tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086442299350220938.post9189945086251492975..comments2023-10-16T10:26:38.757-05:00Comments on My Bloggish Blog Thing: Queries and Other Torture Devices for Fun and RecreationJosin L. McQueinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751043333147850336noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086442299350220938.post-66482020887382022132010-03-16T10:59:49.386-05:002010-03-16T10:59:49.386-05:00I did that with my latest WIP. Actually, I needed...I did that with my latest WIP. Actually, I needed a query for a critique session. I had a great idea for a book and did a quick query. I sent it through QLH in AW and I'll be damned if it didn't turn into a nice piece of work. I did well at the critique also! Now, if I could just get the $%^& book finished! TerriCirclexranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123894801389427160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086442299350220938.post-77357549409735351472010-03-10T07:11:22.141-06:002010-03-10T07:11:22.141-06:00Very true. Whatever works works, and nothing works...Very true. Whatever works works, and nothing works for everyone.<br /><br />I don't use strict outlines. Sometimes I use bullet lists, and often those lists have to change as new developments in the plot come up.Josin L. McQueinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05751043333147850336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086442299350220938.post-46308492185213920422010-03-09T23:03:30.252-06:002010-03-09T23:03:30.252-06:00I hate to disagree; but but I have a very basic gr...I hate to disagree; but but I have a very basic grasp of where I want a story to go when I start writing. Beginning, end, and what the climax should be. Then, its all about the characters; the journey to the end. <br /><br />I rely on my premise - the message I'm trying to impart - to keep me on plot. If I wrote the query first I'd be tempted to strickly follow the outlined plot points, and that would probably stifle the story. Or, I'd end up re-writing the query to fit an unfinished product and might spend more time perfecting the query than letting the story flow.<br /><br />But I've heard many others who write best with a written outline; and a query is just a bare basic outline. I've seen that "write the query" first advice in many articles on writing. Its a popular tool for organizing your thoughts.<br /><br />If it works; it works.<br /><br />.........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086442299350220938.post-79596110210546700402010-03-09T12:03:13.977-06:002010-03-09T12:03:13.977-06:00You know, I've always wondered if writing a qu...You know, I've always wondered if writing a query before the story's even finished was a good idea but you make some good points in favour of it. Plus it's good practice :) Queries are not something I'm looking forward to.M.R.J. Le Blanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770517124639901061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086442299350220938.post-78240602402456644512010-03-09T11:58:14.516-06:002010-03-09T11:58:14.516-06:00I hate writing queries. HATE IT!
That said, of c...I hate writing queries. HATE IT! <br /><br />That said, of course, you are right. In fact, Josin, I've become convinced that you are right about everything. It can be SO annoying. ;)<br /><br />(You know I'm kidding, right? I mean about the annoying part, not the being right part. Because you ARE always right ...)Terry Toweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840835964828394622noreply@blogger.com