tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post8598410660986148980..comments2024-03-22T14:36:03.503-04:00Comments on Tonya Kappes : Make your novel a page turner!Tonya Kappeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14252788425268305047noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-88326844629306697212012-05-11T12:25:48.761-04:002012-05-11T12:25:48.761-04:00Chapter endings are so tough for me! A friend and ...Chapter endings are so tough for me! A friend and I disucssed this - we are too nice to our characters and want to make them happy. Creating that tension and conflict (sadly) requires us to throw characters in harm's way, allows them to make foolish decisions and generally muck things up. So, I'm definitely learning as I go!Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-82392536796318191632012-05-07T16:27:46.010-04:002012-05-07T16:27:46.010-04:00I love your suggestion of quirky characters! I nee...I love your suggestion of quirky characters! I need to add some to my stories--tehy're memorable and they also provide comic relief;).Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-16101819220686967892012-05-07T14:45:47.018-04:002012-05-07T14:45:47.018-04:00I'm reading the 1st Stephanie Plum novel and G...I'm reading the 1st Stephanie Plum novel and Grandma Mozer cracks me up. Well, so does Stephanie!<br /><br />When I'm writing my first draft, I tend to go heavy on the dialogue. I have to get that right. When I go back and edit, then I think about tags (or actions), but I find I rarely have to fix the dialogue. I try to make all my characters sound unique, which helps to determine who's "talking" when I go back to add those tags (if they're needed at all, that is)!Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-78626908968503928422012-05-07T13:37:52.538-04:002012-05-07T13:37:52.538-04:00Thanks, Tonya. Great post and things to always kee...Thanks, Tonya. Great post and things to always keep in mind. I am always writing, so I am always a work in progress.Gerri Brousseauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713653480102028939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-36775639962576017162012-05-07T13:05:16.120-04:002012-05-07T13:05:16.120-04:00Great post! Very good aspects to focus on while w...Great post! Very good aspects to focus on while writing. I love the Stephanie Plum novels!Christina M. McKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556438221251810456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-39867505990197640682012-05-07T09:17:27.314-04:002012-05-07T09:17:27.314-04:00Always a keeper, Tonya.Always a keeper, Tonya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-50765284396320992882012-05-07T08:22:39.206-04:002012-05-07T08:22:39.206-04:00I always fear I don't incorporate enough on se...I always fear I don't incorporate enough on secondary characters. I'm working on it. :)Katy Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695502207902033580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-88979420183175567992012-05-07T07:37:08.016-04:002012-05-07T07:37:08.016-04:00Great stuff, Tonya. This is one area I think I do ...Great stuff, Tonya. This is one area I think I do well. MY pacing, my end of chapter hooks, and the deep POV through "thought" tags, definitely make for page turners (or so I've been told:-). <br /><br />What I think I've missed out on is your tips for characterization with interesting/memorable/quirky details. I'll add that to my final editing stage with my next book, for sure! ThanksPJ Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02761755589950460065noreply@blogger.com