tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post7923932095440152572..comments2023-11-03T09:37:18.738-04:00Comments on Deana Barnhart: Firsts Fridays: The Plot Whisperer, Martha AldersonDeanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17958057331230037880noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-85561258898757828852011-11-09T14:06:57.095-05:002011-11-09T14:06:57.095-05:00I'm now willing to make the jump into planning...I'm now willing to make the jump into planning, after years of resistance. Yikes!Susa Silvermariehttp://susasilvermarie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-63319637378362940422011-11-07T11:32:08.316-05:002011-11-07T11:32:08.316-05:00What a wonderful interview! Thank you for the grea...What a wonderful interview! Thank you for the great advice. Congratulations on the new book! I'm looking forward to learning more about plot wrangling. :)Maricarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190278867713303851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-10762393256152974542011-10-29T20:24:02.915-04:002011-10-29T20:24:02.915-04:00Lucky me to have found Martha, and this website to...Lucky me to have found Martha, and this website too! A sense of humor is good. I'm really excited to have just this evening found Martha's work, as I prep last minute for NaNoWriMo. I think I'd been avoiding it as I didn't want to have 50000 words of nothing after a month and a sore body from sitting. But I feel re-inspired w reading even just a bit of Martha's material. Thank you.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973300269951075323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-24284018596235220302011-10-25T21:57:44.381-04:002011-10-25T21:57:44.381-04:00Fabulous interview. I did not have a chance to rea...Fabulous interview. I did not have a chance to read last week I was hosting a mystery weekend scavenger hunt for my ten year old son's birthday party. In one word, a dozen ten year old kids, "nightmare". But they had fun.<br /><br />I love this book. I have posted about it. It is by far the most useful writing how to book that I own and I have volumes of writing books. I am a huge fan of Martha's and I think every writer should own a copy of this book. I am not exaggerating when I say that this book made me finally understand so many different concepts, especially the difference between and the individual strengths and weaknesses of the right vs left brain writer. I could go on and on about how much I use this book and how much it helps me, but everyone needs to read it and see what it can do to improve their writing skills.<br /><br />Melissa sugarMelissa Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268333458796847721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-44807415616835359172011-10-24T11:50:18.674-04:002011-10-24T11:50:18.674-04:00I really enjoyed this interview.
I follow The Plot...I really enjoyed this interview.<br />I follow The Plot Whisperer on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube...but I have never read one of her books. I am way overdue.<br />PLEASE enter me into the contest<br />shellybrownwriter at gmailSmall Town Shelly Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535247595352753415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-20882785949432764432011-10-24T09:27:52.642-04:002011-10-24T09:27:52.642-04:00WHat great comments! I hate that I missed out on a...WHat great comments! I hate that I missed out on all the fun...and on my blog no less. Friday morning my internet connection went out and I didn't get it back up till just now. <br />Martha, sorry about the snafoo on you experiencing a first. COngrats! That is great and I;m thirlled to be part of it:)Deanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17958057331230037880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-86976823486685027882011-10-24T08:39:50.771-04:002011-10-24T08:39:50.771-04:00Definitely going to get this book! I think we get ...Definitely going to get this book! I think we get too attached to our stories sometimes to see they need to be restructured. I've found by taking months away from it at a time really detaches me so I can start the redux. :)<br />Thanks for the great interview, Deana and Martha!PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-5420193999655107342011-10-23T20:53:21.890-04:002011-10-23T20:53:21.890-04:00I am a huge fan of Martha's. I've even use...I am a huge fan of Martha's. I've even used some of the vlogs in my 5th grade class. They love her too. Can't wait to get my hands on the book.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-19904069060418955432011-10-22T11:40:54.804-04:002011-10-22T11:40:54.804-04:00I'm always looking for great craft books! Thi...I'm always looking for great craft books! This will definitely be added to the TBR list. <br />The Plot Whisperer is a fantastic name! :)Nadja Notarianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339595239944177531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-80752839403305399512011-10-21T23:58:56.328-04:002011-10-21T23:58:56.328-04:00To Deana, thanks for hosting the informative inter...To Deana, thanks for hosting the informative interview with Martha. I've been reading about the Plot Whisperer's new book and am anxious to get my own copy. I'm a 65-year old grandma and retired legal secretary with a penchant for writing and am currently working on a memoir. Desperately seeking any and all help on this project and other small ones.<br /><br />To Martha, thanks for sharing your experience, skills and tools with those of us who love to write. See you at the next stop!Sherrey Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04715466245851050537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-19130974208382254292011-10-21T21:32:14.086-04:002011-10-21T21:32:14.086-04:00Hi Deana,
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I lov...Hi Deana,<br /><br />Thank you, thank you, thank you!<br /><br />I loved meeting your peeps today and interacting with the writers who commented. What a joy.<br /><br />No stops on the blog tour tomorrow or Sunday but come Monday morning, my favorite writer in the world plays host! <br /><br />Hope you'll come say hi, Deana, and everyone else. Shreve will do something personal. A surprise to me, too...<br /><br />lots of love,<br />marthaPlot Whispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184614830165104670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-49439329077926215512011-10-21T21:30:11.187-04:002011-10-21T21:30:11.187-04:00I think your book is crucial - I have learned much...I think your book is crucial - I have learned much following you on your blog tour - takeaway today is not to give the story away in the first few pages, but to slowly reveal the plot.<br /><br />Thanks.<br />HeatherHeather Marstenhttp://www.xanga.com/wondering04noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-10761305162621221992011-10-21T21:23:16.044-04:002011-10-21T21:23:16.044-04:00Hi asraidevin,
Perhaps you'll win a free copy...Hi asraidevin,<br /><br />Perhaps you'll win a free copy of the book. If not here, perhaps at another stop along the way on the blog tour. <br /><br />Glad you're studying your craft and expanding your skill set!Plot Whispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184614830165104670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-43063919418454285922011-10-21T21:22:05.711-04:002011-10-21T21:22:05.711-04:00Hi RAD-Dot Painter,
That workshop changed my lif...Hi RAD-Dot Painter, <br /><br />That workshop changed my life because that's where I met Jill Corcoran, my agent. She swept me up and sent me soaring and look where I am now!<br /><br />Thank you for your kind and generous words!Plot Whispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184614830165104670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-62363273798454279632011-10-21T19:43:31.724-04:002011-10-21T19:43:31.724-04:00Good advice and it looks like a great book. Going ...Good advice and it looks like a great book. Going to add to my wishlist for sure. I've been studying plot and stucture this month and it's been a big eye opener.asraidevinhttp://comingalive.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-11020246815748490442011-10-21T18:45:38.988-04:002011-10-21T18:45:38.988-04:00Hi Martha,
Congrats on your book release! I was h...Hi Martha, <br />Congrats on your book release! I was honored to hear you speak at the San Rafael workshop run by SCBWI. You helped me transform as a writer! - Rachel DillonRAD - Dot Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281684050458884164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-41616380378335028422011-10-21T16:28:27.126-04:002011-10-21T16:28:27.126-04:00Hi again, Angelica! Love to see you again...
