tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716894350585206280.post2745841320474947984..comments2023-10-23T16:29:04.320-04:00Comments on Out of My Mind: Writing Tip Wednesday--ForeshadowingMellanie Szeretohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812796400084038330noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716894350585206280.post-86013599208301469472013-10-02T16:17:14.317-04:002013-10-02T16:17:14.317-04:00I hear you, Goddess! I have to make a conscious ef...I hear you, Goddess! I have to make a conscious effort not to comment during movies. "Yep, I saw that coming." :D<br /><br />My characters usually drop the hints on their own, leaving me to realize the connection forty pages later. That's the main reason I continue to be a plantser. :)Mellanie Szeretohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812796400084038330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716894350585206280.post-15950576248563012932013-10-02T16:10:14.503-04:002013-10-02T16:10:14.503-04:00Thanks, Zequeatta Jaques! :)Thanks, Zequeatta Jaques! :)Mellanie Szeretohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812796400084038330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716894350585206280.post-34435166942768202042013-10-02T16:07:01.527-04:002013-10-02T16:07:01.527-04:00Hi, Valley! You're finally able to comment!!! ...Hi, Valley! You're finally able to comment!!! :)<br /><br />Glad to share. Thanks for stopping by!Mellanie Szeretohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812796400084038330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716894350585206280.post-89202981488958516592013-10-02T15:16:18.153-04:002013-10-02T15:16:18.153-04:00I love foreshadowing! It bites me in the end somet...I love foreshadowing! It bites me in the end sometimes, because I can't shut off the analytical part of my brain, so most of my friends hate watching movies with me. I end up ruining it, lol. <br /><br />But I lovelovelove that satisfaction of, "Aha! I called it!" I live on those subtle hints and offhand comments. And the really masterful writers do nothing more than skew the rules of their genre --or the rules of writing, such as "Don't use extraneous dialogue"-- and that little skewed-rule bit ends up being a major foreshadowing hint. <br /><br />If I could only learn to utilize it with the same finesse that I admire in the authors I follow! Most of the time I find I'm still rather heavy-handed with it.Soul Funk Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850702763469159461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716894350585206280.post-82778244237853042782013-10-02T14:52:40.624-04:002013-10-02T14:52:40.624-04:00Great tips.Great tips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716894350585206280.post-47906651177400229882013-10-02T14:49:59.382-04:002013-10-02T14:49:59.382-04:00Such a crucial topic, and you did a great job brin...Such a crucial topic, and you did a great job bringing it into focus. Thanks for sharing, Mellanie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716894350585206280.post-11850642908452196672013-10-02T11:21:21.616-04:002013-10-02T11:21:21.616-04:00Thanks, Jen!Thanks, Jen!Mellanie Szeretohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812796400084038330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716894350585206280.post-79277790097724164982013-10-02T07:28:07.285-04:002013-10-02T07:28:07.285-04:00Nice one.Nice one.Jennifer Denyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05874915507870085008noreply@blogger.com