tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post764883746761065940..comments2023-10-28T01:00:12.765-07:00Comments on KAREN ELIZABETH BROWN: It was a dark and stormy night...Karen Elizabeth Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190485992966502931noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post-78216682363533626202012-10-30T09:15:02.922-07:002012-10-30T09:15:02.922-07:00I just opened my google to do a bit of research on...I just opened my google to do a bit of research on place in Brazil as I hadn't been online since yesterday and had not even looked at my google taskbar or feeds or anything. Just got out of class with the 6th graders i work with online and had worked with a student kind of one-on-one and just talked about making your story believable and using correct facts and whatnot, and then I open your blog posting, mostly because of the title - "Dark and Stormy Night" - lol, but there I am being validated for what I was telling the student. Thank you for these points. I've reposted on my blog and have shared the link with the teacher so he can share with the students since I'm only in that class once a week on Tuesdays. Wednesdays I get to work with the 4th graders and Thursdays with the 5th graders. It's nice to know that there are other authors out there who share the passion of informing potential writers - thanks again - E :) <br /><br />Elysabeth Eldering<br />Author of Finally Home, a middle grade/YA paranormal mystery<br />http://elysabethsstories.blogspot.com<br />http://eeldering.weebly.comelysabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052446855668120700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post-75843496256104322192012-10-29T10:31:46.118-07:002012-10-29T10:31:46.118-07:00I don't believe the major conflict has to be i...I don't believe the major conflict has to be in the first few paragraphs, but it helps, don't you think, to have some kind of tension at the beginning of the story.Karen Elizabeth Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17190485992966502931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post-67252592783417515482012-10-29T10:29:37.952-07:002012-10-29T10:29:37.952-07:00Susanne: I'[m glad you like them. You're w...Susanne: I'[m glad you like them. You're welcome.Karen Elizabeth Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17190485992966502931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post-77986038032371829242012-10-29T10:28:34.324-07:002012-10-29T10:28:34.324-07:00I hope you can create a real barn burner with your...I hope you can create a real barn burner with your description of the weather. I know it's serious.Karen Elizabeth Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17190485992966502931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post-56878985247446737512012-10-29T10:15:21.541-07:002012-10-29T10:15:21.541-07:00My conflict tends to show up after the first few p...My conflict tends to show up after the first few pages. The major one anyway.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post-7645899821740932132012-10-29T09:34:24.664-07:002012-10-29T09:34:24.664-07:00Hi, Karen! Thanks for sharing these great tips.Hi, Karen! Thanks for sharing these great tips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post-88365572701105951302012-10-28T19:40:05.249-07:002012-10-28T19:40:05.249-07:00Great mini lesson. Of course, with Hurricane Sandy...Great mini lesson. Of course, with Hurricane Sandy looming a few miles east of me, it actually is a dark and stormy night.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.com