Good...Hi again, Angelica! Love to see you again...<br /><br />Good for you to be so enthusiastic about new opportunities to improve your craft, Angela!<br /><br />Wow! a transformation occurring. You're giving me goose bumps, Carol!Plot Whispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184614830165104670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-43920868390025856882011-10-21T16:26:39.887-04:002011-10-21T16:26:39.887-04:00Congratulations, Stephsco, for doing nanowrimo! An...Congratulations, Stephsco, for doing nanowrimo! And, congratulations on being willing to concentrate on learning strategies to improve your process.<br /><br />Every time you reach out, you are rewarded with exactly what you need. It's the forward progress, the willingness to change and grow that evolves us all...Plot Whispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184614830165104670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-15307552922847683982011-10-21T15:48:19.213-04:002011-10-21T15:48:19.213-04:00I am thrilled to have found both your blogs! I fe...I am thrilled to have found both your blogs! I feel a little transformation has happened for/to me this very afternoon.<br /><br />Thanks, CarolCarolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-73869905034176882342011-10-21T14:43:25.668-04:002011-10-21T14:43:25.668-04:00I LOVE books on craft and this one sounds amazing....I LOVE books on craft and this one sounds amazing. I'm off to check amazon. Thanks Deana :)Angela Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243582290698922119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-48273027666535699832011-10-21T14:02:26.581-04:002011-10-21T14:02:26.581-04:00I picked up the Blockbuster Plots kit a while ago,...I picked up the Blockbuster Plots kit a while ago, and found the sections on plot really helpful. I'd love to win this book and see how Ms. Alderson's thoughts on plot have evolved!Angelica R. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448717076699744259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-17664878014081088362011-10-21T13:10:03.031-04:002011-10-21T13:10:03.031-04:00Your book sounds great! I'm very interested in...Your book sounds great! I'm very interested in improving my craft right now. I started writing in more of a DIY fashion (NaNoWriMo) but now want to focus on improving.Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-6903880523363055192011-10-21T13:04:16.541-04:002011-10-21T13:04:16.541-04:00Hi again Janet!
Everyone uses the Scene Tracker a...Hi again Janet!<br /><br />Everyone uses the Scene Tracker and Plot Planner differently.<br /><br />I know plenty of writers who pre-plot on the Scene Tracker. I can't really imagine that.<br /><br />Some writers prefer the scene tracker all together better than the plot planner.<br /><br />I advise creating a Plot Planner for your vision as a pre-plotting tool before Nov. 1st and embarking on Nanowrimo. Even if you only slap up four post-it notes, one for each of the four energetic markers.<br /><br />The Plot Planner becomes a place to vision the project more fully the more you write.<br /><br />If I use the Scene Tracker at all in the first draft, I create one when I feel bogged down in the story (and especially and always in subsequent drafts). <br /><br />The Scene Tracker helps to point out your strengths as a writer and also pinpoint the weaknesses. As soon as you see the gaps in the tracker, you know what's needed and the helps create a short term goal which helps you move forward.<br /><br />fondly,<br />marthaPlot Whispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184614830165104670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-8141998237776551722011-10-21T12:59:09.554-04:002011-10-21T12:59:09.554-04:00Hi Victoria,
Fun to see you here! This is a cool w...Hi Victoria,<br />Fun to see you here! This is a cool way to experience lots of different and amazing writers' and writerly blogs.<br /><br />If an agent points out specific issues needing more attention or gives any encouragement and you take the advice or use the encouragement to revision and then undertake a major rewrite, sure I would resubmit. Be sure to indicate the part they played in the new version. <br /><br />Agents, like anyone, like it when they are heard and their advice is respected.<br /><br />fondly,<br />marthaPlot Whispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184614830165104670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-7504276153298214642011-10-21T12:46:20.338-04:002011-10-21T12:46:20.338-04:00Hello again Martha,
What do you think about when ...Hello again Martha,<br /><br />What do you think about when to begin using the scene tracker an a book? For example, I am about to start NanoWrimo. Would it be better to start this on a scene tracker before or on the 1st Draft.<br /><br />And, I enjoyed your interview Deana...<br /><br /><br />Jan K.Janet Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151607749949698918noreply@blogger.com