tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post141738002120617978..comments2024-03-12T18:52:31.920-04:00Comments on Write with Fey: Writers. Should. NOT. Tell. Other. Writers. What. Tense. Or. POV. To. Use. It's. NOT. Your. Choice.Chrys Feyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-87654464596890796872020-09-13T04:19:02.057-04:002020-09-13T04:19:02.057-04:00I agree that tense, and all other aspects of the s...I agree that tense, and all other aspects of the story should be the writer’s decision. I also agree that all input should be regarded as “ friendly suggestions.” Congratulations on your new release, Chrys! Sorry, but an exclamation mark was clearly, or is clearly needed here.<br /><br />JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-40557965875447144222020-09-09T06:13:56.374-04:002020-09-09T06:13:56.374-04:00Oh, that sounds like a fun blog hop! Kait Nolan ha...Oh, that sounds like a fun blog hop! Kait Nolan had a great romance about two people stuck in a cabin during a blizzard...Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-31854499903733318112020-09-06T08:58:23.351-04:002020-09-06T08:58:23.351-04:00Sorry for my late visit. Thank you for stopping by...Sorry for my late visit. Thank you for stopping by my blog.<br />I'm sorry I missed the sign-up for your hop. I would have loved to help out and participate with that. <br />I don't believe I've ever had anyone try to dictate my tense or POV, but apparently using italics to show internal monolog is a sign of poor skill. Toi Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493934864387695248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-35389200609235644962020-09-05T13:46:55.957-04:002020-09-05T13:46:55.957-04:00I’m signed up, Chrys. Thanks for the offer to help...I’m signed up, Chrys. Thanks for the offer to help promote your new release. Oooo, stuck with someone during a blizzard who is not my husband or children? Wow, that's a tough one. <br /><br />As for someone telling you you are writing your story wrong, either in tense, character, place, or plot: I agree with others here. If the person is definitely a successful author, editor, or publisher, then seriously consider it. Otherwise, consider the comment ONLY IF many readers mention it. This is YOUR story. Make it what YOU want. All best to you.<br />Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-3121020367453330582020-09-04T17:24:43.599-04:002020-09-04T17:24:43.599-04:00Whoops. And that should say "thrillers,"...Whoops. And that should say "thrillers," but at least you got what I meant. ;)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-82710905218638069782020-09-04T17:23:37.709-04:002020-09-04T17:23:37.709-04:00LOL! Happy (belated) IWSG Day, Heather. :)LOL! Happy (belated) IWSG Day, Heather. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-85982933744430038112020-09-04T17:23:13.223-04:002020-09-04T17:23:13.223-04:00That's exactly how it should be. Good for you!...That's exactly how it should be. Good for you!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-17136618527646658182020-09-04T17:22:42.697-04:002020-09-04T17:22:42.697-04:00Not a dumb question at all. Nope. If you scroll up...Not a dumb question at all. Nope. If you scroll up to the form where other participants are linked/listed, click the blue link that says "click here to enter." it's very small and a little hard to notice. Then you fill in your blog URL, name, etc, and submit the info. Then, before the 30th, I will send you an email reminder with a document that you can easily copy and paste into a blog post. You'll have to add your answer to the question, of course. The question is: Whom would you want to be stuck with during a blizzard, and what would you do? <br /><br />Th document I'll send even shows you where you can fill in your answer. :) <br /><br />Easy-peasy. And if you have questions, you can always ask me in an email.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-53603172466185146402020-09-04T15:32:11.305-04:002020-09-04T15:32:11.305-04:00Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I'm not ...Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I'm not sure how the blog hop on the 30th works. Is that something you have to be invited to in order to participate?Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost https://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-42504915760723836582020-09-04T15:21:38.602-04:002020-09-04T15:21:38.602-04:00I used to have people tell me all the time that I ...I used to have people tell me all the time that I should do this or shouldn't do that. The ones that are still in my life know that I'm going to do whatever I want regardless of what they say. The others are no longer in my life.Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost https://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-22504109903773496112020-09-03T20:49:01.398-04:002020-09-03T20:49:01.398-04:00;) Me either, Chrys :D :P ;) Me either, Chrys :D :P Lisa Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310475781785711620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-27508171978520066132020-09-03T18:10:23.750-04:002020-09-03T18:10:23.750-04:00I completely agree! I have seen some amazing thing...I completely agree! I have seen some amazing things done by moving away from the ordinary and trying something different with POV and tense. I feel bad for Friend, also. Writer is not on my list of Beta readers. lol. Happy IWSG Wednesday (on Thurdsay).Heather Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504581197597982992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-83014927403382560122020-09-03T16:33:57.846-04:002020-09-03T16:33:57.846-04:00Ha! I love your pick. Very smart. Thank you for si...Ha! I love your pick. Very smart. Thank you for signing up for my blog hop!<br /><br />Isn't spam just the worst? Grrr.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-2909719550850089262020-09-03T16:32:18.159-04:002020-09-03T16:32:18.159-04:00A sock fight with the X-Men. Ha! Too funny.
