tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post2004312161840540313..comments2024-01-17T22:00:41.839-08:00Comments on Full Throttle and F**k It: Sequel and PaceSteve Malleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-59372997127574370502008-01-10T11:22:00.000-08:002008-01-10T11:22:00.000-08:00A very useful post, Steve: this one and its 'pre-q...A very useful post, Steve: this one and its 'pre-quels'.<BR/><BR/>(Oh yes, I do know by now what you mean by sequels!)<BR/>Bernita sent me, and rightly she did so.SzélsőFahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600289147447182465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-83975726870722164362008-01-09T15:05:00.000-08:002008-01-09T15:05:00.000-08:00This post was very useful, as always. Thanks for a...This post was very useful, as always. Thanks for a clear explanation of a concept I've always had trouble with.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-23419907166183093322008-01-09T12:28:00.000-08:002008-01-09T12:28:00.000-08:00I go away for a couple weeks and come back to a go...I go away for a couple weeks and come back to a gold mine of information. Thanks, and well done. <BR/><BR/>I had a lot of difficulty getting through <I>The Historian</I>, mainly because it was mostly sequel and no scene. Wonderful concept, beautiful writing, and exceptionally boring throughout most of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-3020477750095270922008-01-09T11:38:00.000-08:002008-01-09T11:38:00.000-08:00Charles, so true.Lisa, I know I knock it a fair bi...Charles, so true.<BR/><BR/>Lisa, I know I knock it a fair bit, but I do actually read and sometimes even like Lit Fic. Joyce Carol Oates is a particular favorite. <BR/><BR/>And yeah, I was about to spiral wildly off-topic and double the length of the post with a 'brief aside' on Elmore Leonard's artful hiding of the sequel and how it relates to reader trust. one day soon...<BR/><BR/>Lana, you weren't the only one. I put that picture up both because the horses are 'pacers' *and* to remind me about the proper relationship between carts and horses!Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-43853081362277331072008-01-09T11:19:00.000-08:002008-01-09T11:19:00.000-08:00Oops! I mistook you on "sequel" the other day. Tha...Oops! I mistook you on "sequel" the other day. Thanks for clarifying. :)Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-86809776002246118292008-01-09T10:39:00.000-08:002008-01-09T10:39:00.000-08:00Again, I have to thank you for this because I have...Again, I have to thank you for this because I have never specifically learned about sequel before. You're right that how the writer handles these transitions completely dictates the pace of the book. It's also an indicator of how much the writer trusts the reader or how much the writer feels like he has to bludgeon her over the head. I am a big fan of the literary fiction (not that I can write it) and you're absolutely right. Lit Fic does tend sometimes to bog down here, but it doesn't have to. I'd really be interested in your take on how sequel relates to trusting the reader.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-91552152950895087832008-01-09T08:26:00.000-08:002008-01-09T08:26:00.000-08:00This brought up for me how much the length of sequ...This brought up for me how much the length of sequel's changes with different writers, and with different genre demands. Burke is a wonderful writer to study.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-65612991228959743842008-01-08T22:14:00.000-08:002008-01-08T22:14:00.000-08:00I tend to miss sequels too. Not surprising, I gues...I tend to miss sequels too. Not surprising, I guess, considering the title of my blog. <BR/><BR/>Most of my second (and third) pass involves going back and fleshing out some of those charcater decisions. Today, it's kind of fun!Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-12598121252885152162008-01-08T20:30:00.000-08:002008-01-08T20:30:00.000-08:00Great explanation of a sometimes little understood...Great explanation of a sometimes little understood writing concept.<BR/><BR/>I had one book sold and was writing the next when I read Dwight Swain and discovered scene/sequel. It was probably my greatest lightbulb moment. I remember then reading one romance writer who'd obviously discovered the concept and waaaay overdid sequels. Every time the hero and heroine talked/kissed, it was followed by the heroine sitting on the porch thinking about what they'd said/done. Drove me nuts. Ironically, now that I focus on keeping up a fast pace, I find I often need to go back and add sequel.cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.com