tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post8106449169261438954..comments2024-01-25T18:57:50.181-08:00Comments on My Life as a Teenage Novelist: Let's Start at the Very Beginning, a Very Good Place to Staaart!Brigid Gorry-Hineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15481935746189946137noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post-71576386953600007322011-02-10T13:51:36.992-08:002011-02-10T13:51:36.992-08:00Thanks for sharing your opinion! I agree, any of t...Thanks for sharing your opinion! I agree, any of these things can be used effectively, but if they are executed poorly then they can make the beginning of a story very unappealing.Brigid Gorry-Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481935746189946137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post-55906645600127002992011-02-09T19:54:52.979-08:002011-02-09T19:54:52.979-08:00In my opinion, when one commences a story, the mai...In my opinion, when one commences a story, the main objective should be to establish the emotional connection between the writer and reader. This can be manifested in a variety of ways; however, you are correct in stating that writers should not employ the techniques described above. However, I believe that ambiguity can be effective when utilized properly. Additionally, 'unnecessary' exposition and the incessant pondering of circumstances are also effective when utilized in the proper manner. In my opinion, it is these two collective factors that help to establish the connection between writer and audience.1993leobabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708971629216780293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post-69224304253506906992011-02-05T08:28:31.655-08:002011-02-05T08:28:31.655-08:00You're welcome! I'm glad it does :)You're welcome! I'm glad it does :)Brigid Gorry-Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481935746189946137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post-23921804028932621172011-02-04T07:30:29.219-08:002011-02-04T07:30:29.219-08:00Thanks, Brigid! This really helps. (:Thanks, Brigid! This really helps. (:Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454929893360353534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post-72172549146516697602011-02-02T13:34:44.382-08:002011-02-02T13:34:44.382-08:00You're welcome Sella. I'm glad my blog has...You're welcome Sella. I'm glad my blog has a use. Hooray!<br /><br />Ha, it's okay. It was informative, even if it was brutal. They were just being honest, and it's important to know what agents do/don't like.<br /><br />Thankies, glad you think so. Yeah, so am I. (Haha, frap.) Well like I said, there are exceptions, so not necessarily. But if you can think of more original beginnings, then yeahhh I guess so.<br /><br />Read last paragraph ^^ The reason it's bad is because usually it's uncreative and not very interesting. But, there are some situations where it works. Hopefully Edge is one of them because I can't think of anything else for the time being ... But I'm trying.Brigid Gorry-Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481935746189946137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post-66700099238602916812011-02-02T12:49:13.731-08:002011-02-02T12:49:13.731-08:00Brigid, thank you for making this blog post! :) It...Brigid, thank you for making this blog post! :) It was very informative and smart and I learned from it and all that jazz. It's going to help me a lot. :D Seriously, your blog teaches me a LOT. It makes me a better writer. :)<br /><br />I'm sorry about what happened at Writer Idol. But just know that agents are harsh to the point of ridiculousness, and that they're too uptight, and that a lot of times they're wrong.<br /><br />The list about beginnings to avoid is really helpful and good. :) Except ... I'm guilty of more than one of them. Oh frap. (That's like oh crap, but more awesome, because I am swearing in the name of Starbucks. Heh heh, get it?) And not just in old stories I don't write anymore, in books I still intend to finish. I should probably rewrite the beginnings for those, huh? :P<br /><br />One more thing: I don't understand what's wrong with starting off the book in a white room. If that's essential to the plot and it's a white room for a reason (and not just because of the blank paper or screen or whatever), then why is it a problem? I mean, say it's something like an insane asylum and the walls are white and the MC finds themselves in there without knowing why ... why is that a bad beginning, and how else would you do it?Sellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532222720027108438noreply@blogger.com