tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224377501657529009.post7575715918347471882..comments2024-03-06T09:18:35.326-07:00Comments on Crossing the Helix: Two Sides to MotivationR.C. Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694900270053314978noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224377501657529009.post-61387858425016248722011-07-18T11:04:53.811-06:002011-07-18T11:04:53.811-06:00Very true, Joyce. Sometimes it's scary to let ...Very true, Joyce. Sometimes it's scary to let our characters say, "Look, I know we're supposed to be going to the Smithsonian, but you don't understand--it's really, REALLY important that we go see the world's biggest ball of yarn instead!"R.C. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15694900270053314978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224377501657529009.post-56139407826073696072011-07-18T10:30:38.855-06:002011-07-18T10:30:38.855-06:00Well put, RC. I think one trap writers can fall in...Well put, RC. I think one trap writers can fall into is focusing too much on plot and events that they have planned for a story and then they try to force or fudge the characters into those events. Sometimes it's hard for planners to let go or rewrite those plans based on realistic expectations for their characters' behavior.Joyce Alton / @joycealtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06201548593592822776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224377501657529009.post-15215620918240375952010-11-07T17:50:09.136-07:002010-11-07T17:50:09.136-07:00Thanks, Jemi. I think the first seed of this was w...Thanks, Jemi. I think the first seed of this was while watching movies and thinking, "Where did *that* comes from?" Since then, it's been percolating in my head.<br /><br />Analytical ... who, me? ;-)R.C. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15694900270053314978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224377501657529009.post-80421923042562423602010-11-07T17:43:02.368-07:002010-11-07T17:43:02.368-07:00I really like the way you laid all of this out! It...I really like the way you laid all of this out! It's so true - the motivation needs to be real or we, as readers, just don't care.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.com