Comments on: WIP Update: Buzzards – Too Much of a Twist?

By: Leah

Leah — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:36:30 +0000

It’s never to late for feedback! Thanks you for sharing.

By: ekcarmel

ekcarmel — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:11:22 +0000

I guess I’m coming to this a little late, but it never hurts to get more comments (at least that’s the way I feel).

I agree that you need to write the unsettling twist. From what you wrote, this has happened to you before and you stopped. DON’T. Don’t worry about what other people think. This is yours – own it. I’ve felt this way myself and it just stifles your muse (who probably doesn’t appreciate it and may sabotage you later for it).

Write it YOUR way and when it comes time for beta readers, you may be pleasantly surprised!

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:53:04 +0000

Hi Cat! Thanks for stopping by and double thanks for confirming what I felt in my gut was the right decision: to move forward and write the story I want to write.

By: cat

cat — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:36:15 +0000

I second the advice. Write the twist as it presented itself. I don’t think potential readers will turn away because of it unless it comes from nowhere. But if it is a logical part of the story they will suspend disbelieve to fin out how your MC handles it.

By: Leah

Leah — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:01:57 +0000

Okay, I’ll stick with the twist. Thank you all for addin’ your two cents! As a side note, while re-reading On Writing by Stephen King, I realized he suggests the same thing. “The first draft,” he writes, “is all mine…written with the door shut.”

By: zarffyn

zarffyn — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:54:09 +0000

Go with it. Once you finish the story, you’ll be able to see the big picture, but for now, anything that adds conflict AND adds to the story, is a good answer.

By: lee

lee — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:42:32 +0000

I think you should just write whatever you want, it’s your story, not anyone else’s so do what u think, what you want.

By: Laura Best

Laura Best — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:20:09 +0000

Go with your instinct, Leah. Never, never write to please anyone else if you do you won’t be happy with the end results and I think ultimately you are the one who should be happy with the story at the end of the day.

Write the story that needs to be told… If it is a part of the story, so be it. Real life is like that we take it as it comes…good and bad..
Funny, because I was just reading about this very thing today.(I don’t know if you’re familiar at all with Wayne Dyer but he says to write to please yourself and he usually hits the nail on the head..at least as far as I’m concerned.)

I don’t belong to a writing group either but I have learned to trust my own instincts and you should too!

I’m sure in the end you’ll make the decision that feels right for you.