tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.comments2023-05-18T03:33:20.655-07:00Writing HorsesSusan Schreyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11902407971890082541noreply@blogger.comBlogger543125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-61502657452907229162022-10-11T04:29:21.995-07:002022-10-11T04:29:21.995-07:00Grateful for shariing thisGrateful for shariing thisJacksonville Land Surveyorshttps://www.surveying-experts.com/us/surveying-florida/jacksonville-land-surveyors.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-35009761347955338632022-07-02T14:00:55.466-07:002022-07-02T14:00:55.466-07:00Good reading this ppostGood reading this ppostDaniellehttps://www.danielleowen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-9060152501911715942015-10-06T15:20:49.861-07:002015-10-06T15:20:49.861-07:00Thank you, William! I think this is a wonderful op...Thank you, William! I think this is a wonderful opportunity for indie authors. Susan Schreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902407971890082541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-23469587827373242992015-10-06T14:18:05.669-07:002015-10-06T14:18:05.669-07:00Good for you!Good for you!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-71380013030713857462015-04-28T11:49:04.303-07:002015-04-28T11:49:04.303-07:00Yes--thank you for the link!Yes--thank you for the link!Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-6628173781840130942015-04-28T08:23:10.117-07:002015-04-28T08:23:10.117-07:00Thanks for posting the link!Thanks for posting the link!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-19830682994140451042015-01-22T11:37:16.211-08:002015-01-22T11:37:16.211-08:00Excellent! Love Smashwords!Excellent! Love Smashwords!Susan Schreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902407971890082541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-75251186482261374642015-01-21T18:02:08.373-08:002015-01-21T18:02:08.373-08:00I have it added at Smashwords!I have it added at Smashwords!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-53396934602919893202014-11-12T15:50:44.027-08:002014-11-12T15:50:44.027-08:00Thank you, Kate! Yes, I love the settings in your ...Thank you, Kate! Yes, I love the settings in your stories -- very vivid! I would recommend Mary Buckham's setting books to anyone. She's brilliant!Susan Schreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902407971890082541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-6949547212003617552014-11-12T10:40:08.060-08:002014-11-12T10:40:08.060-08:00Excellent post. Setting is important in my stories...Excellent post. Setting is important in my stories too and I have to be careful not to over describe yet still give the flavor. Mary Buckham's Setting books are a great help too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-6816131649665711832014-11-11T19:35:56.311-08:002014-11-11T19:35:56.311-08:00The current accepted style is so different than th...The current accepted style is so different than the old classics. Someone (wish I could remember who) speculated that because people didn't travel much "way back when" that descriptions were appreciated for their ability to depict, in detail, landscape, houses, furnishings and so on. Modern readers won't put up with that!Susan Schreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902407971890082541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-13350469377113263002014-11-11T18:17:46.418-08:002014-11-11T18:17:46.418-08:00Setting is certainly something that I like to inco...Setting is certainly something that I like to incorporate into my own work. And it does take time to get it sorted right.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-45426701772026724542014-11-11T16:10:43.688-08:002014-11-11T16:10:43.688-08:00I agree it definitely is a hard character to lasso...I agree it definitely is a hard character to lasso! It takes time and practice to figure out how to make full use of setting without hitting the reader over the head with it. It's a bit like using visceral reactions -- a little goes a long way. Beyond that we get into flowery prose and whatever that award is (can't remember the name) for bad writing!Susan Schreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902407971890082541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-7531016394036324812014-11-11T11:48:40.187-08:002014-11-11T11:48:40.187-08:00Setting is one of the hardest characters to lasso....Setting is one of the hardest characters to lasso. It can't talk, and it has to work. You have done a great job of showing how it works in practice. And thanks for citing me.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-41664841021273553322014-11-11T09:25:45.728-08:002014-11-11T09:25:45.728-08:00Thank you, Kait! And I'm so pleased you enjoye...Thank you, Kait! And I'm so pleased you enjoyed the story!Susan Schreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902407971890082541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-4636122214735253062014-11-11T09:24:53.770-08:002014-11-11T09:24:53.770-08:00Thank you, William! Thank you, William! Susan Schreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902407971890082541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-1011307714103743232014-11-11T09:23:35.860-08:002014-11-11T09:23:35.860-08:00Yes, can you believe it? It was, initially, an ass...Yes, can you believe it? It was, initially, an assignment in a class I took several years ago and I about choked on it. However, I learned an enormous amount about her. I use that same format to learn about new characters, too -- villains, antagonists, and those who will play a major role. It takes time, but it saves me from false starts and carbon-copy characters. <br /><br />By the way, just picked up your newest book -- Death by Blue Water -- and it is at the top of my reading pile! Can't wait!Susan Schreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902407971890082541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-91836008648153752452014-11-08T13:31:53.171-08:002014-11-08T13:31:53.171-08:00I love Thea - eight pages? Wow. I am impressed. T...I love Thea - eight pages? Wow. I am impressed. That is very cool. And the attention to details shows in the books. Thea is not a character to me. She is a real, living, breathing person. Great job. Oh, yes, I accept the gauntlet. Watch for my blog on Mysteristas on November 18th, and meet Hayden Kent. Or Catherine Swope? No, Hayden Kent. Well....guess you'll just have to come on over and see.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-43645173158908124312014-11-08T13:27:03.151-08:002014-11-08T13:27:03.151-08:00This is absolutely the best - and having read the ...This is absolutely the best - and having read the book, well deserved. You rock, Susan.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-48287914307067600822014-11-07T15:47:18.207-08:002014-11-07T15:47:18.207-08:00Bravo!Bravo!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-20222855851915492682014-11-07T15:04:42.975-08:002014-11-07T15:04:42.975-08:00Yes, you're right. To be honest, I'm a bit...Yes, you're right. To be honest, I'm a bit more obscessive -- I've got an eight page questionnaire that I've filled out for all my major characters as well as the villains, victims and some of the suspects in every book! Believe me, after doing 7 books it's pretty much a requirement or I'll forget important details I established several books ago! Susan Schreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902407971890082541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-23960422528911805762014-11-06T15:37:14.792-08:002014-11-06T15:37:14.792-08:00That's a good way to get to the bare bones of ...That's a good way to get to the bare bones of your writing doing one of these.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-67896907703215108642014-11-05T16:38:08.498-08:002014-11-05T16:38:08.498-08:00Good for you!Good for you!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-78542063636266249632014-11-03T06:58:32.032-08:002014-11-03T06:58:32.032-08:00Sorry I couldn't make it, but I hope you all h...Sorry I couldn't make it, but I hope you all had a GREAT time.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334137998546128297.post-10256278046012504752014-11-01T09:56:48.562-07:002014-11-01T09:56:48.562-07:00Have fun!Have fun!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.com