Comments on: Freedom http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2005/05/11/490/ Weblog of National Bestselling, Award-Winning Novelist Sylvia Day Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:36:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Sylvia http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2005/05/11/490/#comment-2538 Sylvia Thu, 12 May 2005 15:21:08 +0000 http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2005/05/11/490/#comment-2538 I agree Wendy. Nothing drives me more batty than reading a story where the author is telling you every single chapter what the internal conflict is. I really, really hate that. If the heroine had a crappy, abusive first marriage and is afraid to trust men, you only have to mention the crappy marriage once. I'll get it, I swear. Then everything she says and does should reflect that turmoil and I'll know why. I'm really excited about this story. I'm not sure how well it will be received since it's really the heroine who is 'tortured' in this story. I've been told those types of books don't go over as well. But you know how I feel about doing what I'm told... :wink: I agree Wendy. Nothing drives me more batty than reading a story where the author is telling you every single chapter what the internal conflict is. I really, really hate that. If the heroine had a crappy, abusive first marriage and is afraid to trust men, you only have to mention the crappy marriage once. I’ll get it, I swear. Then everything she says and does should reflect that turmoil and I’ll know why.

I’m really excited about this story. I’m not sure how well it will be received since it’s really the heroine who is ‘tortured’ in this story. I’ve been told those types of books don’t go over as well. But you know how I feel about doing what I’m told… :wink:

]]> By: Wendy http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2005/05/11/490/#comment-2537 Wendy Thu, 12 May 2005 15:10:51 +0000 http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2005/05/11/490/#comment-2537 Good for your Sylvia! Speaking as a reader here, I much prefer to become acquainted with a character by their actions and dialog. To me it's more organic, more real, and more compelling than swimming around in a character's head and constantly being <i>told</i> by the author. Good for your Sylvia! Speaking as a reader here, I much prefer to become acquainted with a character by their actions and dialog. To me it’s more organic, more real, and more compelling than swimming around in a character’s head and constantly being told by the author.

]]> By: Cheyenne McCray http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2005/05/11/490/#comment-2536 Cheyenne McCray Thu, 12 May 2005 14:44:41 +0000 http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2005/05/11/490/#comment-2536 You are so right, Sylvia. I learned so many "rules" that it held me back in a lot of ways, keeping my imagination from just flying away. That's one of the things I have loved about EC is that it set me free and I could do anything, anything that I wanted. Whenever you get advice, take what works for you and dump the rest. :) You are so right, Sylvia. I learned so many “rules” that it held me back in a lot of ways, keeping my imagination from just flying away. That’s one of the things I have loved about EC is that it set me free and I could do anything, anything that I wanted. Whenever you get advice, take what works for you and dump the rest. :)

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