Linda Joy Singleton's Blog, page 452
June 16, 2010
LindaJoySinglet: #yalitchat Since I couldn't keep my prologue in THE SEER 6, I wove it in a later scene. Part of it is used in the Amazon bk description.
LindaJoySinglet: #yalitchat Since I couldn't keep my prologue in THE SEER 6, I wove it in a later scene. Part of it is used in the Amazon bk description.
LindaJoySinglet: #yalitchat I had a prologue in my next book (#6 THE SEER) but my editor asked me to cut it because the previous books didn't have prologues.
LindaJoySinglet: #yalitchat I had a prologue in my next book (#6 THE SEER) but my editor asked me to cut it because the previous books didn't have prologues.
LindaJoySinglet: #yalitchat - I find that contrasting or mirroring conflicts with minor characters help move the action to avoid sagging middles.
LindaJoySinglet: #yalitchat - I find that contrasting or mirroring conflicts with minor characters help move the action to avoid sagging middles.
LindaJoySinglet: #yalitchat on opening lines. From The Adoration of Jenna Fox, simple but effective: I used to be someone.
LindaJoySinglet: #yalitchat on opening lines. From The Adoration of Jenna Fox, simple but effective: I used to be someone.
LindaJoySinglet: @katydidcamp Yup--THE LOVELY BONES was a good opening. I have a list of some faves on my blog. Will find that post & repost.
LindaJoySinglet: @katydidcamp Yup--THE LOVELY BONES was a good opening. I have a list of some faves on my blog. Will find that post & repost.
LindaJoySinglet: RT @RebeccAgent: and is there a more striking song than laughter? And getting a teen to laugh? True, original humor is golden. #yalitchat
LindaJoySinglet: RT @RebeccAgent: and is there a more striking song than laughter? And getting a teen to laugh? True, original humor is golden. #yalitchat
LindaJoySinglet: #yalitchat I always read prologues. They can up drama, making readers know death is likely. I had a prologue in REGENERATION but none lately
LindaJoySinglet: #yalitchat I always read prologues. They can up drama, making readers know death is likely. I had a prologue in REGENERATION but none lately
LindaJoySinglet: RT @JeremyWest: In the chat with tons of great bloggers and authors! Come join in this awesome #yalitchat!
LindaJoySinglet: RT @JeremyWest: In the chat with tons of great bloggers and authors! Come join in this awesome #yalitchat!
LindaJoySinglet: Continuing rewrites on my midgrade. Thought I had critique tomorrow but don't. So more rewriting ahead then grocery shoppin. Oh, joy.
LindaJoySinglet: Continuing rewrites on my midgrade. Thought I had critique tomorrow but don't. So more rewriting ahead then grocery shoppin. Oh, joy.
LindaJoySinglet: @ixtumea I carried my first one around for about a month. And I still keep a container of my books in the trunk of my car. Comes in handy!
LindaJoySinglet: @ixtumea I carried my first one around for about a month. And I still keep a container of my books in the trunk of my car. Comes in handy!
