tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post1824798941940102200..comments2024-02-12T15:15:51.364+02:00Comments on The Five Year Project: A to Z Challenge: FlowMisha Gerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-37117755117256096552012-06-05T10:49:32.804+02:002012-06-05T10:49:32.804+02:00Good one... keep writing and updating us with the ...Good one... keep writing and updating us with the latest stuffBook publishinghttp://www.bonzoi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-6627662363876293742012-04-11T14:25:07.325+02:002012-04-11T14:25:07.325+02:00This is great! I make a big deal about flow when I...This is great! I make a big deal about flow when I'm looking over my works or reviewing someone else's work. I try to compare it to music. If this story were a symphony, would it smoothly transition from one point to another or would it jarringly stop and start at various points making it unpleasant to play or listen to?<br /><br /><a href="http://thewritersexperiment.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah @ The Writer's Experiment</a>Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131822804248899680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-84591043718022033272012-04-09T21:31:14.775+02:002012-04-09T21:31:14.775+02:00I'm glad if you found some use in my tips. Tha...I'm glad if you found some use in my tips. Thank you for stopping by!Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-33628194520123602142012-04-09T21:30:09.592+02:002012-04-09T21:30:09.592+02:00Ooooh! I wants one. Where do I get it? :-)Ooooh! I wants one. Where do I get it? :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-82422023471199676142012-04-09T21:27:03.726+02:002012-04-09T21:27:03.726+02:00Yes reading a ms can catch much more than just flo...Yes reading a ms can catch much more than just flow issues. It's really useful because of it. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-92060021732332741372012-04-09T21:24:46.601+02:002012-04-09T21:24:46.601+02:00Thanks!
I'm trying to hit 1000 blogs this mo...Thanks! <br /><br />I'm trying to hit 1000 blogs this month, so not nearly as ambitious as you. ;-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-33006247491959737992012-04-09T21:20:42.862+02:002012-04-09T21:20:42.862+02:00Thanks! I'm glad you found value in what I wro...Thanks! I'm glad you found value in what I wrote. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-75436841575976409022012-04-09T21:16:56.467+02:002012-04-09T21:16:56.467+02:00Yes, often the proof of a story's flow lies in...Yes, often the proof of a story's flow lies in the reader's opinion. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-76077128305954920192012-04-09T21:15:09.489+02:002012-04-09T21:15:09.489+02:00That's very good. I can give hundreds of tips,...That's very good. I can give hundreds of tips, but they simply come from my own habits that I formed out of experience and necessity. Every writer needs to do it on his/her own...Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-28166794103206867312012-04-09T21:13:06.601+02:002012-04-09T21:13:06.601+02:00Yes... the saying "missing the forest between...Yes... the saying "missing the forest between the trees " applies. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-89235526410123297922012-04-09T21:08:22.462+02:002012-04-09T21:08:22.462+02:00I'd be thrilled if my posts were of some use t...I'd be thrilled if my posts were of some use to you. <br /><br />:-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-37743085084542470752012-04-09T21:06:07.897+02:002012-04-09T21:06:07.897+02:00Hahahaha yeah it was quite scary to make the commi...Hahahaha yeah it was quite scary to make the commitment public. <br /><br />Glad that the post was helpful. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-60135379720272004422012-04-09T19:50:11.223+02:002012-04-09T19:50:11.223+02:00Oh yes, the perspective difference that comes from...Oh yes, the perspective difference that comes from having someone else read a story can be very useful.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-28891470712260132082012-04-09T19:41:35.989+02:002012-04-09T19:41:35.989+02:00Thanks! I always thank my lucky stars that I found...Thanks! I always thank my lucky stars that I found such wonderful and helpful crits. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-21137908513638844722012-04-09T19:39:12.101+02:002012-04-09T19:39:12.101+02:00I'm so glad to hear it. :-DI'm so glad to hear it. :-DMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-77078645793022579302012-04-09T19:38:36.418+02:002012-04-09T19:38:36.418+02:00Yeah CPs and Betas are worth their weight in gold ...Yeah CPs and Betas are worth their weight in gold when it comes to finding flow problems.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-27516075862723008792012-04-09T19:36:17.633+02:002012-04-09T19:36:17.633+02:00Glad you liked it! :-)Glad you liked it! :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-10656997057540025832012-04-09T19:34:34.238+02:002012-04-09T19:34:34.238+02:00Yeah this is definitely one of the more important ...Yeah this is definitely one of the more important (and tricky) things to master.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-41599741941239940072012-04-09T19:31:04.702+02:002012-04-09T19:31:04.702+02:00That's another way to find lots of issues: pri...That's another way to find lots of issues: printing and marking with pen. No idea why it works, but it does.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-32253570103151592992012-04-09T19:28:38.695+02:002012-04-09T19:28:38.695+02:00Thanks!Thanks!Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-79363404850444127762012-04-09T19:26:55.437+02:002012-04-09T19:26:55.437+02:00Thanks! I'm glad you find them useful. :-)Thanks! I'm glad you find them useful. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-826623792764247912012-04-09T19:23:29.652+02:002012-04-09T19:23:29.652+02:00Middles do seem to have a tendency to flag, for so...Middles do seem to have a tendency to flag, for some reason. I'll be doing a post about them on N-day. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-25255994191147178102012-04-09T19:17:54.273+02:002012-04-09T19:17:54.273+02:00It's actually frighteningly easy, once you'...It's actually frighteningly easy, once you're addicted. ;-PMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-41185217288292454442012-04-09T19:16:10.845+02:002012-04-09T19:16:10.845+02:00The same happens to me. I'm definitely going t...The same happens to me. I'm definitely going to have to go through my ms with a fine-toothed comb before handing it over to my betas. :-DMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-13652278493588833702012-04-09T19:11:19.058+02:002012-04-09T19:11:19.058+02:00Thanks lots! :-DThanks lots! :-DMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.com