Help with fleshing out a narrator - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T22:45:40Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/help-with-fleshing-out-a-narrator?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A379748&feed=yes&xn_auth=noGood luck, Leye. The waiting…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-10-16:537324:Comment:3798082013-10-16T13:02:17.119ZLucie Smokerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LucieSmoker
Good luck, Leye. The waiting is the hardest.
Good luck, Leye. The waiting is the hardest. Thanks, Jude. I've written a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-10-13:537324:Comment:3797122013-10-13T22:40:41.373ZLeye Adenlehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LeyeAdenle
<p>Thanks, Jude. I've written a prologue I'm happy with and I've left out the flashbacks. Now biting my nails as I wait for the feedback. :-)</p>
<p>Thanks, Jude. I've written a prologue I'm happy with and I've left out the flashbacks. Now biting my nails as I wait for the feedback. :-)</p> Thanks Dana. I'm going with a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-10-13:537324:Comment:3795422013-10-13T22:39:17.726ZLeye Adenlehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LeyeAdenle
<p>Thanks Dana. I'm going with a prologue, as suggested by my editor. As for fleshing out the narrator, I've added a paragraph about his phobia for drowning. Its not much, but a situation in Nigeria makes him remember watching someone almost drown, and through the rest of the ms we see him 'noticing' bodies of water as he travels around Lagos, Nigeria.</p>
<p>I think I like the prologue. It is not necessary, I don't think. Readers wont miss anything if they don't read it, but it illustrates (or…</p>
<p>Thanks Dana. I'm going with a prologue, as suggested by my editor. As for fleshing out the narrator, I've added a paragraph about his phobia for drowning. Its not much, but a situation in Nigeria makes him remember watching someone almost drown, and through the rest of the ms we see him 'noticing' bodies of water as he travels around Lagos, Nigeria.</p>
<p>I think I like the prologue. It is not necessary, I don't think. Readers wont miss anything if they don't read it, but it illustrates (or introduces) the world of the story. It's also cryptic in what it shows, only becoming fully understood once the rest of the story is read. I dont know. I dont know. But I like it. </p> Write your story your way. Pr…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-10-13:537324:Comment:3797092013-10-13T21:41:55.823ZJude Hardinhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
<p>Write your story your way. Prologues are fine. Backstory is fine. Flashbacks are fine. It's all in the execution. I've seen them all done brilliantly. Whatever works. Ignore anyone who tells you differently.</p>
<p>Write your story your way. Prologues are fine. Backstory is fine. Flashbacks are fine. It's all in the execution. I've seen them all done brilliantly. Whatever works. Ignore anyone who tells you differently.</p> I think most writers have thi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-10-13:537324:Comment:3797082013-10-13T21:16:08.838ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
<p>I think most writers have this fear at one point or another when they're starting out. For what it's worth, remember, it will be your name on the cover. No matter where the idea came from, you're going to take the credit or heat for it. Be sure it's something you're okay with.</p>
<p>I think most writers have this fear at one point or another when they're starting out. For what it's worth, remember, it will be your name on the cover. No matter where the idea came from, you're going to take the credit or heat for it. Be sure it's something you're okay with.</p> My fear. tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-10-13:537324:Comment:3797832013-10-13T20:55:26.416ZLeye Adenlehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LeyeAdenle
<p>My fear. </p>
<p>My fear. </p> What's a first-time writer to…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-10-13:537324:Comment:3797822013-10-13T20:54:25.792ZLeye Adenlehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LeyeAdenle
<p>What's a first-time writer to do? I feel the story is told. Any additions, be it flashbacks of the narrator or a prologue, wont add anything new or important for moving the story along. </p>
<p>What's a first-time writer to do? I feel the story is told. Any additions, be it flashbacks of the narrator or a prologue, wont add anything new or important for moving the story along. </p> "I'd say these agents and edi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-10-13:537324:Comment:3797072013-10-13T17:29:13.300ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
<p>"<span>I'd say these agents and editors are wrong 90% of the time."</span></p>
<p><span>I have come to the conclusion agents and editors are experts at saying wjat won't work, or won't sell, but they have no idea what will.</span></p>
<p><span>Of course, once they say something won't, it becomes somewhat of a self-fulfilling prophesy, since it never sees the light of day.</span></p>
<p>"<span>I'd say these agents and editors are wrong 90% of the time."</span></p>
<p><span>I have come to the conclusion agents and editors are experts at saying wjat won't work, or won't sell, but they have no idea what will.</span></p>
<p><span>Of course, once they say something won't, it becomes somewhat of a self-fulfilling prophesy, since it never sees the light of day.</span></p> I've heard agents and an edit…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-10-13:537324:Comment:3797032013-10-13T13:26:31.962ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
<p>I've heard agents and an editor say they think readers skip Prologues and begin on chapter one. Looking at the twenty-some written Amazon reviews for my own book -- which has an important Prologue (no mystery without it) -- I'd say these agents and editors are wrong 90% of the time. One or two people didn't get something, I think by missing the Prologue.</p>
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<p>Even this percentage could be considered significant, though. Why irritate ANYone if you don't have to? I'd skip using…</p>
<p>I've heard agents and an editor say they think readers skip Prologues and begin on chapter one. Looking at the twenty-some written Amazon reviews for my own book -- which has an important Prologue (no mystery without it) -- I'd say these agents and editors are wrong 90% of the time. One or two people didn't get something, I think by missing the Prologue.</p>
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<p>Even this percentage could be considered significant, though. Why irritate ANYone if you don't have to? I'd skip using Prologues if I could, and maybe I will someday, but right now my Prologue mystery is a major element of the series.</p> Phew, agree totally! I got a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-10-11:537324:Comment:3797482013-10-11T17:33:13.696Zdan petrosinihttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/danpetrosini
<p>Phew, agree totally! I got a little case of the willies when i noted your original comment!</p>
<p>Phew, agree totally! I got a little case of the willies when i noted your original comment!</p>