tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post8385160975947336320..comments2024-03-18T12:01:18.507-04:00Comments on Authoress: Friday FricasseeAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-10087786126855362872014-09-20T23:05:30.690-04:002014-09-20T23:05:30.690-04:00Three acts. I like that. Aye!
And I think it woul...Three acts. I like that. Aye!<br /><br />And I think it would be really hard to write with a patched eye and hook for a hand. Arrrr!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503578141423770006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-74485788094306803162014-09-19T16:42:33.461-04:002014-09-19T16:42:33.461-04:00Oh gosh. My crit partners are always talking in &q...Oh gosh. My crit partners are always talking in "acts" and I don't work that way either! My work happens organically, by which I mean I'm a "pantser." Somehow I end up with the right flow, but I don't do it on purpose.Judy Mintzhttp://www.judymintz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-57895336808128457862014-09-19T16:36:16.633-04:002014-09-19T16:36:16.633-04:00Yay! You gotta go where the story leads you! I can...Yay! You gotta go where the story leads you! I can't say I ever done this. I've only had a few stories with multiple acts, and unfortunately for me, I wasn't much of a planner back then. Lots of atrocities in the old story graveyard. Lol!krystal janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115542477066959046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-81205123114427578972014-09-19T13:50:30.230-04:002014-09-19T13:50:30.230-04:00I am finding this particularly funny today, becaus...I am finding this particularly funny today, because in the past couple of years I've found that using the "3 act" rough outline has helped me be much better structured when it comes to the middle where I tend to get slogged down and lose my story. It's become my go-to way to start planning my story, either before I draft or after I draft.<br /><br />But I pulled out a manuscript I haven't worked on in ... well a long time. And I had these grand plans to use the 3 act plot to help me make sense out of the rewrite I need to do. And almost immediately discovered that it's totally not working for this story. So now I'm playing with this loose looping sort of structure and it's working perfectly.<br /><br />So, I guess it depends on the story! And I love getting to figure out how to best approach each one :)<br /><br />Arrr!Rebecca T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11994380364321336824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-32244174563887417742014-09-19T13:21:51.274-04:002014-09-19T13:21:51.274-04:00Hi-ho, thar. Story structure that appears on its o...Hi-ho, thar. Story structure that appears on its own without authorial intrusion be a blessin'. Enjoy ye shore leave.C. R. Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627499155109943973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-41403375789885549972014-09-19T11:13:10.478-04:002014-09-19T11:13:10.478-04:00Shall I understand from this that your new story h...Shall I understand from this that your new story has pirates in it?MargotGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-67850153808846171332014-09-19T10:30:06.556-04:002014-09-19T10:30:06.556-04:00Well, I think it really has to work for YOUR story...Well, I think it really has to work for YOUR story, right? There are operas with 4 acts, so there you have it. :)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-17072797437450432072014-09-19T09:59:26.343-04:002014-09-19T09:59:26.343-04:00I'm envious! I've never been a plotter, bu...I'm envious! I've never been a plotter, but I'm trying to get a (very rough) idea for the next thing I write, because I know having at least a little bit of a map will help. It came out to four acts. four parts.<br /><br />Which has me a little bit confused, because whoever heard of four acts?Alainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343957686450599547noreply@blogger.com