tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post8376076879714191993..comments2024-01-29T07:10:21.215-05:00Comments on Adventures in Writing: One Woman's Journey: What to Write in Those Confounded ChaptersVictoria Marie Leeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-6718269102184973902013-06-04T11:45:11.263-04:002013-06-04T11:45:11.263-04:00Thank you, Theresa. The title of this post came t...Thank you, Theresa. The title of this post came to me as I was...well...trying to think what to write in my memoir chapters.<br /><br />I remember that you don't outline. Bravo for you, and good luck on your new middle grade story. Short chapters in middle grade make me think of one fully fleshed out scene or one action or problem happening to the protagonist.<br /><br />Non-fiction can also have short chapters, and again focus on one important action in the narrator's life. I think that this first draft of my college memoir will need to be subdivided into smaller chapters, especially when I fully flesh out certain anecdotes and scenes. <br /><br />Thank you so much, Theresa, for visiting my Adventures in Writing blog. Please stop by again.Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-30389292893136805282013-06-03T11:04:05.778-04:002013-06-03T11:04:05.778-04:00I love the title! Made me laugh. I don't outli...I love the title! Made me laugh. I don't outline. I normally just start and stop how it comes to me. Now I'm writing a middle grade and am forcing myself to do short chapters. I'm sure non-fiction is much different. Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-3827151426104444142013-06-03T10:48:49.877-04:002013-06-03T10:48:49.877-04:00Good luck to you too, Karen. 400 pages of longhan...Good luck to you too, Karen. 400 pages of longhand?! The first draft, the general ideas of what happens first and then next, etc., can be the most difficult part. Thanks for taking some time out of your busy day to visit my Adventures in Writing blog. Please stop by again!Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-24806156597373327862013-05-31T07:00:55.602-04:002013-05-31T07:00:55.602-04:00Good luck!! I'm there now, trying to write a f...Good luck!! I'm there now, trying to write a first draft of a new novel. The only way I can think of it is to fill 400 pages with words going somewhere, (I write the first draft longhand), and then go from there. I very much identified with your post today.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-18548330119114013052013-05-28T08:17:57.742-04:002013-05-28T08:17:57.742-04:00Thank you, Michelle and Ellen, for visiting my Adv...Thank you, Michelle and Ellen, for visiting my Adventures in Writing blog. Your good wishes are greatly appreciated. <br /><br />My goal was to make readers a part of this process of trying to write the first draft of my college memoir. I agree, Ellen. The hardest part of any project is getting that first draft.<br /><br />Thanks again, ladies, for visiting my blog. Please stop by again.Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-78937245946090704112013-05-27T19:19:25.107-04:002013-05-27T19:19:25.107-04:00Great job, Victoria! The hardest part of writing ...Great job, Victoria! The hardest part of writing is book is getting that first draft finished! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-1983411892322088842013-05-27T19:03:21.241-04:002013-05-27T19:03:21.241-04:00You are almost there. I wish you luck. I feel like...You are almost there. I wish you luck. I feel like I have been a part of your writing through your blogs! I can't wait to see it! Michelle Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128626141907277816noreply@blogger.com