tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post5990280362808221209..comments2023-08-01T05:26:06.539-05:00Comments on Unicorn Bell: Surprising SolutionsHuntresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-3894607749002715352012-08-11T15:24:04.344-05:002012-08-11T15:24:04.344-05:00Oooh, that's interesting. Funny how these thin...Oooh, that's interesting. Funny how these things can manifest themselves.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-12037431695834228542012-08-11T15:23:30.459-05:002012-08-11T15:23:30.459-05:00I still don't know if I'm a writer, but it...I still don't know if I'm a writer, but it was a good feeling nonetheless.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-15409739811768069102012-08-11T15:22:53.464-05:002012-08-11T15:22:53.464-05:00It's the best feeling, isn't it?It's the best feeling, isn't it?Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-61209465707809372692012-08-11T15:22:39.589-05:002012-08-11T15:22:39.589-05:00I wish I could let go and have that happen. I stri...I wish I could let go and have that happen. I strive for it, but alas, I haven't had that happen to me yet.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-24847616631567658352012-08-11T15:22:15.009-05:002012-08-11T15:22:15.009-05:00That's just the best!That's just the best!Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-51860144324007437302012-08-11T15:21:51.585-05:002012-08-11T15:21:51.585-05:00But a more interesting character, which is more im...But a more interesting character, which is more important, right?Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-35807418437184609782012-08-11T15:21:17.691-05:002012-08-11T15:21:17.691-05:00The trick is to let that subconscious get at the s...The trick is to let that subconscious get at the story more.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-81437488950009100272012-08-11T15:20:46.804-05:002012-08-11T15:20:46.804-05:00That's a good way of getting an idea about the...That's a good way of getting an idea about the story.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-87878414939891290842012-08-11T00:28:32.174-05:002012-08-11T00:28:32.174-05:00I usually plan things out meticulously, but I admi...I usually plan things out meticulously, but I admit to wanting a prop for my boy-mc (as a sort of tactile-mannerism), and the thing I created quickly blossomed into an artifact so important that the finale of the novel revolved around it. So...yeah...things can crop up and catch you by surprise, and it's pretty beautiful when they do. :-DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-16585484282795429162012-08-10T23:27:29.971-05:002012-08-10T23:27:29.971-05:00This is how you know you are a writer; when the ch...This is how you know you are a writer; when the characters and situations just fill themselves in as you develop the story.<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-35497230228854038552012-08-10T18:32:42.663-05:002012-08-10T18:32:42.663-05:00I love it when I figure how a way to make a clever...I love it when I figure how a way to make a clever surprise connection like that.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-3364512936527256692012-08-10T12:52:40.292-05:002012-08-10T12:52:40.292-05:00Sometimes the story tells itself. It's fun wh...Sometimes the story tells itself. It's fun when that happens.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-8955215664793793112012-08-10T12:48:41.754-05:002012-08-10T12:48:41.754-05:00My Muse does this all the time. She sticks little ...My Muse does this all the time. She sticks little tidbits in the story without me knowing it. It's fun to discover one of these unplanned connections hiding there, looking inconspicuous and unimportant. Aha! That's why she said that! That's why he went there! It seems like serendipity, but on the inside the Muse is smiling, knowing that she planned it that way all along.Mary Holmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413720275477716972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-72670625357519668782012-08-10T11:28:45.152-05:002012-08-10T11:28:45.152-05:00Yes, this has happened to me! The minor character ...Yes, this has happened to me! The minor character became someone totally new, but still, she was already written. I combined her with someone else, and her whole character just came together. She really popped of the paper. I ended up loving her. Funny thing is, she went from a good character to a bad character.Ink in the Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117718811407968345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-30494329124893438532012-08-10T10:35:43.337-05:002012-08-10T10:35:43.337-05:00Serendipity in the composure of a story is one of ...Serendipity in the composure of a story is one of the things that I count on. I just wish it happened more often. I think those kinds of inclusions are drawn from a subconscious, which knows better than the conscious, where a tale needs to go to reach a great ending.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-60338692698026576102012-08-10T08:59:29.454-05:002012-08-10T08:59:29.454-05:00That's why I love my little list of questions ...That's why I love my little list of questions (although it really isn't very little). Each one pulls something from me about my story and even though I don't know all the answers in the beginning by the time I do my story is pretty well fleshed out. The funny thing is some of the character questions. For example, in my recent first round, one of the questions was, does my character collect anything? My first answer was no, but then as I went through the questions a second time the answer changed to yes, and with good reason. <br /><br />I sure do love my questions :)mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.com