tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post5363708527381316112..comments2024-02-25T20:47:08.836-08:00Comments on Along the Brandywine: A Writing TagHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-9600724521232382232014-09-13T13:40:20.531-07:002014-09-13T13:40:20.531-07:00I'd never been to Ikea before we moved here, b...I'd never been to Ikea before we moved here, but now we go there several times a year. I like their organizational stuff, the kids love their playplace, and sometimes we have lunch there with friends. Their lingonberry preserves are great! And they have such nummy cinnamon rolls too. And these smoked salmon wraps :-9 I'll stop now.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-64601478558858005322014-09-13T10:16:58.824-07:002014-09-13T10:16:58.824-07:00Hamlette,
Oh my… We don’t have Ikea down here, but...Hamlette,<br />Oh my… We don’t have Ikea down here, but my grandparents do up in Illinois so they’ll bring down jars of Lingonberry preserves for us sometimes…(that wonderful Scandinavian thing popping up again ;-)). <i>So</i> good on pancakes! And probably in cake filling, too, come to think of it… :-)<br /><br />And that makes complete sense! I have three (well--really four) primary characters in <i>ODS</i>, so I’m trying to end a chapter with one character and then open the next with another--hoping it’ll help in building suspense and cutting down confusion. But of course it’s always open for change in the final draft! Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-36926876432058173142014-09-12T05:57:22.014-07:002014-09-12T05:57:22.014-07:00This morning I am specifically wanting a slice of ...This morning I am specifically wanting a slice of this cake they have at the IKEA cafeteria. Hmph.<br /><br />When I write, my stories kind of unspool like movies, so I tend to put chapter breaks where the breaks would go in a movie. So I kind of have short chapters sometimes, lol.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-35590910338566015832014-09-12T05:33:45.255-07:002014-09-12T05:33:45.255-07:00Hamlette,
Oh my, cake... ;-) Cake with chocolate m...Hamlette,<br />Oh my, cake... ;-) Cake with chocolate mousse filling? Rich chocolate cake with ice cream??<br /><br />And yes, I like having well thought out chapter beginnings and ends. My first chapter in <i>ODS</i> did turn out inordinately long--and I'm trying to keep them all roughly the same length--so I somewhat arbitrarily divided it in two to make a shorter and longer chapter. An even break would have fallen really awkwardly. As it is, it's now the first chapter that's shorter, so I'm hoping it should rather keep the reader's attention than otherwise. :-)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-71349741551914121152014-09-11T13:56:12.053-07:002014-09-11T13:56:12.053-07:00Now I Really Want Cake. Really really really. Hm...Now I Really Want Cake. Really really really. Hmmm. ::Begins to plot devious reasons for "needing" to run to the store to get something indispensable and then returning with cake::<br /><br />I actually struggle a bit with chapters too, just in when they should end and begin. Sometimes I just have a feeling that "the next chapter starts now," but other times I'm left to counting. "It's been X number of pages since I started this chapter, so maybe it's time for a new one?"Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-79756530634548542632014-09-05T05:01:43.670-07:002014-09-05T05:01:43.670-07:00Anne-girl -- You're welcome and thank you so m...Anne-girl -- You're welcome and thank you so much for doing it! They were great questions! And yes, ice cream and crumbled brownies...my favorite birthday cake. ;-)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-32857014356043387412014-09-05T04:59:43.305-07:002014-09-05T04:59:43.305-07:00Naomi -- Oh, I'm so glad! And you're most ...Naomi -- Oh, I'm so glad! And you're most welcome! Yes, "Helping Writers" is <i>amazing</i>. Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-35379817209627535742014-09-05T04:56:48.595-07:002014-09-05T04:56:48.595-07:00Bethany -- Absolutely! Very scrumptious! :-)Bethany -- Absolutely! <i>Very</i> scrumptious! :-)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-39110021533732448022014-09-04T18:45:03.845-07:002014-09-04T18:45:03.845-07:00Thanks for doing the tag. Ice cream with crumbled ...Thanks for doing the tag. Ice cream with crumbled brownies! That sounds heavenly!Anne-girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879811254464226204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-91207222223641460622014-09-04T08:20:06.555-07:002014-09-04T08:20:06.555-07:00I love your answers. :) I've checked out the w...I love your answers. :) I've checked out the writing blog you think useful and I must say thank you, because I LOVE it! Naomi Pittshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13932777444665441104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-20715966781704842892014-09-04T05:22:17.089-07:002014-09-04T05:22:17.089-07:00That chocolate cake looks scrumptious--I wouldn...That chocolate cake looks scrumptious--I wouldn't mind eating a bite for breakfast!Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.com