Great...A sock fight with the X-Men. Ha! Too funny.<br /><br />Great points about experimenting and how all writers should be free to do that and to discover what they like for their own writing. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-56261314605091236062020-09-03T16:30:57.100-04:002020-09-03T16:30:57.100-04:00I'll have to check out that book.
Well, head-...I'll have to check out that book.<br /><br />Well, head-hopping is different. That comes about when an author doesn't stay in a character's POV. Most likely, they're not aware of it. (I used to struggled with this.) Whether you're writing in first person or third person, you don't want to head hop. Any head-hopping I find when I edit, I point out that it has to be rewritten into the correct character's POV or removed. The only author who gets away with it is Nora Roberts. lolChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-51420177836584574172020-09-03T15:43:41.365-04:002020-09-03T15:43:41.365-04:00There is a book written in second person that I lo...There is a book written in second person that I love: This is the Water by Yannick Murphy. <br /><br />I wouldn't argue about tense with an author, but I would not love head-hopping within a chapter. Just my opinion.Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16343966432075424106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-57733201868883259482020-09-03T15:05:48.900-04:002020-09-03T15:05:48.900-04:00I love the question for your blog hop! Definitely ...I love the question for your blog hop! Definitely a sock fight with the X-Men - past and present. :)<br /><br />It makes me so sad that Writer pestered their friend like that. I was so lucky that I had no one telling me what to do when I started writing. I did whatever wanted, dual first person, multiple 3rd person, single third person, past, present, a mix of both with flashbacks. It was so much fun getting to experiment. That shouldn't be taken away from anyone. It's how we discover what we like best, or maybe even that we don't have a preference and change it up from story to story. I couldn't agree with your sentiment more. No one should EVER tell someone else how to write their story. krystal janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115542477066959046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-42172268341774910142020-09-03T12:07:56.066-04:002020-09-03T12:07:56.066-04:00Oh spam! The other night I suddenly "saw&quo...Oh spam! The other night I suddenly "saw" the spam button on my blog. I clicked on it and discovered 1000+ hits. I spent over an hour deleting what was likely 1500 spam comments. I feel your frustration! LOLFundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-37103887686656844792020-09-03T12:05:11.386-04:002020-09-03T12:05:11.386-04:00Hi, Chrys! I'm still making the rounds! I wr...Hi, Chrys! I'm still making the rounds! I write in whatever tense and POV fits the piece. And I absolutely agree with what you said! 👏👏👏 I'm happy to help with your blog hop. I won't be able to read your book first, because I am majorly backed up with books, but I will read it. I have a lot of experience with blizzards. Who would I pick? Jamie Fraser from the Outlander series. He has a lot of success at surviving in difficult situations, and he's cute, entertaining, and a gentleman.Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-39872919994185333442020-09-03T11:50:21.155-04:002020-09-03T11:50:21.155-04:00That's great. Flexing that writing muscle is i...That's great. Flexing that writing muscle is important.<br /><br />Thank you!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-62695374621159028972020-09-03T11:49:57.184-04:002020-09-03T11:49:57.184-04:00Thank you, Teresa! I always send email reminders w...Thank you, Teresa! I always send email reminders with the date and the info, if that helps. :)<br /><br />That's a perfect example of how forcing yourself to write in tense/POV that you don't usually use can be difficult and create results that aren't your best. Thanks for sharing that!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-86613075048692853082020-09-03T11:47:43.473-04:002020-09-03T11:47:43.473-04:00Thank you so much for signing up for my blog hop!
...Thank you so much for signing up for my blog hop!<br /><br />When I first started writing, I wrote in first person (I'd have to look back to see if it was present tense or not...I was a kid), and then, when I got older and rewrote those books, I started writing in third person. That has stuck. Now, I can't write in first person very well. I try. Every project I attempt to do that way fails, though.<br /><br />Every writer and what works for them is different.<br /><br />I have no problem with thrills in past tense. *shrugs*Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-37937315353758650652020-09-03T11:45:20.216-04:002020-09-03T11:45:20.216-04:00How you use ellipses may not be the norm, but it i...How you use ellipses may not be the norm, but it is so you and it's your style. I love it.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-78644775772065484932020-09-03T11:44:47.674-04:002020-09-03T11:44:47.674-04:00Thank you, Elise!Thank you, Elise!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-87668805312012136772020-09-03T11:44:28.203-04:002020-09-03T11:44:28.203-04:00Thank you!
I truly don't get why so many writ...Thank you!<br /><br />I truly don't get why so many writers think present tense and/or first person is wrong. They're not.<br /><br />Oh my gosh. I am so in love with the idea that you're writing in second person!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.com