tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post7789532305129869419..comments2024-03-28T07:20:26.335-04:00Comments on Carol Baldwin's Blog: Writing Resources Part III: Panster vs. Plotter and a Giveaway!Carol Baldwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-87010746447238758322015-02-05T08:48:44.958-05:002015-02-05T08:48:44.958-05:00Carol, Sorry I am trying to catch up on blog posts...Carol, Sorry I am trying to catch up on blog posts from the past month. But I have loved your resource series. Thank you for sharing some great books. Also, enjoyed Monika's information about her writing style for My Brother's Shadow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-2155176474056145842015-02-05T08:37:55.826-05:002015-02-05T08:37:55.826-05:00Thanks again, Monika, for your informative post. I...Thanks again, Monika, for your informative post. I think we all have to find our way--and find out what works for our stories!Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-55603757223203436102015-02-05T08:35:01.428-05:002015-02-05T08:35:01.428-05:00Congratulations to the winners! I hope you'll ...Congratulations to the winners! I hope you'll enjoy the book. I think I am becoming more of a planner. Or perhaps, it is just my current sip that is causing my hair to turn grey and seems to need the corsage of an outline more than my other books. Sad thing is, that even with the attempted outline, it still feels like "driving in the dark."Monika Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16511439867417064295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-85422326158281062092015-02-05T07:19:55.903-05:002015-02-05T07:19:55.903-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Robin. Your name is in twi...Thanks for stopping by, Robin. Your name is in twice! Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-13483272618056630142015-02-05T07:14:11.268-05:002015-02-05T07:14:11.268-05:00Great post. I'm a pantser, though I have writt...Great post. I'm a pantser, though I have written myself into many many corners, so I try to plot.<br /><br />I'd love too win a copy.<br /><br />Robear529@gmail.com<br /><br />Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462486350293703991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-21699036175186297202015-02-03T20:04:15.753-05:002015-02-03T20:04:15.753-05:00Glad you enjoyed this, Rosi. Your name is in the h...Glad you enjoyed this, Rosi. Your name is in the hat!Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-74042920480134711382015-02-03T14:36:23.106-05:002015-02-03T14:36:23.106-05:00Great article. It's interesting to me how much...Great article. It's interesting to me how much control our characters have in the writing process. Thanks for sharing this. The book sounds fascinating and although I'm trying not to enter contests for books since I have so many, I just can't resist this one. Please put my name in the hat. Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-46917024728775538472015-02-03T13:57:58.502-05:002015-02-03T13:57:58.502-05:00Janet, Thanks for your comment. I love surprises--...Janet, Thanks for your comment. I love surprises--even when I've plotted and planned. Or maybe because I have plotted! Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-32893890925486443552015-02-03T12:17:18.515-05:002015-02-03T12:17:18.515-05:00Writing historical nonfiction for years dictated t...Writing historical nonfiction for years dictated that I be a planner. Not quite the same as a plotter, but close. What a sense of freedom came with my move back into writing fiction! I don't exactly write "by the seat of my pants," because planning comes naturally to me now. But in my first novel, a murder mystery, I just "knew" who was behind the murder. About a third of Janet Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16348190073300476806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-35361525171898362642015-02-03T11:31:47.168-05:002015-02-03T11:31:47.168-05:00Thanks, Vijaya, for stopping by and commenting. Thanks, Vijaya, for stopping by and commenting. Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-37494551422874140642015-02-03T08:29:15.718-05:002015-02-03T08:29:15.718-05:00Leave my name out of the hat please. I already hav...Leave my name out of the hat please. I already have Monika's book ... reading about her process was very enjoyable. Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-45634852854688278272015-02-03T07:35:30.335-05:002015-02-03T07:35:30.335-05:00I've been there--done that, Joan. thanks for s...I've been there--done that, Joan. thanks for stopping by. I'll enter your name twice in this giveaway. Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-27594627368370600202015-02-02T22:06:36.072-05:002015-02-02T22:06:36.072-05:00Dear Carol, thanks for sharing Monika's thouht...Dear Carol, thanks for sharing Monika's thouht process and a part in which the book didn't seem to follow her original plan. I have written parts of a story in first person and in third person to help me decide which rang true for my story. <br /><br />Good luck to you in writing and marketing your manuscript. <br /><br />Never Give Up<br />JoanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-73582888051833495492015-02-02T21:00:03.061-05:002015-02-02T21:00:03.061-05:00You know I understand, LInda. I hope you keep plug...You know I understand, LInda. I hope you keep plugging away!Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-41647661877510687482015-02-02T20:50:51.010-05:002015-02-02T20:50:51.010-05:00Carol,
I have written and rewritten a picture book...Carol,<br />I have written and rewritten a picture book manuscript that I still believe in. I took the PB Dummy Challenge from SCBWI-C and an agent critique was part of the course. I learned that my story is all over the place, but for some reason, I think I know where my focus should be now. I hope so. I'm getting closer!Linda A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16517546647672781332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-67930805485104853092015-02-02T20:40:21.406-05:002015-02-02T20:40:21.406-05:00Thanks Carol for featuring Monica, a girl after my...Thanks Carol for featuring Monica, a girl after my own heart. Try as I will, I can't seem to jump totally over into the plotter's camp. I love driving like Doctorow!Linda Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838197966070322540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-65293129834087038012015-02-02T11:13:39.761-05:002015-02-02T11:13:39.761-05:00Yes, Connie, it is a long process. I'll start ...Yes, Connie, it is a long process. I'll start the giveaway list with your name--two times for your effort in decision making!Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-29160771079015052202015-02-02T11:09:31.086-05:002015-02-02T11:09:31.086-05:00I have enjoyed reading about the Monika's thou...I have enjoyed reading about the Monika's thought process writing this novel. I have never written a book but I have been involved in decisions concerning my work and it sometimes has been a long process. <br />Thanks for this giveaway.<br />Connie<br />cps1950@gmail.comConnie Porter Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234596850866029756noreply@blogger.com