tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post5929911801269854983..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: Building That House er NovelJeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-33095029510550937522017-08-28T17:31:19.853+10:002017-08-28T17:31:19.853+10:00And many are in-betweeners!
And many are in-betweeners!<br />Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-22460875535261557902017-08-28T17:30:38.800+10:002017-08-28T17:30:38.800+10:00I guess you could say yor writing style is like Qu...I guess you could say yor writing style is like Quilting. All those bits & pieces coming together and making the finished M/S.<br />Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-80789548804180570132017-08-26T12:42:29.774+10:002017-08-26T12:42:29.774+10:00Interesting analogy Rita. Interesting to hear how ...Interesting analogy Rita. Interesting to hear how many fellow authors are planners vs pantsers.Ruth Bonettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542313894716045515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-90026873207980114032017-08-26T08:11:25.606+10:002017-08-26T08:11:25.606+10:00A very interesting way to describe the process of ...A very interesting way to describe the process of the novel you're writing. My latest novel has been a bit of random collection of pieces and it's taken a long time to bring them all together into a cohesive whole. Thanks for sharing your experience. Really enjoyed this blog. Elaine Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15724607299832750567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-83891631892425037232017-08-25T17:31:50.971+10:002017-08-25T17:31:50.971+10:00Sounds like a good plan to me!Sounds like a good plan to me!Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-42492203078345338502017-08-25T17:08:04.402+10:002017-08-25T17:08:04.402+10:00Fabulous analogy, Rita! I'd have gone stir-cra...Fabulous analogy, Rita! I'd have gone stir-crazy if I hadn't read Jean-Luc Goddard's quote that 'A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, not necessarily in that order.' While I've stacked up quite a few building materials for my next novel, I might start with the roof and work backwards to avoid giving away too much, too soon.Mazzy Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03945841786696357456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-47391925177392295932017-08-25T09:15:30.329+10:002017-08-25T09:15:30.329+10:00Hi Nola, I love the way you've discovered your...Hi Nola, I love the way you've discovered your novel 'bears little resemblance to the original'. That makes for a fascinating, if maybe sometimes, frustrating journey. And we learn as we go.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-29383027438842601582017-08-25T09:12:56.989+10:002017-08-25T09:12:56.989+10:00So true dear Susan. We are definitely not alone. W...So true dear Susan. We are definitely not alone. We all have the same struggles. And that probably makes our writing ring true.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-86127601949860868102017-08-25T09:11:17.575+10:002017-08-25T09:11:17.575+10:00Thanks Di. Yep,
just as well we can stretch the &...Thanks Di. Yep,<br /> just as well we can stretch the 'rules'.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-40913802777779828152017-08-24T22:25:29.542+10:002017-08-24T22:25:29.542+10:00Awesome, thank you. I straddle the fence. My book ...Awesome, thank you. I straddle the fence. My book series is fiction, but it - at least initially - had 'signposts' in it as I went through the gospel of John. But it was soon following the characters and deciding if that was the 'right' direction. Book 5 is current, and the way I am going it is threatening to spill into a book 6. Not a good idea. I need the roof for the series. LOL (thanks for a refreshing and encouraging read after a couple of days of health issues. And the replies have been encouraging too... I am not alone LOLSusan Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187345684944561717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-55359145925603443962017-08-24T18:13:29.977+10:002017-08-24T18:13:29.977+10:00I hear you, Rita! I'm a tweener. I like to h...I hear you, Rita! I'm a tweener. I like to have some plot posts sorted, but I also like things to emerge. My novel has changed so many times since I started that it bears little resemblance to the original. I'm still doing the structural edit and am thinking how much easier it would have been if I'd had more of those plot posts sorted to begin with. But like you, I had to try some of them out to know if they'd work or not. Good luck with yours.Nola Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425394685430146759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-20490212781037694872017-08-24T13:47:45.690+10:002017-08-24T13:47:45.690+10:00Love ya work Rita!
