tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4669308357338200529..comments2024-03-29T03:30:18.368-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: The Writer and the Secret FanDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-46168728250932310572015-05-14T17:40:03.783-06:002015-05-14T17:40:03.783-06:00That sounds fun, too, Heidi. I'll have to pop ...That sounds fun, too, Heidi. I'll have to pop that one in my teaching toolbox. It reminds me of an exercise I did at a workshop in which each of us only had about 30 seconds to draw someone's head. Then we folded the paper leaving just the neck exposed, and someone attached a body. Then we folded again, and someone attached the feet. Then we opened them up and hilarious monsters appeared!Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051728774050516027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-41154648637826875882015-05-14T16:33:39.862-06:002015-05-14T16:33:39.862-06:00This is a wonderful idea! I've done a fun stor...This is a wonderful idea! I've done a fun story exercise where each person writes a sentence, then the next person writes the next, passing it along and covering up all but the last sentence. Some very entertaining stories came from that!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-87780743613612819752015-05-14T12:10:15.872-06:002015-05-14T12:10:15.872-06:00;) I suspect the Twinkies will get eaten alive by ...;) I suspect the Twinkies will get eaten alive by the competition. Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051728774050516027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-89074827065954913572015-05-14T12:03:10.931-06:002015-05-14T12:03:10.931-06:00Linda, I was just reading about ripple effects yes...Linda, I was just reading about ripple effects yesterday. Now my brain is sure to create an exercise from that. Something with water of course. Oh, I just know that's going to be a messy class...Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051728774050516027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-6351623950144118082015-05-14T12:02:10.116-06:002015-05-14T12:02:10.116-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051728774050516027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-45731023456070049292015-05-14T10:45:24.272-06:002015-05-14T10:45:24.272-06:00I'm a big fan of the Tigers ... and they are p...I'm a big fan of the Tigers ... and they are playing the Twinkies this afternoon ... wonder how that story will play out?Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-56175983931909681512015-05-14T10:30:56.224-06:002015-05-14T10:30:56.224-06:00The fan brings new dimension to layering -- a way ...The fan brings new dimension to layering -- a way to do it that never occurred to me but which makes great sense. As Diana points out, our world does not include just us and whoever else happens to be in the room; what we do or experience has a ripple effect that flows out the door to others with whom we have a relationship or connection. Thanks for sharing, Cara. I'll be incubating this idea for a bit.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-34792709524955686602015-05-14T09:30:08.475-06:002015-05-14T09:30:08.475-06:00Ah yes, Diana. I've been through that one too....Ah yes, Diana. I've been through that one too. "Oops, where did all the other people who live here go?" Maybe it would also be helpful to imagine a story in the form of a pop-up book and take a walk around each scene to see what we might be missing.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051728774050516027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-14842322428390034732015-05-14T09:26:17.377-06:002015-05-14T09:26:17.377-06:00Glad to hear it, Helen. Thanks. I love it when an ...Glad to hear it, Helen. Thanks. I love it when an idea works and I can pass it on.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051728774050516027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-31718736671901465852015-05-14T09:25:22.456-06:002015-05-14T09:25:22.456-06:00Thanks, Terry. I did have to laugh when I realized...Thanks, Terry. I did have to laugh when I realized that I could do the same thing with lined paper. ;) But I guess actually seeing the folds makes something click for some people.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051728774050516027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-30382073006024013642015-05-14T08:47:26.912-06:002015-05-14T08:47:26.912-06:00One of the things we catch often in our critique g...One of the things we catch often in our critique group is a lack of response or reaction. This big thing happens and it is never discussed, etc. There have been long discussions especially about how people react to the inciting incident. It is important to take a look at how the entire story world is impacted by the event, too, not just the main characters. I'm not saying switch view points etc. I mean that an alien ship crashing would be big news! The citizens of planet Zircon would not be going calmly about their day. A murder rattles the community it happens in. A love story affects friends and family.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-20239242318494421972015-05-14T06:37:05.538-06:002015-05-14T06:37:05.538-06:00I'm eager to try this! It's a total sensor...I'm eager to try this! It's a total sensory experience with an ah-ha at the end. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-32057904229683104012015-05-14T06:04:48.618-06:002015-05-14T06:04:48.618-06:00What a clever way to layer in more depth and detai...What a clever way to layer in more depth and details. Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.com