tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post8040049613596206380..comments2024-01-31T04:29:38.858-06:00Comments on The Outfit: A Collective of Chicago Crime Writers: The Great Gaping HoleSean Chercoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00939494866272006802noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-75582925756165645962010-08-15T00:48:50.266-05:002010-08-15T00:48:50.266-05:00And her next novel is . . .
THE WEEK WITH EIGHT ...And her next novel is . . . <br /><br />THE WEEK WITH EIGHT DAYS.<br /><br /><br />(just kidding, Barb. Anyway, your blog is a day old so no one will notice it.)<br /><br />Tony D'AmatoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-47998353003071564802010-08-09T06:01:10.431-05:002010-08-09T06:01:10.431-05:00Thank you, Mr. Lonely, Dana, and Julia. I used to ...Thank you, Mr. Lonely, Dana, and Julia. I used to find that I had eight days in a week in a few books. Thank goodness I or a reader caught it before it went to the editor. Some picky, smart, frank, painfully honest readers help a lot.Barbara D'Amatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991495702239085323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-24773846008626004302010-08-08T10:27:54.724-05:002010-08-08T10:27:54.724-05:00Barbara,
I don't think I've made huge logi...Barbara,<br />I don't think I've made huge logical errors, but a member of my writing group once noticed that one of my characters had breakfast twice. :)<br /><br />Ironically, she was the ONLY member of the group to notice it.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-37382910287411845622010-08-07T15:35:44.150-05:002010-08-07T15:35:44.150-05:00This is why I outline the plot. I'm not too co...This is why I outline the plot. I'm not too concerned about how most things happen at that point, just that everything makes sense. It;s a lot easier to fix a few index cards than to wade through 50,000 words on a screen.<br /><br />I still find things like this once in a while. Working numerous drafts helps with this, as does leaving several weeks between drafts at least once in the process.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.com