tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post2893428994488859037..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: “Some People Are Better for Making It Up as It Goes Along”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-612949039429702472008-06-24T23:42:00.000-05:002008-06-24T23:42:00.000-05:00I think stories are better when they're not all pl...I think stories are better when they're not all planned out. I've read lots of boring stories that tell me the writer couldn't make up a thing and, frankly, I didn't care for them.Glenn Ingersollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-50326786244259682872008-06-24T11:18:00.000-05:002008-06-24T11:18:00.000-05:00For ease of clicking, here's Jennifer Armstrong's ...For ease of clicking, here's <A HREF="http://www.hbook.com/magazine/articles/2000/sep00_armstrong.asp" REL="nofollow">Jennifer Armstrong's article</A> and <A HREF="http://www.hbook.com/resources/authorsartists/shoptalk/werlin.asp" REL="nofollow">Nancy Werlin's reply</A>. Thanks, Monica!J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-41922496820772421412008-06-24T11:15:00.000-05:002008-06-24T11:15:00.000-05:00I think writers can do very well making up their s...I think writers can do very well making up their stories as they write, as long as they go back and revise with an eye toward strengthening the story from the start. Similarly, some writers can start with deluxe descriptions of scenes while others need to add that sensory detail in a later draft.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-13852650803359483082008-06-23T17:02:00.000-05:002008-06-23T17:02:00.000-05:00I think stories are better when they're planned ou...I think stories are better when they're planned out. I've seen a few that just scream that the writer was "making it up," and frankly, I didn't care for them.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766446206846532440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-3934952924412144622008-06-23T12:09:00.000-05:002008-06-23T12:09:00.000-05:00Jennifer Armstrong and Nancy Werlin weighed in on ...Jennifer Armstrong and Nancy Werlin weighed in on this in the Horn Book a few years ago. That is, Jennifer wrote an article, "Blood From A Stone"(http://www.hbook.com/magazine/articles/2000/sep00_armstrong.asp)<BR/>and Nancy responded on the website. (http://www.hbook.com/resources/authorsartists/shoptalk/werlin.asp)<BR/><BR/>If the URLs don't take, these are from fall 2000.Monica Edingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924540264341924291noreply@blogger.com