tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post7726124565980739397..comments2024-03-29T03:46:53.650-07:00Comments on Writing In Wonderland: Action Propels Your ReaderSylvia Neyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700149683391617521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-24958967528438080362013-08-15T12:34:31.498-07:002013-08-15T12:34:31.498-07:00Building his own coffin! Much more interesting. Th...Building his own coffin! Much more interesting. That's one of the things I edit for--something happening while I'm trying to move the story forward. Because I do have a tendency to focus on dialogue and pivotal events and not enough on action in my rough draft.Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-2346265783580125122013-08-13T04:10:05.339-07:002013-08-13T04:10:05.339-07:00“Would you rather read about a man thinking about ...“Would you rather read about a man thinking about death, or a man building his own coffin?”<br /><br />I love that!<br /><br />I'm struggling a bit with action in the first chapter of my new WIP. It opens with a funeral, funnily enough, and closes in a magistrate's office. Paul Anthony Shortthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-16777729026682178892013-08-12T20:55:19.544-07:002013-08-12T20:55:19.544-07:00I appreciate that you included nonfiction here. To...I appreciate that you included nonfiction here. Too often we forget that nonfiction must also have a story arch and yes, action. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.com