tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post8709278258336997251..comments2023-05-11T11:51:28.252-04:00Comments on Keys to YA: Writing the Book You Want to ReadA. Lockwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-12135870731566484172012-10-29T22:43:53.247-04:002012-10-29T22:43:53.247-04:00Exactly! What you come up with might not be someth...Exactly! What you come up with might not be something you end up writing, but you may find yourself using pieces of it for later books.A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-34832841633656708762012-10-29T20:48:21.339-04:002012-10-29T20:48:21.339-04:00That's a fascinating way of looking at constru...That's a fascinating way of looking at constructing a book. I mean, asking yourself what kind of things you'd want to see, what kind of elements, then putting them together.<br /><br />I can see how it could go wrong. One time we did something like that in art class. The instructor asked what sort of model we wanted. We couldn't agree, so he broke down the questions. Head or bust or whole body? Young, middle-aged, old? Man or woman? Clothed or nude? And so on and so forth. We somehow ended up with a nude middle aged man's head, or something--anyway, the results weren't what people would have picked as a whole, so the sum of parts thing didn't quite work out there. <br /><br />B-U-T, I really want to try thinking like this about a book idea and see what I come up with. Just for fun. It sounds like a lovely exercise.G.B. Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798228862436721498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-26707048260200425152012-10-27T10:20:31.330-04:002012-10-27T10:20:31.330-04:00For me the "one book" does exist, only i...For me the "one book" does exist, only it changes with each era of my life. That's... only as it should be I suppose.<br /><br />Yes, the books do come alive most in editing. That's when the characters really develop.A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-23672748183008613452012-10-26T19:58:56.576-04:002012-10-26T19:58:56.576-04:00I've never quite believed in the "one boo...I've never quite believed in the "one book I'd want to read." There are books that leave a kind of slowly fading afterglow, an energizing intellectual stimulation that you want to share. But I've always felt that the plot/story had to be something I hadn't seen before to actually work.<br /><br />Anyway, I do find that my stories come alive for me in the editing process. Sometimes it's not every scene that works, but enough of them that makes me feel like I've written something really great. Unfortunately, it's the next hurdle that seems to be the hard one--finding one other person who thinks as much of your story as you do.<br /><br />Someday, we'll find audiences that appreciate our genius.Steven Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657324020868587426noreply@blogger.com