00Definitely have her discover her powers before the...Definitely have her discover her powers before the reader's eyes - it will make us part of her journey from the get-go and create a stronger reader-protag bond. Good luck!Cammiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861378825187133888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post-13752246799502773572010-01-05T16:11:44.806-06:002010-01-05T16:11:44.806-06:00I agree with choice number 2 for the reasons Frank...I agree with choice number 2 for the reasons Frankie said. How weird would it be to find out you had special powers? That would be interesting to experience with the MC.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687047513163296827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post-59316112122566725722010-01-05T15:45:09.181-06:002010-01-05T15:45:09.181-06:00Hey Terry and Frankie! Thank you so much for your ...Hey Terry and Frankie! Thank you so much for your opinions. It really helps!Anita Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post-23823781120926568402010-01-05T15:30:45.740-06:002010-01-05T15:30:45.740-06:00That sounds very cool! I like both ways. I struggl...That sounds very cool! I like both ways. I struggled with this too for a time going back and forth when I didnt know yet how to tell my story. The main problems you run into with track 2 is that your MC lives in this fantasy world that she's already aware of and so its harder to get that info across to the reader without making it sound like an info dump. When your MC doesnt know about the special world, they get to learn about it with the reader, so in a way your job is easier. But I'd try writing it both ways and see what feels better-and see which way feels more exciting. You're the only one who can decide this in the end. You may run into plotholes with one way and not another, or the plot holes may help develop the plot into something more exciting, you never know. Just play with it and the right way will come.Frankie Diane Mallishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066659801542129040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post-70091577282054378802010-01-05T15:30:34.391-06:002010-01-05T15:30:34.391-06:00I vote for 2. That one appeals to me more.I vote for 2. That one appeals to me more.Terry Stonecrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726985400500572770noreply@blogger.com