Isn't it wonderful how crea...Love ya work Rita!<br />Isn't it wonderful how creative minds think....differently!Di Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288915294738813579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-10340792498253905232017-08-24T12:46:59.188+10:002017-08-24T12:46:59.188+10:00As long as we arrive at the end completely satisfi...As long as we arrive at the end completely satisfied, Rachel. Well maybe not completely. Even after we've been published we often find better ways to write things.<br />Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-19054005391791590372017-08-24T12:44:50.305+10:002017-08-24T12:44:50.305+10:00You might be right Jo, as far as houses go. That i...You might be right Jo, as far as houses go. That is from what I've seen on TV! Yes, we all have our own methods of getting there in the end.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-52986314071695081482017-08-24T12:42:49.762+10:002017-08-24T12:42:49.762+10:00I originally called you ally & then it got del...I originally called you ally & then it got deleted. That's why the silly comment. :)Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-13968131426997742812017-08-24T12:41:23.375+10:002017-08-24T12:41:23.375+10:00My finger's cold Sally.My finger's cold Sally.<br />Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-66163405243094485092017-08-24T12:38:42.557+10:002017-08-24T12:38:42.557+10:00OK, another great story from Mz Miller, people. We...OK, another great story from Mz Miller, people. We all seem to struggle with these issues. But it's all the sweeter when we've completed building our novel.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-18733325283556542012017-08-24T12:32:46.522+10:002017-08-24T12:32:46.522+10:00Great advice Anusha, thank you! That sounds more o...Great advice Anusha, thank you! That sounds more or less like my planning.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923799466273254371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-39950736222918752732017-08-24T10:52:54.428+10:002017-08-24T10:52:54.428+10:00Great analogy. Interestingly though with both my n...Great analogy. Interestingly though with both my novels my starting idea has been the opening scene...but with my children's books it's been more the middle, then the end, then the beginning ☺Sally Poyzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618960159302284368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-7198378608384912792017-08-24T09:54:27.801+10:002017-08-24T09:54:27.801+10:00Great analogy, Rita. My current WIP has had some i...Great analogy, Rita. My current WIP has had some issues with foundations, and seems to have been one of those 'houses' which sit abandoned for months with only the concrete poured! Praise God that I've finally got the walls up, and the roof will go on in the next few days :)Carolyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180744278101977974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-75142497062138705472017-08-24T09:30:58.964+10:002017-08-24T09:30:58.964+10:00Jeanette, I wonder how many folk work like this? A...Jeanette, I wonder how many folk work like this? As you have found also - "working what the story is about and why". I honestly think i would find it difficult to hold my interest if I knew every step of the way ahead of time. But then we all have our different methods to get the story out there, don't we?Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-66782844933759152242017-08-24T09:26:44.217+10:002017-08-24T09:26:44.217+10:00Thanks Anusha. It really helps us to understand wh...Thanks Anusha. It really helps us to understand why we work the way we do. I always ask the Lord for His guidance, especially when I'm stuck and I get such a kick when the inspiration comes and I can go forward to the next stage. Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-38720110313389636962017-08-24T08:58:33.615+10:002017-08-24T08:58:33.615+10:00Loved your post, Rita. With me, it depends on the ...Loved your post, Rita. With me, it depends on the story. Sometimes, I have an ending and have to work out how to get there. Sometimes, I have a beginning and follow where it takes me. Sometimes I have a premise and have to work out who it is about and why. As you say, good thing writing is more akin to building cloud castles than brick and mortar structures - though in the end we do need all the elements present. 😊Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-30616293205115749392017-08-24T08:52:52.798+10:002017-08-24T08:52:52.798+10:00Well presented Rita. Love the analogy of the house...Well presented Rita. Love the analogy of the house. I haven't written much fiction - God's mainly called me to non fiction writing. But whenever I've dabbled my hands in it - that's exactly what I've done. Found a premise and then worked backwards. Interesting that we do the opposite of what builders of houses do. Also interesting that when God created us, He brought to life the entire creation in one go - rather than in parts! :) Blessings on your writing journey Rita and many thanks for your interesting post.Anusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.com