tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post2271352272890937416..comments2024-01-01T21:34:29.568-06:00Comments on C.J. Redwine: Writer BewareC.J. Redwinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133349802945244028noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-54291173290029049422009-01-09T11:18:00.000-06:002009-01-09T11:18:00.000-06:00I'm all yours whenever you'd like!I'm all yours whenever you'd like!Danielle Filashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17559045917532735660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-86294194299472422492009-01-07T20:56:00.000-06:002009-01-07T20:56:00.000-06:00Keli - Lol. You refer to yourself in the third per...Keli - Lol. You refer to yourself in the third person sometimes, do you? ;) <BR/><BR/>Kerry - I totally agree.<BR/><BR/>Danielle - LOL. Perhaps I should have added that salient point! And yes, the rules for acting and writing are interchangeable. Writing is simply playing every part (including the director). <BR/><BR/>Still need to find time to get with you about that post...C.J. Redwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133349802945244028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-39463997635928028322009-01-07T16:32:00.000-06:002009-01-07T16:32:00.000-06:00Fantastic post. Again, the rules of good writing ...Fantastic post. Again, the rules of good writing and good acting seem interchangeable! I often tell my students to show me through physicality (how are you picking up that cup, knowing you're in a hurry?) rather than through what we actor types call "indicating" (looking at your watch and sighing loudly while tapping your toe). Emotional arcs, too, must be woven into any performance. (I'm having a devil of a time honing mine as Lady M right now!)<BR/><BR/>You might add another. "Do your research." For instance, be sure you're addressing the right person when you publicly criticize someone. And then, if you realize you made the mistake, come back and apologize. Just a thought. Oh, and it's also actually really advisable to actually do your research when writing your novel, too. ;)Danielle Filashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17559045917532735660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-25636544951976259492009-01-06T13:58:00.000-06:002009-01-06T13:58:00.000-06:00#3: I tried to read a book several months ago (thi...#3: I tried to read a book several months ago (this is what happens when I get suckered by a pretty cover---that'll teach me to be shallow) in which a character said something, followed by a single paragraph of 5 or 6 lines of internal monologue, followed by "So like I was saying..." and repeating word for word what was said just a few lines above. <BR/><BR/>My memory is disgraceful, but even I can remember what was going on 2 paragraphs ago.<BR/><BR/>Anything that makes me think "even I know better than that" earns a book a one-way ticket on the bullet train to the donation box.Kerry Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590084039940396398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-20040732850484578042009-01-06T11:01:00.000-06:002009-01-06T11:01:00.000-06:00CJ,Excellent post. You touch on several valid poin...CJ,<BR/><BR/>Excellent post. You touch on several valid points. Like you, being reminded of the character's name repeatedly gets annoying. I don't go around thinking of myself by name, so why would my characters.<BR/><BR/>OK, there are days I mutter my name three times in succession after doing something dumb, but we won't go there. :-)Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-75191723686324856262009-01-06T09:33:00.000-06:002009-01-06T09:33:00.000-06:00Well, Oscar, I did a quick google and found your a...Well, Oscar, I did a quick google and found your answer.<BR/><BR/>You went to Writer Beware's blog and found this post: http://accrispin.blogspot.com/search?q=iUniverse<BR/><BR/>If you have issues with the content, you'll want to email Victoria Strauss, who runs Writer Beware, and let her know your experience.C.J. Redwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133349802945244028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-14775626853603464172009-01-06T09:26:00.000-06:002009-01-06T09:26:00.000-06:00WTF? Who is this guy? You seriously think you foun...WTF? Who is this guy? You seriously think you found a rec on C.J.'s site for some self-publication scam? <BR/><BR/>Get real.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-12707284746778928642009-01-06T09:24:00.000-06:002009-01-06T09:24:00.000-06:00Dear Oscar,I have never recommended iUniverse as a...Dear Oscar,<BR/><BR/>I have never recommended iUniverse as a publisher. In fact, I've never heard of iUniverse. Are you sure you aren't confusing my blog with someone else? It sounds like you went the self-publication route and I assure you, that is NEVER an avenue I would encourage any writer to pursue unless they'd exhausted all other options and felt comfortable with their ability to do self-promo and somehow get their book on a bookstore's shelves.<BR/><BR/>Since I've never mentioned iUniverse here, I wonder if the title of my post is what confused you and led you to the wrong place. There is a website called "Writer Beware". Perhaps that is where you found your recommendation? I'm not sure, but you might check there.<BR/><BR/>At any rate, no, I don't promote self pubbing and/or iUniverse and no, I'm not a scam. :) I'm a writer on the road to publication sharing what I've learned about craft, the business of publishing, and how to survive life with three boys.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>C.J.C.J. Redwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133349802945244028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-61805687430137007012009-01-06T09:03:00.000-06:002009-01-06T09:03:00.000-06:00I hope you will do more research this year, on the...I hope you will do more research this year, on the kind of things you publish on your blog. I am begining to doubt much of what you say on your blog. I chose iUniverse as my publisher because of your recommendations, and yet I have had a very hard time with them. I gave them my manuscript for formatting, and it came back with more than 300 mistakes. I then sent in a list of suggested corrections, and they promised to make those corrections in 1-1/2 weeks. After three weeks however, they sent me the same manuscript, with the same mistakes, for approval!!! <BR/><BR/>Is this not insanity? I have had to send them the same manuscript with the same suggestions for corrections, and I will not be surprised if they send it back, in the same condition, after three weeks!<BR/><BR/>Worse still, if you are having problems with your PSA, and would like to send a complaint to iUniverse, you have no one to turn to. the President/ CEO, Editors, and others officals, do not make their e mails available in any way! Is this the kind of publisher you rate so highly? Is your website a promotion forum for iUniverse? Are you a scam?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com