tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769808884499366340.post2442119969621158446..comments2021-06-01T16:36:09.802-04:00Comments on Julia Likes Frogs: Preparing for National Novel Writing MonthJulia Gandrud (aka JuliaLikesFrogs)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09599474074805067799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769808884499366340.post-18901576850010155372012-11-12T22:58:04.361-05:002012-11-12T22:58:04.361-05:00I'm still having unresolved feelings about thi...I'm still having unresolved feelings about this. I'm 2 weeks into NaNoWriMo, and feel my feet dragging about bad things happening. Honestly, I don't think it necessarily needs to be a devastating setback. Patricia McKillip's The Cangeling Sea is a very fairytale like story, but, although the main character starts out with heartbreak, and carries it nearly to the end, the central conflict does not seem like it would have hurt the author to write (unrequited love, essentially). This is one of my favorite stories ever, and there is not that much direct conflict. Just difficult family situations. We all know about that.Julia Gandrud (aka JuliaLikesFrogs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09599474074805067799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769808884499366340.post-10118385349624107662012-10-24T07:15:12.838-04:002012-10-24T07:15:12.838-04:00I think it's true that you have to have things...I think it's true that you have to have things happen that your characters didn't want to happen (bad things!). I have trouble with this, too. There's a conflict of interest when you're trying to both get into the heads of the characters and write the story around them. Good for you for getting to the resolution last year! I always have trouble with that.Taischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527276303516167086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769808884499366340.post-17865691967105471192012-10-24T03:34:33.600-04:002012-10-24T03:34:33.600-04:00Thank you for addressing this issue, and explainin...Thank you for addressing this issue, and explaining it so well. I also hate being mean to my characters, and it's really helpful to see how you are dealing with that.<br /><br />I am in the middle of a major re-write, with added character suffering. It's HARD!The Reluctant Pedanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948403360046701200noreply@blogger.com