tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434024861433859479.post7140558440260756171..comments2012-03-30T18:49:50.759-07:00Comments on Thinking Along Those Lines: Second Most Important Word in the Story SentenceKaye Jeffreyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03742892469978290223noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434024861433859479.post-23270831589267659792011-09-13T15:32:11.050-07:002011-09-13T15:32:11.050-07:00Thanks, Mary Ruth.
I also have trouble knowing how...Thanks, Mary Ruth.<br />I also have trouble knowing how often to use their name verses a pronoun for their name, verses trusting my reading to understand who is doing what. I don't want to over explain. Nor do I want anyone to be scratching their heads.<br /><br />This is why flash fiction is easier with only one or two characters. But you can't always get away with that. Sometimes the piece calls for quite a few more than two or three.<br /><br />I really didn't want to write a post about nouns because they are difficult for me, too. But I'm glad I did. I just hope I didn't write it in a way that leads people to believe that I'm an expert or something. I'm not. I go more by feel with nouns. But you know how feelings are. As Obi Wan Kenobi says, you can't trust them!Kaye Jeffreyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742892469978290223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434024861433859479.post-56714620507737884432011-09-13T12:00:24.447-07:002011-09-13T12:00:24.447-07:00I struggle with knowing how often I should use a c...I struggle with knowing how often I should use a character's name, especially the viewpoint character. When you have narrative and internal monologue and interaction with other characters, it just gets so confusing.<br />You're right about flash fiction: every word becomes way more important when you're essentially boiling everything down to the very core.<br />Good post, Kaye.Mary Ruth Pursselleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325447738032828151noreply@blogger.com