tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post3445601616904528253..comments2023-05-11T11:51:28.252-04:00Comments on Keys to YA: Lessons from Groundhog DayA. Lockwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-57901332781148481942011-04-14T10:24:13.567-04:002011-04-14T10:24:13.567-04:00That's a very good point. And perfection isn&...That's a very good point. And perfection isn't truly possible. We have to be careful about *why* we're trying to improve. For recognition? Or for something more meaningful?A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-45468584665181792672011-04-14T10:09:13.641-04:002011-04-14T10:09:13.641-04:00This is a good analogy, and a good post. I don'...This is a good analogy, and a good post. I don't think it's so much about living the perfect day, though.<br /><br />There's one line in the movie where Phil says, "I don't even like myself." It turning point comes when he decides to be honest with Rita instead of trying to manipulate her--she spends a day with him. Which is what the writer needs to do as well.<br /><br />This makes him decide to try and be the man she would love, which leads to him liking himself and trying to improve himself. Do we try to become better writer's for the sake of our characters? To tell their stories better? Maybe the analogy should stop at some point.Steven Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657324020868587426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-54694983682508886012011-04-14T09:11:22.054-04:002011-04-14T09:11:22.054-04:00Amie - Exactly! And, for me, related to that is th...Amie - Exactly! And, for me, related to that is the idea of never throwing away any of those experiments... because you never know when just one line will be absolutely perfect somewhere else.<br /><br />Kendra - Yeah, I thought you would find that familiar. Almost like we're meant to spend half the night lying awake in bed.A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-47469572745995200962011-04-14T08:19:25.318-04:002011-04-14T08:19:25.318-04:00"The one upside is that occasionally while ly..."The one upside is that occasionally while lying awake and wondering how you'll ever get back to sleep, you get a random idea for a blog post. Or is that just me?"<br /><br />You're definitely not alone. I can't tell you how many 3 am wake-ups have lead to either a blog post idea or some other epiphany. I might as well do something whilst lying there, right? Funny how ideas come to us at that time with such clarity, though. I guess it's because the distractions of the day haven't yet gotten in the way of creative thinking.Kendra Marevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15632083876800892636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-22425418348835279622011-04-14T07:28:18.305-04:002011-04-14T07:28:18.305-04:00This is great! Your thoughts about being free to e...This is great! Your thoughts about being free to experiment without consequence really ring true--what's the worst thing that can happen, after all?Amie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116472165351759477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-86482187440328309532011-04-13T22:00:26.190-04:002011-04-13T22:00:26.190-04:00I've heard a lot of people say the same thing ...I've heard a lot of people say the same thing lately. It's important to share details about our characters (and to keep track of them so we don't go changing things later), but facts aren't everything.A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-1197271475064210482011-04-13T21:12:39.440-04:002011-04-13T21:12:39.440-04:00"A string of facts do not make a character&qu..."A string of facts do not make a character"<br /><br />I can't tell you how many times I've looked at one of those "Character Bio" forms (or other such tools that really are just a form to fill in a string of facts) and recoiled away. No matter how well I know a character, I can NEVER fill those out. There's something so inorganic about them for me.Marshall Ryan Marescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259367667777920728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-66016836898746285772011-04-13T17:20:18.688-04:002011-04-13T17:20:18.688-04:00Yeah, that scene kept coming to mind. But your fi...Yeah, that scene kept coming to mind. But your first drafts are allowed to be like that, because your final drafts are sooooo good.A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-74413633353316985242011-04-13T16:02:19.075-04:002011-04-13T16:02:19.075-04:00Interesting analogy. Isn't there a scene wher...Interesting analogy. Isn't there a scene where Bill Murray steals the groundhog and drives a pickup truck into a crash or something? ... I think my first drafts are kind of like that. XDIcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033213137355925129noreply@blogger.com