tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post6022538360446341269..comments2024-03-21T18:54:06.548-07:00Comments on Old Enough to Know Better: Keeping it MysteriousSteve Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-50905193430084745302010-03-19T14:43:46.802-07:002010-03-19T14:43:46.802-07:00One of the reasons it is hard to workshop a partia...One of the reasons it is hard to workshop a partial of a novel or play -- what the writer might add later. <br /><br />Maybe he missed it, but until you read the whole thing, you won't know for sure. <br /><br />And if the story is satisfying overall, if you pay off the important parts, leaving out bits that want reflection upon is okay.Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-61919156062544738952010-03-19T14:16:47.014-07:002010-03-19T14:16:47.014-07:00Ambiguity is a tough opponent to wrestle with, esp...Ambiguity is a tough opponent to wrestle with, especially as a new writer. When my wife read Act 1, draft 1, she had some questions: "How did he know the main character's name?" "Why did that guy run away?" A few of them were intentionally left unanswered -- either because I'll be explaining more later, or because I wanted to make the reader think a little. <br /><br />But when you don't have a legacy of published stories under your belt, it's a little scary to leave things up in the air like that. I guess it's just a matter of having confidence in your tale, and confidence in your decision.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138545573425777067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-30766380787503047592010-03-17T14:47:59.014-07:002010-03-17T14:47:59.014-07:00Aw, crap! I missed it!
Had to dig out my copy.Aw, crap! I missed it!<br /><br />Had to dig out my copy.VChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303840304873052068noreply@blogger.com