tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702106898657185530.post8401666486943199736..comments2023-12-24T01:38:56.048-08:00Comments on How to Write Fast: Bigger 2 - Put Everything at RiskPeter Mach IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053926423321956312noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702106898657185530.post-29629802545148572412014-05-09T04:21:51.090-07:002014-05-09T04:21:51.090-07:00This was written two years ago. I have since given...This was written two years ago. I have since given the story a Star Wars moment, but I've reframed it as fiction "inspired by" the real story. I don't know if it is generally true, but I spent four years trying to tell this tale as nonfiction, working from a fairly scanty base of historical documents. Perhaps because of the fears generated by "A Million Little Pieces," more than one agent asked for proofs of every dramatic moment. Even dramatizing a scene where she made cheese was called into question. For my own story, I'm in a good space, but nonfiction needs to be approached with caution.Peter Mach IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053926423321956312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702106898657185530.post-64969681197956773632014-05-09T03:58:04.092-07:002014-05-09T03:58:04.092-07:00Why can't you put a "Star Wars" mome...Why can't you put a "Star Wars" moment in non-fiction? If you can't find on in the historical record, all that means is that you haven't had one handed to you on a silver platter. But you are the one developing a figure known only to us from a few documents into a rounded character. Let her own traits lead you to develop a plausible Star Wars moment. <br />Let me know how it goes :-)Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199518182509233009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702106898657185530.post-6808530591697430142012-07-07T07:41:27.034-07:002012-07-07T07:41:27.034-07:00Damon was a keen critic and a wonderful person. He...Damon was a keen critic and a wonderful person. He lives on in the MANY writers he mentored.<br />I am glad this post prompted you to create tough times for your character. The more engaging they are, the more they need to be tortured. (This perspective should not be carried into real life.)Peter Mach IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053926423321956312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702106898657185530.post-39761790092084183662012-07-07T07:10:01.121-07:002012-07-07T07:10:01.121-07:00I'm so jealous that Damon Knight looked you in...I'm so jealous that Damon Knight looked you in the eye... ;-(<br /><br />This was a very relevant/timely post for me. I'm working on a SF story that I had put on the shelf last year to rest. I discovered with this current go at it that in my previous effort, my character had complete control of everything, that she would not let go of her control of the entire situation of the story. She was in a bad "place" but she made decisions that kept her in a place of power. This time it was pretty obvious what her fear is: loss of her power/control. Sooo....she's in for a world of pain, now...<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13513775558406795985noreply@blogger.com