Comments on: Where’s Randy? http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/09/11/wheres-randy/ America's Mad Professor of Fiction Writing Wed, 16 May 2012 16:24:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Liz C http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/09/11/wheres-randy/#comment-6491 Liz C Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:30:23 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/09/11/wheres-randy/#comment-6491 According to the weather report, it looks like you've got another week to get that deck done! Odd weather for Sept., but I'm not complaining. :) According to the weather report, it looks like you’ve got another week to get that deck done! Odd weather for Sept., but I’m not complaining.
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]]> By: Linda Clare http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/09/11/wheres-randy/#comment-6492 Linda Clare Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:52:05 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/09/11/wheres-randy/#comment-6492 Hi Randy, I'm a fellow Oregonian writer, teacher and editor just down the road in Eugene. I have an editing client who attended your recent crit group and she really enjoyed it. Now if I can teach her to use your great ideas on writing, my job will be easier. Hi Randy,
I’m a fellow Oregonian writer, teacher and editor just down the road in Eugene. I have an editing client who attended your recent crit group and she really enjoyed it. Now if I can teach her to use your great ideas on writing, my job will be easier.

]]> By: Daan Van der Merwe http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/09/11/wheres-randy/#comment-6498 Daan Van der Merwe Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:04:25 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/09/11/wheres-randy/#comment-6498 Yeah... the Pacific Northwest. I think back with nostalgic to the wonderful month of May which I mostly spent in Vancouver. I very much enjoyed reading "Jesus and the Numbers" and also the comment posted by Mike. I fully agree with him. He wrote "You had the training, the skills, the motivation to do the job with the right attitude." I would like to add, and also the ability to write the article very well. Thank you. Yeah… the Pacific Northwest. I think back with nostalgic to the wonderful month of May which I mostly spent in Vancouver.

I very much enjoyed reading “Jesus and the Numbers” and also the comment posted by Mike. I fully agree with him. He wrote “You had the training, the skills, the motivation to do the job with the right attitude.”

I would like to add, and also the ability to write the article very well.

Thank you.

]]> By: Sam http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/09/11/wheres-randy/#comment-6499 Sam Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:17:22 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/09/11/wheres-randy/#comment-6499 Randy, Just what makes a novel a Christian novel instead of (for lack of a better term) a non-Christian novel? I would list some assumptions (such as referencing prairie romances from your 'Manly Guy and Christian Fiction' article), but I don't want to take away from the seriousness of the inquiry. Thanks, Sam Randy,
Just what makes a novel a Christian novel instead of (for lack of a better term) a non-Christian novel?
I would list some assumptions (such as referencing prairie romances from your ‘Manly Guy and Christian Fiction’ article), but I don’t want to take away from the seriousness of the inquiry.

Thanks,
Sam

]]> By: Pam Halter http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/09/11/wheres-randy/#comment-6500 Pam Halter Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:44:51 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/09/11/wheres-randy/#comment-6500 One thing about that contest - your novel has to be 75,000 words or more. That leaves out us middle grade and YA novelists ... at least me, anyway. But it sounds like a great contest! My favorite Randy novels are Oxygen and The Fifth Man. Yeah, yeah, I know he co-wrote them, but I liked 'em best anyway ... and I did enjoy Premonition. I'll get to Retribution someday. It's in the never ending stack of books I want to read. ;) One thing about that contest - your novel has to be 75,000 words or more. That leaves out us middle grade and YA novelists … at least me, anyway. But it sounds like a great contest!

My favorite Randy novels are Oxygen and The Fifth Man. Yeah, yeah, I know he co-wrote them, but I liked ‘em best anyway … and I did enjoy Premonition. I’ll get to Retribution someday. It’s in the never ending stack of books I want to read. ;)

]]> By: Amy VR http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/09/11/wheres-randy/#comment-6507 Amy VR Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:31:31 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/09/11/wheres-randy/#comment-6507 One more question that is kind of craft related... I am on Step 8 of the Snowflake Method. (I am also writing some chapters along the way...) I have shared my completed steps with my critique group. Was that smart thing to do? Will it give away too much information? I worry that if they know the whole story, it will ruin the effect of my attempts at foreshadowing and character and plot development. Or maybe it is good for the critiquers to see everything up front so they can possibly catch inconsistencies sooner? What are your thoughts on this? Do you share your Snowflake Steps with anyone? One more question that is kind of craft related…

I am on Step 8 of the Snowflake Method. (I am also writing some chapters along the way…) I have shared my completed steps with my critique group. Was that smart thing to do? Will it give away too much information? I worry that if they know the whole story, it will ruin the effect of my attempts at foreshadowing and character and plot development. Or maybe it is good for the critiquers to see everything up front so they can possibly catch inconsistencies sooner? What are your thoughts on this? Do you share your Snowflake Steps with anyone?

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