Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Road Trip Wednesday





This week's YA Highway Road Trip topic:

What are your writing/publishing superpowers (drafting? plotting? writing queries?) -- and what's your kryptonite?




Able to dart around large plotholes in a single bound, catch repetitions and redundancies that are paragraphs or even chapters apart, make readers fall in love with offbeat guys, and write dialogue that makes you want the characters to go on talking all day.


Look. Sitting in front of her monitor. Is it a computer programer? A Facebook junkie? No.


It's SUPERWRITER!

        -Too bad doing outlines (before or after the book is done), writing action scenes, and giving verbal pitches can make her crash and burn...


What about you? What are your super-writer powers?

Oh, and the winners of my How Many Have You Read/Heard Contest are: Chicklitgirl, Carol and Alicia. Thanks everyone for participating, and I'll be sending out emails to winners later today.
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12 comments:

  1. Kathy BradeyNovember 9, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    I wish I could dart around large plot holes. What's your secret, Superwriter? :P

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  2. JulianaNovember 9, 2011 at 8:57 AM

    LOL you should add humor to your superpowers ;)
    Awesome post!

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  3. Sara {Rhapsody and Chaos}November 9, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    I agree with Juliana! Definitely add humor to your powers :)

    Wish avoiding plotholes was a strength of mine! And I'm even an outliner... SIGH.

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  4. MeredithNovember 9, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Oooh, verbal pitches are the worst! Definitely my kryptonite. :)

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  5. Alison MillerNovember 9, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    LOVE your take on this! You definitely should add humor and clever to the list!

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  6. Rebecca BNovember 9, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    Oh my goodness, verbal pitches should have been my Kryptonite. I am so terrible at that! Dialogue is not my forte, so I'm envious of your superpowers.

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  7. Jaime MorrowNovember 9, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    Verbal pitches are definitely one of my kryptonites. I can't for the life of me explain my WIP succinctly. Your post was great!

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  8. PattiNovember 9, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Doing outlines, has definitely been my kryptonite this month.

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  9. Laurie DennisonNovember 9, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    Great post! Ah, the verbal pitch. I also turn sweaty and green when someone asks, "What's your book about?"

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  10. Miss ColeNovember 9, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    I can't outline to save my life either. I just have a web of post it notes instead ;)

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  11. Tyrean MartinsonNovember 10, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    Superpowers - daydreaming - plotting without an outline and action scenes!
    Kryptonite - plotting with outlines, characterization for supporting characters, and pitch lines . . .

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  12. Alicia GregoireNovember 10, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    This had me laughing in Panera. Love it!

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