tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post187020360807327031..comments2023-05-24T13:20:15.546+01:00Comments on Scribblings of an Aspiring Author.: Write ON + Magic 8 Ball: Pls Help - Which Way?VikLithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675200811539358961noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-21026469445122845452012-08-21T22:10:58.216+01:002012-08-21T22:10:58.216+01:00Nice of you to stop by! I look forward to GUTGAA!Nice of you to stop by! I look forward to GUTGAA!VikLithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675200811539358961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-53613415018228380442012-08-19T20:35:44.750+01:002012-08-19T20:35:44.750+01:00Greetings!
I'm hopping over here from GUTGAA ...Greetings!<br /><br />I'm hopping over here from GUTGAA and thought I would get an early start on visiting blogs. Nice to meet you...you have a lovely blog!<br /><br />Donna L Martin<br />www.donnalmartin.com<br />www.donasdays.blogspot.comThink Positive, Be Positivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981805086599633473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-83743451178354229432012-08-19T17:47:52.934+01:002012-08-19T17:47:52.934+01:00Thank you for saying so, that's kind of you. I...Thank you for saying so, that's kind of you. I appreciate your comments!VikLithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675200811539358961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-27973667806439921342012-08-19T17:47:33.985+01:002012-08-19T17:47:33.985+01:00Thank you for commenting. I am full of ideas but n...Thank you for commenting. I am full of ideas but none of them quite working. Just need to get on with a first draft I think!VikLithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675200811539358961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-74251733851750724882012-08-19T17:47:09.232+01:002012-08-19T17:47:09.232+01:00Busy for a little while at least ;) Thank you for ...Busy for a little while at least ;) Thank you for the tip, I think 1 and 2 are calling me the most at the mo!VikLithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675200811539358961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-58899415158442105942012-08-19T17:46:47.205+01:002012-08-19T17:46:47.205+01:00Thank you so much for commenting and for your thou...Thank you so much for commenting and for your thoughts, really helpful. Will keep you informed!VikLithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675200811539358961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-67686346570001656332012-08-18T13:26:15.402+01:002012-08-18T13:26:15.402+01:00First of all, the writing in all three is excellen...First of all, the writing in all three is excellent. I like the first one the best. The idea is intriguing and timely and of the three of them that seems like the one that is the most fleshed out.Lisa Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899014095250160853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-58380023075806702462012-08-18T13:07:12.779+01:002012-08-18T13:07:12.779+01:00those are great! you are definitely full of great ...those are great! you are definitely full of great new ideas!<br />my fave is the 2nd with the cloning<br />and then the third w/the romance!<br />you better get writing!<br /><br />who is the loudest in your mind? thats how you start! but i would take breaks and work on the others too... even if just to outline when you get inspired by them.<br />you're a busy girl!Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-33769986101657237382012-08-17T15:25:03.965+01:002012-08-17T15:25:03.965+01:00Thanks for sharing all of them. You have a reserv...Thanks for sharing all of them. You have a reserve of ideas that should keep you busy for a couple of years! I read your #2 at WriteOnCon and was quite taken with it, but I'm partial to thrillers... :) If "publishability" is a consideration, I would stick to #1 or #2. It was clear at WriteOnCon that dystopian is falling out of favour, for now, and to me this sounds dystopian. Jeannettehttp://www.folioroad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-49257550781592343172012-08-17T09:14:25.431+01:002012-08-17T09:14:25.431+01:00Thanks for sharing. *1 is really intriguing, subje...Thanks for sharing. *1 is really intriguing, subject to, as others have said, being able to overcome the tech stuff. But I'm guessing that even if she finds out quite early on who's at the root of things, there's potential for lots of tension and peril, esp if this turned into some sort of cat fight. *2 was my favourite. Is she going to be a clone or not? Who's pulling the strings? Oo-er! *3 Is this going to be a love story or something more edgy? (Not that it can't be both, of course). This was the least engaging for me. But all three are great - keep us informed of progress!Julia Thorleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485301135194085398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-85353587438711510632012-08-17T09:11:11.996+01:002012-08-17T09:11:11.996+01:00Thank you Kyra for your encouraging comments. Now ...Thank you Kyra for your encouraging comments. Now to get on drafting ;)VikLithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675200811539358961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-30857199040632249932012-08-17T09:10:48.566+01:002012-08-17T09:10:48.566+01:00Thank you for tagging me for this and for the usef...Thank you for tagging me for this and for the useful comments! <br /><br />Certainly the suggestion for 1 of the MC hiding something is an interesting one ;)<br /><br />Glad you like 2, I am quite taken with it. I will see how I get on.VikLithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675200811539358961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-90799980822682047492012-08-17T09:10:00.834+01:002012-08-17T09:10:00.834+01:00Thank you, this is all so helpful!
