tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17221674.post7646174752477594581..comments2010-05-01T20:12:20.507-04:00Comments on Random Walks toward Publishing: characters and motivationErin M. Hartshornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266817608093831779noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17221674.post-54513016537150272762008-12-09T11:38:00.000-05:002008-12-09T11:38:00.000-05:00@diane: Thanks for posting the link on your blog!...@diane: Thanks for posting the link on your blog! Good luck with your revision. Remember--whatever you learn on this revision will help you with the next project, too.<BR/><BR/>@shariwrites: Thank goodness for beta readers who improve the work. Better is always good. I see from your blog that you recently received a partial request. Good luck with that!<BR/><BR/>@Ken Kiser: Thanks for the Erin M. Hartshornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07266817608093831779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17221674.post-84682004025230638712008-12-08T17:29:00.000-05:002008-12-08T17:29:00.000-05:00Great post. I'm glad my fellow writers steered me ...Great post. I'm glad my fellow writers steered me toward you. I've B'rolled you so I can get back here easily.<BR/><BR/>Keep fighting the good fight and don't EVER give up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17221674.post-70553046128246010702008-12-08T10:28:00.000-05:002008-12-08T10:28:00.000-05:00Hi,I found you through a link on diane's blog. An...Hi,I found you through a link on diane's blog. Anyway, I've had this similar problem with my writing. I've had a great beta reader who is always pointing out that she "doesn't buy it", or something similar. She's suggesteed multiple times that I "show" the characters' motivations and feelings by going into their head more so that we really know what they're thinking and feeling, instead of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17221674.post-53852347678643065672008-12-06T22:51:00.000-05:002008-12-06T22:51:00.000-05:00Interesting post. I'm facing a daunting revision t...Interesting post. I'm facing a daunting revision task right now, and I know that the weakness in my plot is mostly a weakness in character motivation. I want to forget it and go to another project, but I'm afraid that if I do, I'll never come back and fix the current draft. I'm going to bring up this issue of character motivation on my own blog, with links over here. <BR/>(Also interesting in Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155231576304534708noreply@blogger.com