tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post6189542919536638..comments2023-10-17T17:08:31.916+01:00Comments on CATE GARDNER: The Week After 'The Week After'Cate Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-43786316465425308702008-09-26T15:42:00.000+01:002008-09-26T15:42:00.000+01:00KC - I normally hit my stride about the fourth or ...KC - I normally hit my stride about the fourth or fifth chapter. The first always kills me. :)<BR/><BR/>Mary - Mine doesn't want to get out of bed.Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-65025222288695186122008-09-26T14:55:00.000+01:002008-09-26T14:55:00.000+01:00First chapters are the worst! And the Sunken Woods...First chapters are the worst! And the Sunken Woods of the Internet can be far too distracting. ;)<BR/><BR/>My MC is currently stuck in a garage.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442346154131507824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-18624697492205794002008-09-26T14:49:00.000+01:002008-09-26T14:49:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442346154131507824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-72010601318162325702008-09-26T14:42:00.000+01:002008-09-26T14:42:00.000+01:00Hideous adventures, yay!First chapters are horribl...Hideous adventures, yay!<BR/><BR/>First chapters are horrible, especially when they're not even first. Maybe you could fool yourself into thinking it's just some chapter in the middle that's not really that important and you'll probably cut it later anyway. No pressure that way.K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-52249037127312811942008-09-26T13:20:00.000+01:002008-09-26T13:20:00.000+01:00Jeremy - Oh those two are always misbehaving.JC - ...Jeremy - Oh those two are always misbehaving.<BR/><BR/>JC - You're about to find out seen as you've signed up for NaNo. Besides, at 35,000 words I feel a bit cheeky calling it a novel. <BR/><BR/>Carrie - I couldn't give up procrastinating if someone ran off with my computer. I'd just have to be more creative.Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-24384293147676339012008-09-26T13:15:00.000+01:002008-09-26T13:15:00.000+01:00You better believe that you're going to kick that ...You better believe that you're going to kick that chapter's ass. And then you're going to come procrastinate with the rest of us so you don't make us look too bad. :) Please?Carrie Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893023777471521703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-26018758556411608122008-09-26T13:11:00.000+01:002008-09-26T13:11:00.000+01:00You have a tag stating "I'm going to kick the seco...You have a tag stating "I'm going to kick the second chapter's ass".<BR/><BR/>I just....love that. See, I have nothing to add here. I write short stories, and wouldn't know where to begin on the novel length works.J.C. Tablerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08649770208326423907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-32182643357443411082008-09-26T12:47:00.000+01:002008-09-26T12:47:00.000+01:00I hate it when my characters start glaring. Usuall...I hate it when my characters start glaring. Usually when they start misbehaving I trunk them or kill them off. I wouldn't reccomend that for Apple, of course.Jeremy Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09052579570290251380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-9411286301468669682008-09-26T07:39:00.000+01:002008-09-26T07:39:00.000+01:00sruble - let's send them out into the woods togeth...sruble - let's send them out into the woods together. :)<BR/><BR/>Michael, Jamie - I'd be certifiable even if I wasn't a writer. I love how connecting with other writers makes you realise you're normal - either that or we're all abnormal.<BR/><BR/>Ed, Anne, Kim, Aaron - Someone is going to find us stitting at our keyboards covered in cobwebs someday.Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-36471852178531920752008-09-26T03:49:00.000+01:002008-09-26T03:49:00.000+01:00Ah, the interweb world net. What would we do with...Ah, the interweb world net. What would we do with out ye? I think I feel another ode coming on...best of luck with the revision.Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-69370665042924416612008-09-26T03:09:00.000+01:002008-09-26T03:09:00.000+01:00It's an addiction. But there's no cure - short of...It's an addiction. But there's no cure - short of loss of electricity.<BR/><BR/>:)Kimbra Kaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955657301998255029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-28297435150142713362008-09-26T01:57:00.000+01:002008-09-26T01:57:00.000+01:00I have Internet induced ADHD -- it's all so intere...I have Internet induced ADHD -- it's all so interesting sometimes.<BR/><BR/>It's just like old fashioned wool gathering, and probably good for our writing. (I'm hoping...)Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-84296368558561707832008-09-26T00:43:00.000+01:002008-09-26T00:43:00.000+01:00I'm not unplugging your internet! Then who am I go...I'm not unplugging your internet! Then who am I going to avoid my own writing with?Ed Wyrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611701736062404775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-30397868974415264602008-09-25T23:20:00.000+01:002008-09-25T23:20:00.000+01:00michael-that is so true, but once I chew through t...michael-that is so true, but once I chew through the straps it is all worthwhile.Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-53480136224028230522008-09-25T23:18:00.000+01:002008-09-25T23:18:00.000+01:00Hahaha! Sorry, but it's kinda funny to come across...Hahaha! Sorry, but it's kinda funny to come across somebody who agonises over first chapters as much as me. When I started my current novel I wrote and rewrote this particular scene that I thought was Chapter One. But it felt wrong, so I decided to make it Chapter Three, maybe Four. I'm now on Chapter Fifteen, and I've yet to insert that scene. <BR/><BR/>We should be committed, you know that don't you? We're certifiable.Michael Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14362324064346137974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-61509359474833624432008-09-25T22:27:00.000+01:002008-09-25T22:27:00.000+01:00"I'm not frightened girls I will get you to stand ..."I'm not frightened girls I will get you to stand up, leave the room and go on some hideous adventures.*<BR/><BR/>*P.S. If I'm still stuck in The First Chapter in a week someone please unplug my internet connection. "<BR/><BR/>Ooh, hideous adventures sound fun! I'm trying to get my MCs to go out on adventures too.<BR/><BR/>I love the internet/I hate the internet. Balance is hard to find with it, isn't it?srublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258955808195282768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-7060559293288287822008-09-25T19:18:00.000+01:002008-09-25T19:18:00.000+01:00Sweat? Me? As if...Sweat? Me? As if...Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-14799955217747558212008-09-25T19:06:00.000+01:002008-09-25T19:06:00.000+01:00Best of luck. And hey, don't sweat it...those Pro...Best of luck. And hey, don't sweat it...those Prologues can be tricky to write (assuming that's what "The Week After" is...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-54874948869231541012008-09-25T18:49:00.000+01:002008-09-25T18:49:00.000+01:00It's both a blessing and a curse...It's both a blessing and a curse...Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-37536532008376905802008-09-25T18:31:00.000+01:002008-09-25T18:31:00.000+01:00I don't know where my writing would be without the...I don't know where my writing would be without the internet too, but on the other hand I think I would get a lot more done in a day without it.Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.com