tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629243436135491838.post6251483891081960373..comments2023-10-26T09:17:01.505-04:00Comments on DNA WRITERS - Writing Is In Our Blood: Writing Journey Tourniquet . . . avoiding the contrivedBrenda Drakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01263237745979525170noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629243436135491838.post-70705605410664016172011-09-08T11:55:25.345-04:002011-09-08T11:55:25.345-04:00Thanks, guys, for the comments! When writing for y...Thanks, guys, for the comments! When writing for youngster sometimes we feel like we have to over explain - I guess simplicity is best. <3Brenda Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263237745979525170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629243436135491838.post-2989633210381004852011-09-08T00:38:27.923-04:002011-09-08T00:38:27.923-04:00Great post! I say, to keep it authentic, write wha...Great post! I say, to keep it authentic, write what you think that character would think, not what you think. Also, reading aloud? Great advice ;o)erica m. chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773306703153110737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629243436135491838.post-77266950649335297442011-09-08T00:28:12.558-04:002011-09-08T00:28:12.558-04:00Great advice Brenda! I always read my ms's out...Great advice Brenda! I always read my ms's out loud to check for stuff like that.Shelley Wattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441028066774362849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629243436135491838.post-47513463229039875692011-09-07T16:39:06.863-04:002011-09-07T16:39:06.863-04:00My favorite way to avoid contrived writing is havi...My favorite way to avoid contrived writing is having teenagers critique it. Wish it wasn't so hard to get teachers to ask for class visits. If you check my website, www.sherahart.com you'll see why suspending disbelief is so important. My Heartland isn't on our world, it's on the first earth, a sentient planet. I blog at http://sherahart.blogspot.com There's a chocolate contest there. Who doesn't believe chocolate is real?Sher A. Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067955594103356768noreply@blogger.com