tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post6306793741499819013..comments2023-09-16T05:02:59.946-07:00Comments on Heroines with Hearts: H Is For HiddenDebra St. Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-10340679658181137332015-08-04T18:53:55.801-07:002015-08-04T18:53:55.801-07:00I love the Emotion Thesaurus. Fabulous reference.I love the Emotion Thesaurus. Fabulous reference.JENNIFER WILCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218241106543538422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-23426274853927661412015-08-04T18:53:32.267-07:002015-08-04T18:53:32.267-07:00Yes, I agree with Paula. And the workshop was exce...Yes, I agree with Paula. And the workshop was excellent (and really funny too).<br />JENNIFER WILCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218241106543538422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-57307458867924635032015-08-04T16:13:21.077-07:002015-08-04T16:13:21.077-07:00Get the Emotion Thesaurus, Debra - very useful lis...Get the Emotion Thesaurus, Debra - very useful lists of body language and also internal reactions for a lot of different emotions. Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-49908006823959477362015-08-04T16:11:00.053-07:002015-08-04T16:11:00.053-07:00A great reminder about that show, don't tell.
...A great reminder about that show, don't tell.<br /><br />I printed out pages and pages of information on and examples of body language to help me with that.Debra St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-10069003730810498892015-08-04T16:10:59.024-07:002015-08-04T16:10:59.024-07:00You have to find a happy medium between telling th...You have to find a happy medium between telling the readers too much and not telling them enough - and there's also the danger of over-explaining things and/or beating readers around the head with the same information. I read a HQ novel that must have told me about 50 times that the hero liked being in control and/or hated losing control of a situation. Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-20997452129495935982015-08-04T16:00:02.554-07:002015-08-04T16:00:02.554-07:00Great post. The workshop must have been a good one...Great post. The workshop must have been a good one.<br />I agree about trusting the reader's intelligence. Though not all readers like to think. A crit partner's agent is making her edit to be less subtle.Ana Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325215832587691886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-82390520006528267482015-08-04T13:23:59.347-07:002015-08-04T13:23:59.347-07:00And I was so proud that I came up with an "H&...And I was so proud that I came up with an "H" post. Sigh. I think when we can RUI, we give our writing added depth.JENNIFER WILCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218241106543538422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-70582615774912071012015-08-04T12:02:31.624-07:002015-08-04T12:02:31.624-07:00Interesting post, Jen (even if it was H and not E!...Interesting post, Jen (even if it was H and not E!). I don't think I've actually used symbolism in my novels, and for characters names, I look at the decade when they were born, not the meanings of their names. But I do agree that the subtext in our writing can tell readers a lot about our characters. There are definitely times when 'RUI' comes into play i.e. Resist the Urge to Explain. We need to give our readers credit to reading between the lines sometimes. Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.com