And certainly...Thank you, this is all so helpful! <br /><br />And certainly some of the things I have been considering myself. I do need a 'plot reason' why the person won't be easily findable for 1. <br /><br />Thank you for the points re 3, I definitely to find a reason for conflict between them. Opposing sides of something. I think she needs more of a 'goal' too. 3 might be the one I shelve for now.<br /><br />This is really helpful, thank you.VikLithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675200811539358961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-72524893737836502712012-08-16T17:20:00.709+01:002012-08-16T17:20:00.709+01:00I absolutely love the first idea - though as Delia...I absolutely love the first idea - though as Delia said, kids are tech savvy, and would probably find a way to locate "Anon" - but I hope there is some way around this, because it's genius! I also want to know what this girl has done that made people create the website? Are people jealous of her, has she spent most of her life bullying other kids who are suddenly seeking revenge? There are so many possibilities!<br /><br />I like the other two ideas too, most especially the psychological thriller! :DKyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-59304337678104565662012-08-16T16:27:12.614+01:002012-08-16T16:27:12.614+01:00The one that appeals to me most is number 2. I thi...The one that appeals to me most is number 2. I think this could make a great story. I assume from your brief that the girl in question was involved in some sort of accident which left her dead and somehow she was cloned! But how and who by? Why is her father lying to her? Lots of interesting plot twists here I suspect. I would love to read this!<br /><br />Number 1 is an interesting idea and I liked your working title. But presumably if someone were doing this the police would become involved? Or maybe your protaganist is trying to hide something from them too! <br /><br />Number 3 didn't fit my idea of dystopian from the information you gave. I wasn't as excited by this one as the other two but that was just my opinion.<br /><br />Anyway hope my ramblings might help. It's great to have a choice of brillant ideas bursting out. Well done. Colin's advice above does seem to make excellent sense and might help you move forward with the idea that excites you the most. <br /><br />Good luck and look forward to hearing how you go.Suzanne Furnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00908200156114453054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-7823513935550797872012-08-16T15:30:03.551+01:002012-08-16T15:30:03.551+01:00Right, here's my opinion:
1) I read this one ...Right, here's my opinion:<br /><br />1) I read this one at WOC and I loved the idea, but I couldn't figure out why these generally tech-savvy kids couldn't just trace the IP address and find out who Anon is. You can Google how pretty easily, so why didn't they? (And if they can't, police can once threats start.) If you go forward with this one (which I don't think is a bad idea, and I LOVE the title), it's something to consider.<br /><br />2) Didn't see this one but would be curious to see where it goes and why she's being recloned and why does she feel like she belongs somewhere else? Also, why does she come out already grown and not grow from an embryo (as most clones do these days)? It's a nifty idea, and I'd love to find out.<br /><br />3) Does not sound dystopian, just near-future. Unless the world/government has changed drastically after some catastrophe? Here's a good post by Sara LaPolla about dystopian http://bigglasscases.blogspot.com/2012/08/are-you-writing-dystopian.html . If you go with this one, I'd consider upping the tension between Lara and the president's son. I don't know if do-gooder is enough of a reason to outright reject someone.<br /><br />I don't know if any of this helps, but I hope it does. I'm eager to see more! :) (<== non-ironic smilie)Deliahttp://delia-moran.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-40534433374278300502012-08-16T15:19:30.350+01:002012-08-16T15:19:30.350+01:00Colin that is a very helpful suggestion! Part of t...Colin that is a very helpful suggestion! Part of the trouble of being UK based is that ultimately, I won't write a query letter I'll write a covering letter, which seem to me to be a bit different, so I have never really practised those query letter skills. Still, covering letters need an element of query and it now strikes me what a useful exercise it can be in general! Thank you v. much.VikLithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675200811539358961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098901134479681519.post-84808069337639094092012-08-16T15:16:33.615+01:002012-08-16T15:16:33.615+01:00I think the idea of #1 could make for a very inter...I think the idea of #1 could make for a very interesting YA Contemporary. #2 is a close runner-up. One thing that might help you decide is to write a query for them. That way, you're forced to consider the main plot of the story, and identify MC, antagonist, crisis, and what the heart of the book is. For example, the fact that someone has set up a hate page for Cara is certainly troubling for her, and the fact that they are threatening *something* in two weeks would definitely be cause for great concern. But what is Cara going to *do*? This I think is the missing element that would need to come out in a query. We sort-of know the stakes (the threat isn't spelled out), but I need to see a conflict (does she plan to run? or find out who's created the site so she can get revenge? or something else--before the 2 weeks are up). I understand these are just ideas, but perhaps the one you find easiest to write a good query for is the one you should work on?<br /><br />Just my thought. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.com