tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post2258196466862520231..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: There Once Was A Time When I Was A Plotter by Margo HoornstraAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-86531077970993521172016-04-26T15:40:24.683-04:002016-04-26T15:40:24.683-04:00Sounds like a captivating book. Loved the excerpt!...Sounds like a captivating book. Loved the excerpt! I don't see how pantsers do it. I must have a road map to follow of where my story is going, or I would sit in front of the computer completely stumped. Isn't it funny how we all have these different processes? OMG, I would love to go on an Alaskan cruise some day. Or, any cruise for that matter. :)Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-72228990050379795732016-04-24T13:25:13.739-04:002016-04-24T13:25:13.739-04:00Margo, as a fellow pantser who's also done the...Margo, as a fellow pantser who's also done the Alaskan cruise (albeit on a much smaller ship) I look forward to reading your book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-83491091869263832712016-04-24T11:22:34.141-04:002016-04-24T11:22:34.141-04:00I enjoyed both the thoughts about plotting and you...I enjoyed both the thoughts about plotting and your excerpt. I'm a bit of a hybrid, but more often I'm writing pantser than plotter. I agree that each story takes a different tack. Thanks for the post!Ashantayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16122891967983778466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-51920157103821034622016-04-23T18:48:46.857-04:002016-04-23T18:48:46.857-04:00We're going to plan a cruise like you took, Di...We're going to plan a cruise like you took, Diane. Can't wait to hear your story idea.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-86189265716966549732016-04-23T18:12:15.471-04:002016-04-23T18:12:15.471-04:00Just got back from a cruise and have a story for i...Just got back from a cruise and have a story for it. The Alaskan cruise has to wait another year, though. Like Leah, I too linear to jump around in a story. Plotter or pantser, whatever works.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-5730592302822410622016-04-23T12:34:13.240-04:002016-04-23T12:34:13.240-04:00Thanks, Patty! I'd do another cruise in s hear...Thanks, Patty! I'd do another cruise in s heartbeat. It does provide kind of a self made plot line.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-65613994399789151152016-04-23T12:32:45.247-04:002016-04-23T12:32:45.247-04:00Thanks, Vonnie. I know what you mean about bending...Thanks, Vonnie. I know what you mean about bending-although not breaking-to a story's will. Happens to me a lot. Pleased you loved (blushing) my excerpt.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-77522956177495039292016-04-23T12:31:05.053-04:002016-04-23T12:31:05.053-04:00Leah- Most times I wish I could write linear. Real...Leah- Most times I wish I could write linear. Really I do. I'm just not wired that way. Glad you liked the excerpt. Actually this was a fun book to write. Sadly no, not my picture of the bear. Someday!Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-86868514741393831012016-04-23T12:28:30.347-04:002016-04-23T12:28:30.347-04:00I wish on the picture, Jannine. No. It's a sto...I wish on the picture, Jannine. No. It's a stock photo I found. We did go whale watching on the trip. That was amazing! A relatively small boat. Up close and personal. NEXT time we go we are definitely spending more time on land. You have my editing fingers twitching with the wagon train story. I say go for it! Make it suspense! Oooohhhh. Can't wait! LOLMargo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-22453719970096552212016-04-23T12:19:18.569-04:002016-04-23T12:19:18.569-04:00I went on a cruise long ago, before marriage and k...I went on a cruise long ago, before marriage and kids. Never thought about setting a book there, though it makes sense - there's a definite time line there. Love the excerpt!Patricia Kiyonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14763838993363110626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-85109689729100043992016-04-23T11:54:36.419-04:002016-04-23T11:54:36.419-04:00I'm beginning to think each book I write requi...I'm beginning to think each book I write requires a different process and I had better be flexible enough to bend to the story's will. Great post. And loved the excerpt. Love. It.Vonnie Davis, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742153442761437530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-4770899665979132822016-04-23T11:15:33.289-04:002016-04-23T11:15:33.289-04:00Ditto Jannine'S comment on the photo! I tend t...Ditto Jannine'S comment on the photo! I tend to think in a more linear fashion so write that way as well, whether I'm plotting or pantsing. :-) It would drive me crazy to jump around the plot, and I'm awed by people whoSe minds can work that way. Loved the excerpt! Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738532052396774131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-64512710376342923482016-04-23T10:47:25.783-04:002016-04-23T10:47:25.783-04:00First...did you take the bear photo? Amazing! Seco...First...did you take the bear photo? Amazing! Second, I think plotting is easier when the story has an obvious physical journey to follow--like your cruise. I discovered that while writing Wilde One. When I knew they had to go from point A to point B to point C etc. on their treasure hunt, everything flowed right along. As soon as that part of the book ended, I stalled for a while as I tried to figure out the final third of the plot. I swear that's one reason I'm tempted to go back and write the wagon train story I started a million years ago. Simply because the physical journey is mapped out all nice and tidy for me!Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047728297429025804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-71782268065751573282016-04-23T10:41:51.395-04:002016-04-23T10:41:51.395-04:00A www, Rolynn. You are so nice. Thank you.A www, Rolynn. You are so nice. Thank you.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-88018906509661243112016-04-23T10:40:20.118-04:002016-04-23T10:40:20.118-04:00Great to hear. Enjoy! Thanks for stopping.Great to hear. Enjoy! Thanks for stopping.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-52451441526534119552016-04-23T10:14:12.852-04:002016-04-23T10:14:12.852-04:00Lovely excerpt, Margo. Lots of mystery in this re...Lovely excerpt, Margo. Lots of mystery in this relationship; wonderful use of senses. Thanks. Plotter or pantser, you've got the touch!Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-435882207883967212016-04-23T09:45:47.085-04:002016-04-23T09:45:47.085-04:00Captivating excerpt. I need to check this book out...Captivating excerpt. I need to check this book out.remullinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803012686654154333noreply@blogger.com