tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post2764388907225610652..comments2023-10-30T09:00:07.439-05:00Comments on A Walk In My Shoes: Some Might Say...Susan R. Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-1808491835504546102019-11-09T03:04:53.813-06:002019-11-09T03:04:53.813-06:00A whitening treatment that is based on a mouthpiec...A whitening treatment that is based on a mouthpiece must fit your mouth perfectly. With a poorly fitted tray, you may experience irritation in your gums as a result of exposure to the whitening chemicals. If you being to experience this, do not continue using this product. <a href="https://sattakingchart.in/" rel="nofollow">Satta King</a> <a href="https://sattakingchart.in/" rel="nofollow">Play Bazaar</a><br />Princehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12789247178264813173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-22903977008535131262012-03-26T06:40:14.925-05:002012-03-26T06:40:14.925-05:00It's tough. I wish there was a magic formula t...It's tough. I wish there was a magic formula to follow. I guess it's a matter of balance so that you don't slow your story's pace. I let my critique parnters blow the whistle for me. LOLJennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-4086343685171625612012-03-26T04:17:12.838-05:002012-03-26T04:17:12.838-05:00I don't really care for backstory in the begin...I don't really care for backstory in the beginning of a book. That's when I want to know what the characters are doing at the moment and get a sense of who they are now. It would have to be used sparingly, or else it would turn me off. I've put books down with too many initial flashbacks or ramblings about the past because they pulled me out of the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-88142447781544363212012-03-25T10:45:49.480-05:002012-03-25T10:45:49.480-05:00You can put fancy tennies up with fancy ties and w...You can put fancy tennies up with fancy ties and wear them under long dresses. My daughter-in-law wore flip-flops under her dress and they were all decked out. <br /><br />I enjoyed your post on backstories. I think some can be worked into narrative and some by actions. In Bum's Rush I have my main character saying and doing out of date stuff and wondering where that came from. The, of course, he remembers his dead mother used to say or do that. I think back story is important, but I know authors who go way overboard. Try reading Dean Koontz. You can skip over most of the stuff he writes and not miss a thing.Elizabeth McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08769477449767726442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-57692088303658199752012-03-24T20:42:24.125-05:002012-03-24T20:42:24.125-05:00I don't mind a bit of backstory in the beginni...I don't mind a bit of backstory in the beginning, but in the work I'm currently revising (which was the first novel I wrote) my first chapter is stuffed full of it.<br /><br />I guess I've learned something from all those blogs I've been reading since then :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-65593700194945351752012-03-24T12:32:20.897-05:002012-03-24T12:32:20.897-05:00I have been told over and over to rip it out but t...I have been told over and over to rip it out but then I read a great novel with it in and I go back to it and use it for the present hopefully the way he suggets. But do like some!Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-24518506371860032312012-03-23T09:57:04.605-05:002012-03-23T09:57:04.605-05:00I'm trying to figure out how to write a second...I'm trying to figure out how to write a second book without adding very much backstory. It's harder than I thought it would be!Carolyn Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03780443388339294502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-70407845725699172582012-03-23T08:11:25.147-05:002012-03-23T08:11:25.147-05:00I think wedding dresses and tennis shoes should go...I think wedding dresses and tennis shoes should go together. As long as the dress is long enough to cover them. It's your day - be comfortable. I think that's the key to back story too. It needs to be there in bits and pieces or cool little tidbit reveals, but mainly hidden for the first little while by action.Mary E Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119298615414367828noreply@blogger.com