tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post1222932539828662276..comments2023-11-24T00:58:03.990-08:00Comments on Untethered Realms: Tips for Writing The Big LieM Paxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-10940755426982759112014-11-24T18:41:26.462-08:002014-11-24T18:41:26.462-08:00Thanks! Oh yes. I really want to live in that worl...Thanks! Oh yes. I really want to live in that world. Not as a muggle, though!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-22946690344735996792014-11-24T18:40:58.495-08:002014-11-24T18:40:58.495-08:00Great tip, Ken. My protagonists are usually big on...Great tip, Ken. My protagonists are usually big on the questioning!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-78632560916911714302014-11-24T18:40:23.879-08:002014-11-24T18:40:23.879-08:00Thanks, Melissa!Thanks, Melissa!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-39634589894755096952014-11-19T12:10:10.351-08:002014-11-19T12:10:10.351-08:00You give great tips and , when i think of Harry Po...You give great tips and , when i think of Harry Potter, it has a mix of the real and not real and we all want to go there.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-52912081052698821972014-11-19T06:38:02.321-08:002014-11-19T06:38:02.321-08:00Another suggestion to help your readers believe. ...Another suggestion to help your readers believe. Whenever you need to add something rather fantastical to your world and you're afraid the readers might not buy it, just have one of the characters question it themselves once. That always seems to add an air of legitimacy to the Big Lie.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-5744682157486882272014-11-19T05:02:02.079-08:002014-11-19T05:02:02.079-08:00Great tips.
World building and taying true to the...Great tips. <br />World building and taying true to the canon is apparently a theme today. ;)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-4131832981486927172014-11-18T17:13:27.723-08:002014-11-18T17:13:27.723-08:00Thanks, Gina. So true. Sometimes it's tough to...Thanks, Gina. So true. Sometimes it's tough to remember the rules when a rough day sets in, though!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-44093885286690909872014-11-18T17:12:30.599-08:002014-11-18T17:12:30.599-08:00Hehehe! Yes, they do! I've done it myself. :)Hehehe! Yes, they do! I've done it myself. :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-20881007101273350632014-11-18T16:25:10.676-08:002014-11-18T16:25:10.676-08:00Awesome tips, Christine. I think it's especial...Awesome tips, Christine. I think it's especially important to never break the rules in the worlds we create as well as making our characters as believable as possible. The more our readers relate to our stories, the more inclined they are to fall in love with our writing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-59952665801601500682014-11-18T11:45:18.322-08:002014-11-18T11:45:18.322-08:00Oh yes. And willing suspension of disbelief is ma...Oh yes. And willing suspension of disbelief is making the reader/viewer jump off that cliff themselves. If they have to be dragged (screaming) to the edge they generally make it back. And throw metaphoric rocks at the work in question. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-59758674015690450882014-11-18T11:05:11.902-08:002014-11-18T11:05:11.902-08:00Nicely said :-)
Anna from Shout with EmaginetteNicely said :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from Shout with Emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-9839689508907676892014-11-18T10:48:53.715-08:002014-11-18T10:48:53.715-08:00Thanks! I think Apenth doesn't know everything...Thanks! I think Apenth doesn't know everything and has stakes in it too. I'd love a peek at what your gods are doing up there!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-16319706716769734742014-11-18T10:48:15.171-08:002014-11-18T10:48:15.171-08:00Thank you. :) Oh yeah, I hate when books/films do ...Thank you. :) Oh yeah, I hate when books/films do that. You bring in a helpful tool, you use it!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-24649695827788477342014-11-18T10:47:24.563-08:002014-11-18T10:47:24.563-08:00Arya is one of my favorites too. Yay for chocolate...Arya is one of my favorites too. Yay for chocolate! :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-40594905381884510862014-11-18T10:46:37.605-08:002014-11-18T10:46:37.605-08:00Thanks! It's the little boring details that ar...Thanks! It's the little boring details that are sometimes important.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-29280999252930981592014-11-18T10:08:03.770-08:002014-11-18T10:08:03.770-08:00Great tips! Although Apenth says he can't help...Great tips! Although Apenth says he can't help directing the journey. ;)Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-59919778520226180832014-11-18T09:27:10.890-08:002014-11-18T09:27:10.890-08:00Excellent tips for all fiction really. I watched a...Excellent tips for all fiction really. I watched a movie the other night and they brought this creature to the story- he was noted to capture evil. Then he never made another appearance. That tiny flaw took the movie from a five star to a three. He was supposed to catch the evil- or at least help. Not exactly what you're talking about, maybe more of a Checkov's gun, but still- it was highlighted as a rule and then never brought full circle. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-66786443842429169162014-11-18T08:15:57.259-08:002014-11-18T08:15:57.259-08:00Ugh, on the 'it was all a dream' ending. T...Ugh, on the 'it was all a dream' ending. Then why did I bother reading? GRRM sort of killed his lie by killing so many characters. Although, I will read #6 to find out what happens to Arya. I create huge lies in my books. Chocolate rules the universe!M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-30539270741756591432014-11-18T08:09:14.241-08:002014-11-18T08:09:14.241-08:00Making sure readers believe the Big Lie is extreme...Making sure readers believe the Big Lie is extremely important! I like your #2. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-36616829738146154442014-11-18T06:09:39.503-08:002014-11-18T06:09:39.503-08:00Tons and tons of fun! :)Tons and tons of fun! :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-29767159603669771412014-11-18T05:44:47.497-08:002014-11-18T05:44:47.497-08:00Wow, you spec fic writers sound like you're ha...Wow, you spec fic writers sound like you're having way too much fun! <br /><br />Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-57867888611316932172014-11-18T04:58:41.810-08:002014-11-18T04:58:41.810-08:00That's a great idea, Ellie. I'm not a fant...That's a great idea, Ellie. I'm not a fantastic note-taker myself, but I try. At least in the revision stage!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-78141101918948761282014-11-18T04:57:55.410-08:002014-11-18T04:57:55.410-08:00Thank you. That's what revising is for and kee...Thank you. That's what revising is for and keen eyed critique partners! :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-77070544342082259272014-11-18T04:57:20.007-08:002014-11-18T04:57:20.007-08:00Me too! Thanks. :)Me too! Thanks. :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-46397936525419534662014-11-18T04:57:04.663-08:002014-11-18T04:57:04.663-08:00Thank you, Hilary. It can get tricky!Thank you, Hilary. It can get tricky!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.com