tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post1154364217746830004..comments2024-03-06T05:24:11.328-05:00Comments on Kelly Hashway: How Much is Enough... or Too Much?Kelly Hashwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-3576110945710677512012-04-30T06:49:03.630-04:002012-04-30T06:49:03.630-04:00Anita, I completely agree. You can't reveal ev...Anita, I completely agree. You can't reveal everything. A little mystery is good. :)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-18293142614674930812012-04-30T05:48:21.542-04:002012-04-30T05:48:21.542-04:00Hi Kelly, what an interesting post. It's diffi...Hi Kelly, what an interesting post. It's difficult to know how much information to include for a character. I've been to writing classes where we worked out every detail of a character's life. This was useful but deciding which parts of that information to include can be tricky. I think it's good to keep it relevant to the plot and to leave a bit of mystery just like when meeting a person in real life-they're more intriguing if we don't know everything about them.Anita Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643609708390860371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-10464418892807094692012-04-21T21:58:40.527-04:002012-04-21T21:58:40.527-04:00That's not a bad idea, Donna. :)That's not a bad idea, Donna. :)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-14977043810959720382012-04-21T21:56:49.869-04:002012-04-21T21:56:49.869-04:00I completely agree!I completely agree!Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-59156125951000387182012-04-21T21:37:58.056-04:002012-04-21T21:37:58.056-04:00I've better at deleting, too. It did take som...I've better at deleting, too. It did take some time though. ;)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-43418106988199219062012-04-21T15:24:23.883-04:002012-04-21T15:24:23.883-04:00I depend on those who read my manuscript. I'm...I depend on those who read my manuscript. I'm also lazy, so when I develop my characters, I only go as deep as I feel I need to, so that I understand the characters and I stay on track with them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08311305166391446029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-12416820214457118792012-04-21T12:04:00.944-04:002012-04-21T12:04:00.944-04:00Along with CPs and betas, I think TIME works best ...Along with CPs and betas, I think TIME works best for this. If we can come back and read it as a reader would, we can pick some of this up ourselves. This is one good argument for moving straight ahead through a draft and not rereading what you've already done. By the time you get to the end, you may have the needed distance from the beginning.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-74922906490216518612012-04-21T06:58:06.074-04:002012-04-21T06:58:06.074-04:00I've gotten better at deleting things. I don&#...I've gotten better at deleting things. I don't even blink taking out pages and pages of stuff. Still, my CP's will tell me which areas are repetitive and unnecessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-9619674772524239882012-04-20T22:32:12.412-04:002012-04-20T22:32:12.412-04:00Yes, that makes sense, Kat. :)Yes, that makes sense, Kat. :)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-25924821250947973892012-04-20T22:30:21.642-04:002012-04-20T22:30:21.642-04:00I draft really quickly, too. It's my favorite ...I draft really quickly, too. It's my favorite way to write. I had to work on adding stuff in during revisions.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-72552524851945901752012-04-20T22:27:35.410-04:002012-04-20T22:27:35.410-04:00Really? That's pretty cool. And good luck gett...Really? That's pretty cool. And good luck getting that MS completed. :)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-61654417408127570832012-04-20T22:25:14.850-04:002012-04-20T22:25:14.850-04:00This sounds like a good way to do it, Auden. I may...This sounds like a good way to do it, Auden. I may have to try it.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-21724989813246122792012-04-20T22:21:10.194-04:002012-04-20T22:21:10.194-04:00Yes, that does work well.Yes, that does work well.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-74377827511195816392012-04-20T22:20:46.758-04:002012-04-20T22:20:46.758-04:00Yes! Exactly, Jean.Yes! Exactly, Jean.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-62501831293520402052012-04-20T22:19:15.261-04:002012-04-20T22:19:15.261-04:00You create very real characters, Brenda. I think y...You create very real characters, Brenda. I think you know you have a big fan in me. :)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-33883343401829410372012-04-20T22:17:09.048-04:002012-04-20T22:17:09.048-04:00I love it, too! :)I love it, too! :)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-82809098020390971682012-04-20T22:12:33.582-04:002012-04-20T22:12:33.582-04:00That's a great way to do it, Lee.That's a great way to do it, Lee.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-69629048901780126172012-04-20T22:10:50.825-04:002012-04-20T22:10:50.825-04:00That's awesome that you were able to do that. ...That's awesome that you were able to do that. That kind of critique is priceless!Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-41167621309187774872012-04-20T22:09:09.346-04:002012-04-20T22:09:09.346-04:00Oh no. That's never good.Oh no. That's never good.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-73742158585850688412012-04-20T22:07:13.871-04:002012-04-20T22:07:13.871-04:00Same here, Katie!Same here, Katie!Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-74826078716815576192012-04-20T22:03:35.655-04:002012-04-20T22:03:35.655-04:00I hope so. :)I hope so. :)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-37597483050735069752012-04-20T20:49:56.959-04:002012-04-20T20:49:56.959-04:00Sometimes it helps for me to verbally tell the sto...Sometimes it helps for me to verbally tell the story to someone else. Usually, they'll have questions during the telling that let me know I've left something out of the story.Adrianne Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108123882094459747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-79155872104633358732012-04-20T15:03:58.717-04:002012-04-20T15:03:58.717-04:00While writing my draft, I usually include a lot of...While writing my draft, I usually include a lot of info about my characters. Then, while editing, I think hard about those details as they relate to the overall story and start adding or deleting stuff. In the end, readers help a lot, though. I remember with a short story, I deleted a detail the reader would've liked to have known.Auden Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484527377996130004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-47393643834061429512012-04-20T14:08:20.584-04:002012-04-20T14:08:20.584-04:00I write my first drafts really fast. AFTER the nov...I write my first drafts really fast. AFTER the novel is drafted I spend a week or so thinking about my people, their character arcs, the story arcs.<br />I don't usually write anything down, just get an idea of who they are. When I go back through the MS, I add the stuff from what I've learned in places it matters.<br /><br />BUT I don't spend writing when I know it won't be in the story.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-43259860177107259062012-04-20T13:56:16.955-04:002012-04-20T13:56:16.955-04:00An interesting post Kelly. I'm hoping to get t...An interesting post Kelly. I'm hoping to get to the stage at the end of the Summer where I will need some beta readers and CR's to read my novel, so hopefully they will set me straight when necessary. I saw your book at Indigo in Barrie!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09922760815882403820noreply@blogger.com