tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286571302565852750.post3643348869332076752..comments2024-01-22T05:21:14.666-05:00Comments on John 3:16 Marketing Network: The Art of Conflict in Writing ConflictLorilyn Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397365249052526720noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286571302565852750.post-957818018297121232011-06-20T18:33:15.004-04:002011-06-20T18:33:15.004-04:00Excellent post, Lorilyn. I was just thinking about...Excellent post, Lorilyn. I was just thinking about conflict today and the thoughts of legalism. Yes, I was just a tad discouraged, and yes, your article helped pick me up. Thank you for that. I appreciate your thoughts.The Crazy Cat Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12330047821602341728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286571302565852750.post-87189405757060427632011-06-08T18:47:35.298-04:002011-06-08T18:47:35.298-04:00Great article Lorilyn! That's interesting abo...Great article Lorilyn! That's interesting about your career as a court reporter. There is a court scene in my book with a court reporter! <br /><br />Again, great article!<br /><br />Patience Prence Author<br />SCARS: An End-Times Novel<br />www.thespringharvest.comPatiencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028583177836984582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286571302565852750.post-87437318616938874682011-06-07T03:40:39.770-04:002011-06-07T03:40:39.770-04:00Tracy, I didn't know any of this stuff before ...Tracy, I didn't know any of this stuff before I started working on my Masters. Now that I am reading classics, I am amazed at how much there is to learn. They break almost all the rules and yet they are "classics." <br /><br />But we need to learn the rules first, and then we will know how to break them. Your 1, 2, 3 follows Jack Bickham's formula from his Scene and Structure book, that in each chapter you leave the protagonist in worse shape than in the previous chapter, or at least leave the reader worrying so much about the main character that he keeps reading. <br /><br />Do you write in your head before you put it on paper? I find I have to know where I am going. I guess I am an outliner--probably because I am afraid to give up my analytical ability and trust my creative side.Lorilyn Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397365249052526720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286571302565852750.post-52189432068742660022011-06-06T18:44:54.597-04:002011-06-06T18:44:54.597-04:00Great post, Lorilyn. I have a little formula that ...Great post, Lorilyn. I have a little formula that I use with my students. It's as simple as one, two, three! <br />1.Problem <br />2.Problem gets worse <br />3.Problem gets solved <br /><br />I've even heard it said that this should be our basic format for each chapter... I'm not sure about the solving part at the end of the chapter - I think its good to leave some tension there to keep people reading, but if we look at each chapter as a unit, there should be this basic kind of ebb and flow / up and down.Tracy Krausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.com