tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post7384595486254019836..comments2024-01-04T03:21:53.195-05:00Comments on Fear in Writing: The Oops! in WritingJournoMichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-13584770569833430102010-05-23T08:43:09.833-04:002010-05-23T08:43:09.833-04:00Sounds like we all intend to catch our mistakes. ...Sounds like we all intend to catch our mistakes. Big surprise there! Will's "Novel Bible" suggestion sounds interesting. Turning our mistakes into something useful takes some practice...<br /><br />MicheleJournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-79577886990985619702010-05-22T15:23:51.961-04:002010-05-22T15:23:51.961-04:00All of the mistakes in mysteries sound interesting...All of the mistakes in mysteries sound interesting! My creative mistakes either involve a seam ripper or an "oh well!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-28722560683067193672010-05-22T09:56:20.070-04:002010-05-22T09:56:20.070-04:00I guess there are planned and unplanned mistakes. ...I guess there are planned and unplanned mistakes. :) So unplanned mistakes could be things like continuity errors (which I make a lot. Editors help me find them, but I've gotten better at finding them myself, too.)<br /><br />A planned "mistake" in a book? A murderer's mistake usually means a clue that leads to his arrest! :)<br /><br />Sorry you had an oops!Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-74430010042285233792010-05-22T08:31:08.771-04:002010-05-22T08:31:08.771-04:00What a bummer, at least you didn't entirely wa...What a bummer, at least you didn't entirely waste the time.<br /><br />I have had characters see things they weren't meant to by turning up early for something.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-63873699131785455372010-05-22T03:31:54.656-04:002010-05-22T03:31:54.656-04:00That really sucks, re-organizing your entire day a...That really sucks, re-organizing your entire day and being mistaken! I've thought for sure I had an early meeting and drag myself out of bed ungodly early just to find out "oh, that's tomorrow". Argh.<br />I don't let my characters make the same silly mistakes as me, but I do like them to be mistaken in their interpreatations of what's really going on in the story. That way everybody's surprised!Lorel Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749366331989131894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-62515413958349365602010-05-21T19:49:18.393-04:002010-05-21T19:49:18.393-04:00My characters make a stupid, but honest, mistake t...My characters make a stupid, but honest, mistake that costs them quite dearly about halfway through the novel.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-51578473510935468192010-05-21T10:53:14.781-04:002010-05-21T10:53:14.781-04:00I catch myself doing this BBQ thing! I hint too mu...I catch myself doing this BBQ thing! I hint too much at first and give it all away. Letting the string out gradually is tricky... especially in beginning drafts. <br /><br />And sorry about the mess up in the scedule! Definitely something I would have done. :o)Jackeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351019926958000627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-43902350837095623032010-05-21T10:25:17.011-04:002010-05-21T10:25:17.011-04:00Sometimes my biggest mistakes make me a better wri...Sometimes my biggest mistakes make me a better writer. My critique group will pick up on my mistakes and I learn how to fix them. I don't like to make mistakes so I've always tried hard to improve myself. Thank you, mistakes.<br /><br />Great post.<br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-42067236030799932532010-05-21T10:16:32.823-04:002010-05-21T10:16:32.823-04:00Overusage of certain words. Usually I can catch an...Overusage of certain words. Usually I can catch and correct with a Thesarus though.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-58973382216933743832010-05-21T09:57:48.736-04:002010-05-21T09:57:48.736-04:00Being a fellow mystery writer I'm sure you kno...Being a fellow mystery writer I'm sure you know that the mistakes we factor into our plots MUST BE BELIVEABLE! The litmus test we face are more stringent. Otherwise we are accused to taking the easy way out. Make sense?DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-71898570857713981272010-05-21T08:57:06.966-04:002010-05-21T08:57:06.966-04:00Heard That! Nice to know you're appreciated, t...Heard That! Nice to know you're appreciated, though! Good points about plot-pushing "mistakes" though! Mur Lafferty recoments a Novel Bible to keep track of plots, character boi's & appearence, etc.Will Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10158149526658590324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-12888930097097830772010-05-21T08:27:18.179-04:002010-05-21T08:27:18.179-04:00Sounds like something I would do.
Mistakes are w...Sounds like something I would do. <br /><br />Mistakes are what make life (and our stories interesting). They might not always be good mistakes, but they do spice things up.kahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789825860272178765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-72957968591740780522010-05-21T08:25:27.668-04:002010-05-21T08:25:27.668-04:00That sucks!
My mistake is leaving out a detail I k...That sucks!<br />My mistake is leaving out a detail I know, but I haven't told the reader yet, thus confusing him later on.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com