tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post1860665706475928889..comments2023-06-30T14:35:38.366+01:00Comments on Burrowers, Books & Balderdash: Writing Tuesdays: Brainstorming the PlotHart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-66668750629739860862010-07-08T04:08:05.577+01:002010-07-08T04:08:05.577+01:00Chary, I love this, thank you! Seems like a great ...Chary, I love this, thank you! Seems like a great way to get the wheel coasting; I am going to give it a whirl~ Thanks~Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-72941488113256085372010-07-07T23:29:40.386+01:002010-07-07T23:29:40.386+01:00I've kind of tried that brainstorming trick, b...I've kind of tried that brainstorming trick, but then when I start writing, it seams to be too flat, so I do it over again ... and again. Sometimes I wonder what makes a good book? Some of the best books I've read have hardly any plot at all, not "on the surface" at least >:)<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-64983385794058167742010-07-07T22:42:51.011+01:002010-07-07T22:42:51.011+01:00Hart, it is so funny that you say that. I hated h...Hart, it is so funny that you say that. I hated history also. I figured, "if it already happened and is over, why do I need to know it?" Then an amazing thing happened- I was paired with a phenomenal U.S. History teacher, Ms. Raymond, and I began to make the connections. She really helped to put everything into context for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994415353101258592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-53947314535813537552010-07-07T11:25:53.220+01:002010-07-07T11:25:53.220+01:00Cool way to combine English and History, it sounds...Cool way to combine English and History, it sounds like! I never liked history in High School (though probably would have, had we been studying those topics) but writing about it would have made a ton of difference.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-26050320047203709452010-07-07T02:52:47.323+01:002010-07-07T02:52:47.323+01:00Jan, thanks for passing it along. It was a great ...Jan, thanks for passing it along. It was a great strategy with my students. They created such wonderful plays based on the genocides in Darfur, Bosnia, Sudan, Iraq and Cambodia. <br /><br />One story in particular was based on the Hutus and Tutsis. Very powerful because it was factually based.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994415353101258592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-12266222339856883192010-07-07T00:20:41.004+01:002010-07-07T00:20:41.004+01:00this is a wonderful idea Chary! I'm going to t...this is a wonderful idea Chary! I'm going to tell it to my friend, Gwen, who teaches a lot of writing. I can see how it engages both the right and left side of the brain - always a winning combo! I'm not going to do it right now cuz the last thing I need is another book idea but I'm going to keep it in my back pocket for later...Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-82038947643769418302010-07-06T21:57:56.268+01:002010-07-06T21:57:56.268+01:00Thanks Ladies. I have an error message here that ...Thanks Ladies. I have an error message here that says blogger is eating comments. <br /><br />*Murphy's Law*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994415353101258592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-76403775698781623822010-07-06T21:06:41.264+01:002010-07-06T21:06:41.264+01:00I think this is great advice too. Actually, I migh...I think this is great advice too. Actually, I might have to use it myself some day! <br /><br />(*crosses fingers that Blogger is letting us post again*)Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-19967422312421796612010-07-06T13:32:13.329+01:002010-07-06T13:32:13.329+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-80654895311553105402010-07-06T13:24:56.497+01:002010-07-06T13:24:56.497+01:00I love this, Chary! I am not using a historic eve...I love this, Chary! I am not using a historic event, but with my Cozy Mystery I actually made 3 lists: the 'mystery unravel', the 'event going on in the background' and the 'relationship tensions and revelations' I want to include--it actually has made organizing a lot easier, so I love how you've applied it to historical fiction!Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.com