tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post8937839258896653926..comments2024-03-28T01:44:27.279-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: More Plotting Tips From Down at the Mule BarnDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-64417346020415645642009-12-23T07:02:49.418-07:002009-12-23T07:02:49.418-07:00My husband has suffered through more conversations...My husband has suffered through more conversations like this one than either of us like to remember. His answer is always to bring in the helicopter in the opening scene for a murder on the desert. Even if the book is set in the mountains.Shannon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540336783142324746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-667332572626401892009-12-22T15:46:29.957-07:002009-12-22T15:46:29.957-07:00Glad you came by and enjoyed the post, Frank. Dud ...Glad you came by and enjoyed the post, Frank. Dud is quite the writer, but I'm not sure I want to follow his plotting lead. LOLMaryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-25103579750436762722009-12-21T22:48:54.922-07:002009-12-21T22:48:54.922-07:00"It used to be so easy to just do his job and..."It used to be so easy to just do his job and come home each night, but literature makes a guy’s brain hurt." Ooo... low blow, lol. Working one's creativity is good exercise. I once heard that the brain is like a muscle, it needs exercise to stay healthy. Without some brain work the writer risks leaving unforgivable lose ends.<br /><br />Frank Riganelli<br />www.friga.weebly.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-43548329003198822272009-12-21T21:18:49.934-07:002009-12-21T21:18:49.934-07:00I'm with you, Morgan. I like it better when ev...I'm with you, Morgan. I like it better when everything is all figured out and I am not challenging my brain too much. :-)Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-68958292073007231272009-12-21T20:10:52.628-07:002009-12-21T20:10:52.628-07:00Writing does strain the brain and the emotions. Bu...Writing does strain the brain and the emotions. But it beats crying in your beer. That just dilutes it.<br /><br />Fun post!<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-85147990938994398372009-12-21T16:40:36.464-07:002009-12-21T16:40:36.464-07:00The creative process is good for the brain they sa...The creative process is good for the brain they say. It's a good hurt. It feels even better after everything is all figured out.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.com