tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918368103842623770.post8035810285727351082..comments2024-03-06T08:10:18.181-08:00Comments on Sophia Martin's Writing Blog: Talking about a story ideaSophiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06092137613275942829noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918368103842623770.post-74749529647730445202011-03-15T21:37:52.332-07:002011-03-15T21:37:52.332-07:00Hi Mare! Thanks for following!
Yeah, I realize no...Hi Mare! Thanks for following!<br /><br />Yeah, I realize not everyone has my taboos. It's like a visceral thing for me--nails on a chalkboard. I *can't* talk about a WiP. An ms in revision, totally. But if it's not complete, NO. Probably because I did a few times when I was starting out and it killed the idea and I mourned it.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092137613275942829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918368103842623770.post-16895260023376305292011-03-15T18:40:17.670-07:002011-03-15T18:40:17.670-07:00I don't mind talking about my stories to write...I don't mind talking about my stories to writer friends. My other friends (maybe that should be my "other" friends) I don't talk to them about it at all. I'm just not sure non-writerly folk would get it, although I am sure they would be supportive :)<br /><br />I can see, though, how keeping it to yourself would make it easier to get through quickly (so then you could talk about it!)Mary Framehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788741094016287877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918368103842623770.post-32778326229436351672011-03-15T16:58:47.618-07:002011-03-15T16:58:47.618-07:00Thanks for following, Margie! And it's always ...Thanks for following, Margie! And it's always good to know I'm not the only one with my writer-rules, which often seem incomprehensible to nonwriters.<br /><br />Your logline is intriguing! How far along is the ms?Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092137613275942829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918368103842623770.post-45210345623693530112011-03-14T23:02:57.949-07:002011-03-14T23:02:57.949-07:00Yep. If I talk too much about a story, I totally k...Yep. If I talk too much about a story, I totally kill it. I've gotten where I just give a logline. Right now, working on a ya about a boy who goes into witness protection only to discover the town he lives in is all witness protection. I didn't say it was a great logline, just enough to cover the jist of the story and have them nod and go "Hmmm..."Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918368103842623770.post-2819076448410237572011-03-14T08:37:28.610-07:002011-03-14T08:37:28.610-07:00Mary! Thank you for following. :)
It's my expe...Mary! Thank you for following. :)<br />It's my experience that 1) stopping for any reason before hitting 50K at least and 2) talking about the story before it's complete are indeed storykillers. Maybe try powering on through and see where it gets you?Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092137613275942829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918368103842623770.post-331774121523840072011-03-14T08:05:06.652-07:002011-03-14T08:05:06.652-07:00Yes. I post chapters once I've hit about ten t...Yes. I post chapters once I've hit about ten thousand words or so.<br /><br />But I've been suffering with the same thing now. I've killed enough half-started stories. Maybe I do just need to wallow through it before posting. Hmmm.Marybkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013291291298167627noreply@blogger.com