tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post3812258578256281973..comments2024-02-22T07:47:22.661-05:00Comments on The Bathroom Monologues: Lit Corner: Three Things Every Scene NeedsJohn Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-1996374330416458652013-06-19T17:40:17.539-04:002013-06-19T17:40:17.539-04:00I usually shoot for numbers 2 and 3 - hadn't a...I usually shoot for numbers 2 and 3 - hadn't actually considered number 1. But I am not sure successive scenes would make that much without reading what comes before.Sonia Lalhttp://storytreasury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-44659610484589656792013-06-16T16:25:22.888-04:002013-06-16T16:25:22.888-04:00No. I read this and went away and thought about i...No. I read this and went away and thought about it before I responded. All of the things which keep me reading (and I am a reader not a writer) are born from these three.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-20887026379487552712013-06-16T15:55:27.387-04:002013-06-16T15:55:27.387-04:00It's not a shabby rubric to hold your work aga...It's not a shabby rubric to hold your work against. If you think any don't meet the 2/3 criteria and are still strong and essential, I'd be terribly interested to learn why and what other functions they use.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-31047503584107432472013-06-16T15:30:18.091-04:002013-06-16T15:30:18.091-04:00This makes me want to go back and read some of my ...This makes me want to go back and read some of my novel-in-progress to see if any of these scene meet these criteria...<br /><br />And I think "Lit Corner" is quaint. Evokes the idea of a table in the corner of the coffe shop where the writers always sit.Bevimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924337684790883853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-59128275160927926302013-06-16T10:28:19.243-04:002013-06-16T10:28:19.243-04:00I've boiled it down to these three for myself ...I've boiled it down to these three for myself because, like you, if there's only one of them I'm incredibly likely to skim, and if it keeps happening across the scenes, very likely to put it down. Is there anything you'd change?John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-80063749317337054122013-06-16T05:28:44.700-04:002013-06-16T05:28:44.700-04:00And how I wish every scene did manage two or more ...And how I wish every scene did manage two or more of the three. For myself, if a scene manages only one (or less) I will skip. And skipping tends to lead to putting (or throwing) the book down...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com