tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30540321.post5332365855789498935..comments2023-11-03T05:14:20.044-04:00Comments on Writer Bug: Novel exercisesWriter Bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18332064105213167179noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30540321.post-78428299284004741702009-04-05T12:44:00.000-04:002009-04-05T12:44:00.000-04:00Awesome. Thanks Erin! That does help.Awesome. Thanks Erin! That does help.Writer Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332064105213167179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30540321.post-78963144672415287722009-04-04T00:42:00.000-04:002009-04-04T00:42:00.000-04:00Also...for a genre, specifically a mystery, you wa...Also...for a genre, specifically a mystery, you want to look at what purpose it serves in solving the crime/setting up the mystery itself, red herring, clue, etc.Erinhttp://www.erindionne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30540321.post-31400134403322096732009-04-04T00:40:00.000-04:002009-04-04T00:40:00.000-04:00Sure!By type of scene, I mean how it fits in with ...Sure!<BR/><BR/>By type of scene, I mean how it fits in with the novel/what purpose it serves: revelatory, backstory, character introduction, character development, raising tension, climactic moment...etc. Does that help?Erinhttp://www.erindionne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30540321.post-68924134089040657002009-04-03T10:48:00.000-04:002009-04-03T10:48:00.000-04:00Thanks Erin! That sounds great. Can you go into a ...Thanks Erin! That sounds great. Can you go into a little more detail about what you mean by "type of scene"? Do you mean character development vs. plot development?wWriter Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332064105213167179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30540321.post-67849025652195039942009-04-02T23:37:00.000-04:002009-04-02T23:37:00.000-04:00Here's a great exercise that works best with genre...Here's a great exercise that works best with genre fiction, but can be applied to any writing:<BR/><BR/>grab a novel in the same genre off the shelf. Open it to a random page, and read the scene. Identify what type of scene it is and where it falls in the book. Then write your own, for your novel. Helps with structure.Erinhttp://www.erindionne.comnoreply@blogger.com