tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788321265914678622.post2468459844202709981..comments2023-11-02T01:45:40.704-06:00Comments on Writing from the Peak: Buzz Words & White Room SyndromeWriting from the Peakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10791193813122152166noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788321265914678622.post-17376171531189876152016-06-09T11:47:46.560-06:002016-06-09T11:47:46.560-06:00I love your use of a pull quote there. It really m...I love your use of a pull quote there. It really makes things stand out and pop. I didn't realize that section evoked so many senses and such until I saw it called out. Thanks for doing that!J.T. Evanshttp://jtevans.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788321265914678622.post-85219373200729781512016-06-09T11:46:22.610-06:002016-06-09T11:46:22.610-06:00That's a great set of ETLAs (extended three-le...That's a great set of ETLAs (extended three-letter acronyms) that can describe poor use of tropes during a piece of horror (or similar) fiction. I love it! I really love the TSTL ETLA. :)J.T. Evanshttp://jtevans.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788321265914678622.post-60604565534385295412016-06-09T10:15:34.447-06:002016-06-09T10:15:34.447-06:00I really enjoyed this piece. Thank you!I really enjoyed this piece. Thank you!Shelley Kubitz Mahannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439212303693220034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788321265914678622.post-51323435755566054132016-06-08T11:04:44.750-06:002016-06-08T11:04:44.750-06:00BTW, the reason I used that particular pull quote ...BTW, the reason I used that particular pull quote was I thought it encapsulated perfectly what writers need to include in a scene. We want to be careful to not overwrite... one of my favorite quotes by Anton Chekhov is, "I don't need to know everything that's in the room. I just need to know what I need to know is in the room." I think this is an invaluable reminder, J.T. for new and advanced writers alike.Donnell Ann Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943037206984648849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788321265914678622.post-79373228850926164772016-06-08T10:51:39.792-06:002016-06-08T10:51:39.792-06:00LOL! Karin Lin We rudely call that TSTL. The too ...LOL! Karin Lin We rudely call that TSTL. The too stupid to live scenario. Clean victim, I love it ;) Now I have a new one Negligee in a graveyard! What do you think, J.T?Donnell Ann Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943037206984648849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788321265914678622.post-4892071999809347292016-06-08T10:16:40.958-06:002016-06-08T10:16:40.958-06:00One we used in the RMFW critique group I facilitat...One we used in the RMFW critique group I facilitated over many years. NIGY... neglegee in a graveyard -- think of the stereotypically dopey pretty young woman who runs through the graveyard undressed, as if that doesn't draw the bad guys or bad ghosts. A commercial that capitalized on this unrealistic faux pas includes a teen suggesting she and her friends escape in a car. Another one, brighter one might think, drags them instead to the safe harbor of a barn filled with cycles, chain saws and other sharp instruments. There they will hunker down rather than take up arms. NIAG. I hear something in the kitchen so I'll run to safety in my room upstairs, where I'm now trapped typng this... and showering. Better to be a clean victim. Karen LinSisters of the Quillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.com