Identity question. My murderer has an alias. How do I avoid confusion? - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T14:31:05Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:149072?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A149084&feed=yes&xn_auth=noPass it on through, Dan!
Your…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-03:537324:Comment:1495402008-07-03T15:39:08.753Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
Pass it on through, Dan!<br />
Your fee is more than worth it!<br />
So delighted with your suggestion!<br />
I wrote it up that way and it WORKED! are you clever or what?!<br />
again many thanks.<br />
fee to follow!<br />
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Pass it on through, Dan!<br />
Your fee is more than worth it!<br />
So delighted with your suggestion!<br />
I wrote it up that way and it WORKED! are you clever or what?!<br />
again many thanks.<br />
fee to follow!<br />
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx This clears it up for me.
Wha…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-03:537324:Comment:1494662008-07-03T06:05:09.216Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
This clears it up for me.<br />
What a good example.<br />
The character/narrator knowledge of the alias.<br />
Perfect.<br />
Why didn't I think of that?<br />
Thanks so much, Dan!!
This clears it up for me.<br />
What a good example.<br />
The character/narrator knowledge of the alias.<br />
Perfect.<br />
Why didn't I think of that?<br />
Thanks so much, Dan!! You're very welcome.
I think…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-02:537324:Comment:1493312008-07-02T14:51:36.405Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
You're very welcome.<br />
I think you're a special writer on here actually.<br />
And I do look forward to reading your books. I mean the reviews were staggering! talk about a "wow" factor!<br />
Yes, it is challenging and interesting. I suppose I learn new things constantly, too.<br />
Thanks, I.J.
You're very welcome.<br />
I think you're a special writer on here actually.<br />
And I do look forward to reading your books. I mean the reviews were staggering! talk about a "wow" factor!<br />
Yes, it is challenging and interesting. I suppose I learn new things constantly, too.<br />
Thanks, I.J. Thank you. :)
Mind you, we al…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-02:537324:Comment:1493272008-07-02T14:42:08.458ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Thank you. :)<br />
Mind you, we all struggle with this sort of thing. That's what makes writing an ongoing challenge and interesting.
Thank you. :)<br />
Mind you, we all struggle with this sort of thing. That's what makes writing an ongoing challenge and interesting. Fabulous method.
I sort of fe…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-02:537324:Comment:1492762008-07-02T07:55:04.924Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
Fabulous method.<br />
I sort of fell into something similar with trial and error!<br />
but the funny thing was, I wrote two drafts where I didn't have the killer with another name--that was because I had it go in a slightly different direction. but NOW--I realized as I'm trying to edit for the final draft (after this) that I wanted him to have an alias, it works better.<br />
This happens in the middle--so it's going to be fairly straightforward to edit it in.<br />
Paul you're method sounds very efficient.<br />
I'll do…
Fabulous method.<br />
I sort of fell into something similar with trial and error!<br />
but the funny thing was, I wrote two drafts where I didn't have the killer with another name--that was because I had it go in a slightly different direction. but NOW--I realized as I'm trying to edit for the final draft (after this) that I wanted him to have an alias, it works better.<br />
This happens in the middle--so it's going to be fairly straightforward to edit it in.<br />
Paul you're method sounds very efficient.<br />
I'll do that--clean up and slim down some separate files i have!<br />
thanks! Wow. thank you very much for…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-02:537324:Comment:1492742008-07-02T07:51:07.954Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
Wow. thank you very much for that.<br />
I don't think it's easy so it takes good authors to accomplish it (like Perry and, are you listening, I.J.?!--like I.J. Parker too)!<br />
terrific.
Wow. thank you very much for that.<br />
I don't think it's easy so it takes good authors to accomplish it (like Perry and, are you listening, I.J.?!--like I.J. Parker too)!<br />
terrific. Thomas Perry, in Sleeping Dog…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-02:537324:Comment:1492712008-07-02T07:41:27.544ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
Thomas Perry, in Sleeping Dogs, has his hit man-protag change names every time he's confronted by the police or his enemies. A new identity every few chapters. I remember it working very well.
Thomas Perry, in Sleeping Dogs, has his hit man-protag change names every time he's confronted by the police or his enemies. A new identity every few chapters. I remember it working very well. The way you've set it up soun…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-01:537324:Comment:1491692008-07-01T22:38:18.654ZPaul McGoranhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PaulMcGoran
The way you've set it up sounds logical to me, Carole. One thing I always do when I notice a potential problem like this is to list it in a "research" file as soon as I think of it. That way I can ease my mind for the short term and deal with it as an item in the revision process. Especially if I think its going to be an issue that keeps surfacing from chapter to chapter. For this very reason, I always keep at least two Word files open: one for the Ms. and one for problems, research to be done…
The way you've set it up sounds logical to me, Carole. One thing I always do when I notice a potential problem like this is to list it in a "research" file as soon as I think of it. That way I can ease my mind for the short term and deal with it as an item in the revision process. Especially if I think its going to be an issue that keeps surfacing from chapter to chapter. For this very reason, I always keep at least two Word files open: one for the Ms. and one for problems, research to be done later, revisions problems, etc. no, agree. i don't ever want…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-01:537324:Comment:1491632008-07-01T21:42:01.096Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
no, agree. i don't ever want to fool the reader!<br />
Can't introduce it early on, because it takes a while for the events to unfurl and for him to take off.<br />
He changes names--when he leaves his town. so that might make it more clear.<br />
he leaves New York--and is someone else when he arrives somewhere else.<br />
The Detective on his tail knows him by his real name and so does a friend of his who's trying to warn him.<br />
The only character who becomes important is a woman he's just met who knows him by his…
no, agree. i don't ever want to fool the reader!<br />
Can't introduce it early on, because it takes a while for the events to unfurl and for him to take off.<br />
He changes names--when he leaves his town. so that might make it more clear.<br />
he leaves New York--and is someone else when he arrives somewhere else.<br />
The Detective on his tail knows him by his real name and so does a friend of his who's trying to warn him.<br />
The only character who becomes important is a woman he's just met who knows him by his alias--<br />
so it's not really going to bounce back and forth. meaning those three threads move along but don't interlock until much later and then only once.<br />
But I think I'll use reminders here and there, Clair's suggestion.<br />
Your method worked for you obviously. I have to get my method to work for me! yours makes a lot of sense, but I'll try it this way first.<br />
thanks Paul for your reply though. That's very good, Clair!
Remi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-01:537324:Comment:1491582008-07-01T21:30:52.486Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
That's very good, Clair!<br />
Reminders! see, that's why I ask these questions because I wouldn't have thought of that. Thank you.
That's very good, Clair!<br />
Reminders! see, that's why I ask these questions because I wouldn't have thought of that. Thank you.