tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post5450471507971358219..comments2023-10-07T06:07:47.815-07:00Comments on Book In The Oven: Engaging Subplots--Or How Writing is Like KnittingLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795668965659926769noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-61182312395192029672009-02-08T06:04:00.000-08:002009-02-08T06:04:00.000-08:00@Barry- Thanks. I think that many different forms...@Barry- Thanks. I think that many different forms of art pull from similar concepts :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795668965659926769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-78306284714399384292009-02-06T15:05:00.000-08:002009-02-06T15:05:00.000-08:00Although I don't knit, or write books, this made a...Although I don't knit, or write books, this made a great deal of sense.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-74956854396229602302009-02-06T07:39:00.000-08:002009-02-06T07:39:00.000-08:00@duck- Thanks! I'm thinking about doing more exte...@duck- Thanks! I'm thinking about doing more extended metaphores. It was fun to write.<BR/><BR/>@justin- Good luck :)<BR/><BR/>@stu- I agree. The piece as a whole needs to be consistent and put together. Clashing colors and patterns are bad :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795668965659926769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-11810604521244759892009-02-06T03:14:00.000-08:002009-02-06T03:14:00.000-08:00The hard part is making sure each element adds to ...The hard part is making sure each element adds to the main plot, or rather, that it approaches the same general issue as the main plot from a slightly different angle.stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388674850920848503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-22717594352627049342009-02-05T18:43:00.000-08:002009-02-05T18:43:00.000-08:00interesting work i think, i hope i can spend some ...interesting work i think, i hope i can spend some time in this preparation..sribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07149904778193565770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-70510056275541978602009-02-05T10:30:00.000-08:002009-02-05T10:30:00.000-08:00That's a really good metaphor!That's a really good metaphor!The Blonde Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085499120024055465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-42628947249927242702009-02-05T05:32:00.000-08:002009-02-05T05:32:00.000-08:00@Bayjb- Good luck with the knitting and the writin...@Bayjb- Good luck with the knitting and the writing :-P<BR/><BR/>@Kat- My main trouble with knitting is follow through, although I do enjoy it. I'm just hoping I don't have the some troubles with writing.<BR/><BR/><BR/>@Charles- I haven't read it, but now I want too. I just googled it. Looks really interesting. Thanks for mentioning it.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795668965659926769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-61982592332832916212009-02-04T21:01:00.000-08:002009-02-04T21:01:00.000-08:00Good analogy. I'll have to give it some thought. ...Good analogy. I'll have to give it some thought. Did you ever read CLive Barker's "WeaveWorld?" It had an interesting premise that makes me think of your comments here.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-75362466173460250452009-02-04T20:08:00.000-08:002009-02-04T20:08:00.000-08:00Nice analogy! You have some great information abou...Nice analogy! You have some great information about plot weaving and layers as well. Too bad I was never any good at knitting- hopefully I'll have better luck writing. :pAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615258719942916382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-24102672862805958912009-02-04T17:22:00.000-08:002009-02-04T17:22:00.000-08:00This is a very interesting theory about knitting a...This is a very interesting theory about knitting and writing. I suck at knitting but I'm a good writer. Maybe this will turn around now.Bayjbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544971638369054902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-69298583566871527892009-02-04T12:54:00.001-08:002009-02-04T12:54:00.001-08:00@lynn- I definetly think that knitting is easier t...@lynn- I definetly think that knitting is easier than writing. And I also think that our ability to go back and continually tweak almost makes novel writing more dificult...although glazing wrong when everything else is perfect must make for a *very* bad day. At least we can just hit undo.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795668965659926769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-69466309895209177122009-02-04T12:54:00.000-08:002009-02-04T12:54:00.000-08:00@paul- Good luck with your second draft :)@paul- Good luck with your second draft :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795668965659926769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-44992194865595695242009-02-04T12:52:00.000-08:002009-02-04T12:52:00.000-08:00@spy- I'm a bit aditcted to layers. That's why I ...@spy- I'm a bit aditcted to layers. That's why I can't do short stories.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795668965659926769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-12079063322304811462009-02-04T12:51:00.000-08:002009-02-04T12:51:00.000-08:00@chris- Non-fiction has fun all of its own. I wri...@chris- Non-fiction has fun all of its own. I write technical non-fiction on the side. Often I think it's harder than fiction.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795668965659926769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-80066747484390419132009-02-04T10:53:00.000-08:002009-02-04T10:53:00.000-08:00It's funny how people look at complicated, intrica...It's funny how people look at complicated, intricate woven/knitted art/clothing and say 'wow, that's impressive, I could never do that!' but then everybody and their mother thinks that writing a novel is easy ... until they try it :) Then they realize that the textures and nuances of subplots and characters are just as difficult to blend as the components of a physical work of art.<BR/><BR/>But it totally rocks that we can go back and edit our work--my sister's a sculptor, and if she screws up the firing or glazing of a piece, she just has to start over, whereas I get to tweak until I'm satisfied :)Andrea Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478845861604754432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-53006895661282046302009-02-04T08:32:00.000-08:002009-02-04T08:32:00.000-08:00This is something to keep in mind as I work on my ...This is something to keep in mind as I work on my second draft. Thanks for this.<BR/><BR/>PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-7409906969194854872009-02-04T08:31:00.000-08:002009-02-04T08:31:00.000-08:00I love those layers. I love lots of colors weaved ...I love those layers. I love lots of colors weaved in my stories!Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686417699021523871.post-22700128370188397572009-02-04T08:05:00.000-08:002009-02-04T08:05:00.000-08:00This is why I write non-fiction...As usual, very i...This is why I write non-fiction...<BR/><BR/>As usual, very interesting. Thanks.Sepiru Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600130405222535830noreply@blogger.com