tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post2419225904654927967..comments2023-09-12T00:58:57.476-07:00Comments on Deborah Walker: Three Things I Discovered When Writing 'Thief and Demon'Deborah Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post-55505167683995813232015-11-23T05:23:38.979-08:002015-11-23T05:23:38.979-08:00Super! Thanks for the advice! I write stories. The...Super! Thanks for the advice! I write stories. They may be different: fantasies and horror, love stories and anecdotes... All in all I've written 76 stories. None was published. That's the saddest point.http://essay-writing-place.com/http://essay-writing-place.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post-42423155866957712532015-08-28T10:22:03.389-07:002015-08-28T10:22:03.389-07:00For me too, at least with most stories. But the mo...For me too, at least with most stories. But the most important aspect isn't necessarily the one that comes first when I begin to craft a new story.Rayne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992900621890391763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post-71892748459880624532015-08-19T08:03:15.802-07:002015-08-19T08:03:15.802-07:00"Always be suspicious of your first idea. Con..."Always be suspicious of your first idea. Consider rejecting it, not because it's bad exactly, but because your fourth or fifth idea is probably better. Dig deeper. See what you find."<br /><br />I love that advice! Great post!Debbie Christianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18412163853880183700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post-75285388221642589892015-08-19T07:56:18.929-07:002015-08-19T07:56:18.929-07:00All that seems clear to me now, but when I was a k...All that seems clear to me now, but when I was a kid? Man, I was oblivious to character. The plot WAS the story to my ten-year-old self. It's been a long struggle to learn to make characters with real depth.Jake Elwoodhttp://jakeelwoodwriter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post-4261876471346694672015-08-19T06:54:10.169-07:002015-08-19T06:54:10.169-07:00For me, the most important aspect of a story is a ...For me, the most important aspect of a story is a character arc. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285825281902714579.post-90300545182191683312015-08-19T02:45:09.741-07:002015-08-19T02:45:09.741-07:00Interesting thoughts, Jake. For me, it was the oth...Interesting thoughts, Jake. For me, it was the other way round: Setting and character came to me naturally, and I had to learn how to construct a compelling plot.Rayne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992900621890391763noreply@blogger.com