tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post9136913584753242310..comments2023-12-19T05:15:27.114-05:00Comments on Liana Brooks: Deconstructing Dresden - or- Everything I Need To Know I Learned From Some One ElseLiana Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-77084804950220757712010-06-10T09:48:07.098-04:002010-06-10T09:48:07.098-04:00Random person with name I can't read - That...Random person with name I can't read - That's a pretty quote. Yours, or someone else's?Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-34812668811491692562010-06-10T09:48:00.760-04:002010-06-10T09:48:00.760-04:00J. M. - A friend in my writer's group suggeste...J. M. - A friend in my writer's group suggested it once. We went through chapter by chapter looking at verb use, nouns, simile, everything. It was like reading for college, but it was a thriller rather than Shakespeare.<br /><br />Inky - Some books just start slow. But without the first three chapters I'd be lost.Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-57239477289109149012010-06-10T09:47:23.970-04:002010-06-10T09:47:23.970-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-35838224241495265992010-06-09T23:35:16.815-04:002010-06-09T23:35:16.815-04:00Yeah, both the Dresden books I've read follow ...Yeah, both the Dresden books I've read follow the OTHER three pattern you mention - ch 1, meh; ch2, worldbuild; ch 3, okay - and then we have Book. I do love them, they just take a bit of getting into.<br /><br />Anyway, rules of three - yeah, I use The Sentence from Lisle's How To Think Sideways as a similar sort of thing, just to keep in mind the fact that the scene always needs some sort of CONFLICT that's contributing to the main action in some way. It's been a useful thing to be able to bear in mind, and I can tell that my drafts post-learning about this are cleaner with less wasted scenes than the ones prior :)<br /><br />*cookies* for you. Huzzah for learning new techniques! :)Amy Laurenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782528327499574711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-54244130671439403822010-06-09T16:35:14.293-04:002010-06-09T16:35:14.293-04:00Never really thought of it before, but I'm in ...Never really thought of it before, but I'm in the same camp as Tere. I usually look at stories as a whole and don't think of breaking them down on a chapter by chapter basis. <br /><br />Seems like there is a lot of value to doing so, though, and this is something I should start doing...j.m. neebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17100118942932650408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-38469293135020743832010-06-09T15:02:21.239-04:002010-06-09T15:02:21.239-04:00Merc - I've read books 1-5 in order. I like th...Merc - I've read books 1-5 in order. I like the ones with the fairies, the vampires bore me. <br /><br />Tere- You're welcome. :o)Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-44675162309176429502010-06-09T11:36:46.098-04:002010-06-09T11:36:46.098-04:00I've been dissecting a lot of my fave books la...I've been dissecting a lot of my fave books lately, but never thought to analyze chapter by chapter.<br /><br />Thanks for a very thoughtful post!Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-39545341078787463192010-06-09T10:25:28.784-04:002010-06-09T10:25:28.784-04:00Out of curiosity, which Dresden Files book did you...Out of curiosity, which Dresden Files book did you read? (I couldn't tell from the post if you've read the whole series, or jumping in with a specific book.)Merchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164221022350926808noreply@blogger.com