Comments on: Top 100 Writing Blogs http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/ America's Mad Professor of Fiction Writing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:04:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Daniel Smith http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7225 Daniel Smith Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:21:56 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7225 What?! You're leaving us hanging? Now?! Congratulations on the award! You earned it! (Oh, wait. I get it. Suspense. Drama. Appeal to the emotions. Keep things interesting. Don't have flat characters. Make the reader want to know more...) What?! You’re leaving us hanging? Now?!

Congratulations on the award! You earned it!

(Oh, wait. I get it. Suspense. Drama. Appeal to the emotions. Keep things interesting. Don’t have flat characters. Make the reader want to know more…)

]]> By: Camille Cannon Eide http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7226 Camille Cannon Eide Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:53:30 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7226 A BIG HUGE Congratulations on the top 100 ranking, Randy!! But we already knew it was #1. :) Is the one thing the most Basic Value? A BIG HUGE Congratulations on the top 100 ranking, Randy!! But we already knew it was #1. :)

Is the one thing the most Basic Value?

]]> By: Doug Bolton http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7227 Doug Bolton Sat, 07 Feb 2009 10:18:53 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7227 You suckered us. The top 100 was your draw, and you got me. GOOD JOB!! I will see you at this year's Oregon Writer's Conference, at the end of July. Try not to get too excited when you see me. Doug You suckered us. The top 100 was your draw, and you got me. GOOD JOB!!

I will see you at this year’s Oregon Writer’s Conference, at the end of July.

Try not to get too excited when you see me.

Doug

]]> By: John V http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7228 John V Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:04:09 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7228 I'd say the #2 character is Han. Aside from Luke, Han is the only character that changes in the first movie. Obi-Wan knows from the beginning he has to get Luke involved, and he does. Leia begins as a rebel and ends a rebel. The romantic angle really doesn't begin until the second movie. Vader begins and ends a fairly typical villain. The father-son storyline doesn't begin until the second movie. Han begins selfish and greedy, is challenged to change by Han and Leia, and in the end, he does. So, Han is the #2 character for the first movie. I’d say the #2 character is Han. Aside from Luke, Han is the only character that changes in the first movie. Obi-Wan knows from the beginning he has to get Luke involved, and he does. Leia begins as a rebel and ends a rebel. The romantic angle really doesn’t begin until the second movie. Vader begins and ends a fairly typical villain. The father-son storyline doesn’t begin until the second movie.

Han begins selfish and greedy, is challenged to change by Han and Leia, and in the end, he does. So, Han is the #2 character for the first movie.

]]> By: Lois http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7229 Lois Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:44:45 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7229 I'm there! I’m there!

]]> By: Ben http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7230 Ben Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:00:50 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7230 Based on the direction of the discussion, I would guess the ONE thing to be that which drives character action throughout their storyline - desire. I will concede, however, that reading into the words results would lead me to agree with Daniel. Still, I will stick by my initial guess. Based on the direction of the discussion, I would guess the ONE thing to be that which drives character action throughout their storyline - desire.

I will concede, however, that reading into the words results would lead me to agree with Daniel. Still, I will stick by my initial guess.

]]> By: Andra M http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7231 Andra M Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:43:46 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7231 Congrats on making to the Top 100! I say each character has a conflict and goal (or as Ben said: desire) with room to grow. Congrats on making to the Top 100!

I say each character has a conflict and goal (or as Ben said: desire) with room to grow.

]]> By: Cheri Williams http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7232 Cheri Williams Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:37:08 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7232 Congratulations, Randy. Of course we already knew you’re the best! Congratulations, Randy. Of course we already knew you’re the best!

]]> By: Sally Ferguson http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7234 Sally Ferguson Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:08:48 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7234 Congratulations...an award that is well deserved! Congratulations…an award that is well deserved!

]]> By: Amy VR http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7236 Amy VR Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:50:22 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7236 "There was a synergy between the storylines that transcended genre." Egads... I can't believe you wrote that sentence either! HAHA! Congratulations on making the Top 100 list... though I would put in on the Top 3 list! I am waiting with bated breath for your next blog post. (That's what you wanted, right?) “There was a synergy between the storylines that transcended genre.”

Egads… I can’t believe you wrote that sentence either! HAHA!

Congratulations on making the Top 100 list… though I would put in on the Top 3 list!

I am waiting with bated breath for your next blog post. (That’s what you wanted, right?)

]]> By: Rob http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7237 Rob Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:54:28 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7237 Every character is the hero of his/her own story. Every character is the hero of his/her own story.

]]> By: Paul Epson http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7238 Paul Epson Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:35:07 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7238 Good job for the award, Randy. We've got here a nice array of choice where anyone can identify himself in his favorite character. The young guy in Luke, the girl in Lea, the wise guy in Obi-wan, the rough guy in Han and the evil naughty one in Darth. Good job for the award, Randy. We’ve got here a nice array of choice where anyone can identify himself in his favorite character. The young guy in Luke, the girl in Lea, the wise guy in Obi-wan, the rough guy in Han and the evil naughty one in Darth.

]]> By: Sheila Deeth http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7241 Sheila Deeth Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:17:18 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/02/06/top-100-writing-blogs/#comment-7241 I just went over there and found you. Congratulations! And you're first on the list for fiction writing. Hope it brings you even more new readers. I just went over there and found you. Congratulations! And you’re first on the list for fiction writing. Hope it brings you even more new readers.

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