tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post5597688144814602542..comments2022-11-09T01:20:16.534+11:00Comments on Inkfever: The Difficult DecisionsAmy Laurenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16782528327499574711noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-46623804891751433862009-12-07T17:44:43.982+11:002009-12-07T17:44:43.982+11:00I think Jesscapades sounds more intriguing than Ta...I think Jesscapades sounds more intriguing than Tarapades. Kill the sister, let Jess shine ;-)<br />Build up your kill John plot, and subtle the conspiracy to start to open towards the end, giving Jess something to tackle in book 2 - bit like the Wolverine's journey in the X-men series, you can always make book 2 start before book 1.<br />Either way sounds good and I'm excited to hear the editing is underway - I REALLY want to read this one!Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642615452680721583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-25317944542772886432009-12-03T14:22:37.087+11:002009-12-03T14:22:37.087+11:00Hi Inky. I like Tara more than Jess as she's ...Hi Inky. I like Tara more than Jess as she's the stronger of the two, from what I've gleaned. I don't think I'm going to be much help because my fiction writing to date's been pretty lame. I do read a lot of it, though, and I recognize traits in both Jess and Tara from other books. It kind of reminded me of <i>Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern</i> and <i>Nerilka's Story</i>. The two women weren't sisters, but there are similarities. I don't know if that's helpful or not...<br /><br />8-(Martha Skye Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14945284513021334683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-4461442084153063172009-12-03T12:31:00.022+11:002009-12-03T12:31:00.022+11:00Write them both. Alternate chapters with Jess on t...Write them both. Alternate chapters with Jess on the outside and Tara in the thick of the action. <br /><br />Or write the original idea with Tara.<br /><br />Honestly, it sounds like you're getting hung up over a name. I know it's not that simple, but hear me out. You had a Shiny Idea and a Cool Title. And you started writing... but then the character you were writing about wasn't the cool one. <br /><br />Fair enough. It happens.<br /><br />But instead of continuing with the Shiny Idea that you want to write you're stopping because the MC you wanted has, essentially, the wrong name. <br /><br />I know characters have more life than that. But if your only hang up is the name, write the original idea and keep going. <br /><br />Jess doesn't need to be the center of attention (all double meanings intended there).Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-27819366675596599042009-12-03T11:06:32.687+11:002009-12-03T11:06:32.687+11:00I think that the second Tara-not-dead option would...I think that the second Tara-not-dead option would provide a much more powerful story... :)<br /><br />My only concern is the issue with the title... :( I love "Jesscapades" and "Taracapades" doesn't quite have the same ring... How attached are the characters to the their names? Any chance Tara has to spend some time pretending to be Jess (or in fact is enrolled as "Jess" at the academy, for some yet to be thought of reason?).<br /><br />Anyway! Yes, Tara alive would make everything excellent I think.<br /><br />Good luck!Ashtahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740766404106913342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-16243722413253087972009-12-02T19:08:38.914+11:002009-12-02T19:08:38.914+11:00Why can't Tara stay dead?
(is it wrong that ...Why can't Tara stay dead? <br /><br />(is it wrong that I like killing cahracters because it provides conflict?)<br /><br />Plus I wouldn't worry too much about making it a stand alone book. Agents love series. I love series. Write it as a series! <br /><br />(NB: I'm writing this shortly after waking up, which might give a different answer to when I'm fully awake).Nayuleskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693548526829437580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-61093289992295865862009-12-02T15:30:23.477+11:002009-12-02T15:30:23.477+11:00Inky, if you need someone to work through HTRYN, I...Inky, if you need someone to work through HTRYN, I'm here.<br /><br />But also reading Jess, Tara not being dead works well, I believe.Riehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129030349778144807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-49364575340341314002009-12-02T15:24:27.576+11:002009-12-02T15:24:27.576+11:00Tough place to be Inky one. :( I'm going to ag...Tough place to be Inky one. :( I'm going to agree with Merc and Dani on what they said about character: you shouldn't fit character to plot or force them to be someone they aren't. So I guess that means going with Tara's story. Plus, from what little I know about Jesscapades, the Tara version does sound the closest to the original !!! idea. I just lament that changing it to Tara's story would make "Jesscapades" something of a misnomer.<br /><br />Good luck!Krispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-86707532360559475932009-12-02T14:57:00.291+11:002009-12-02T14:57:00.291+11:00I vote for the second option--Tara not being dead....I vote for the second option--Tara not being dead. Just my opinion, because I tend to write by character rather than by plot, if that makes sense. My characters create the plot, and not the other way around. It feels more natural to do it this way, because then the characters aren't forced. Do you really want to spend an entire novel forcing Jess to be someone she's not?<br /><br />*hugs*<br /><br />I've never had this problem. >.< Erm, I do sometimes come to a brick wall is over setting. It usually happens early on, and I end up scrapping what I have for what works. GF was originally only in the MCs POV, but then Myles happened along, and well, now it has four POVs. >.<Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-63325723175514108292009-12-02T13:02:52.422+11:002009-12-02T13:02:52.422+11:00I've had situations where one character takes ...I've had situations where one character takes over. My... second, I believe, NaNo was that way. Magran appeared out of nowhere and more or less took over the novel.<br /><br />So I gave in (scrapping the NaNo when it was done) and started writing about him. That became "Necromancer Rising" (working title). All well and good, right? So the second book was still supposed to be about him... except it wasn't, I realized. It's about his mentor/friend Leopard. (Which is good. It works MUCH better this way.)<br /><br />So I think, since you have two characters and basically two different stories, no, you should not try to change Jess to make her Tara. I highly suspect this Would Not Work and characters would rebel. ;) <br /><br />(Though it could be interesting if there was enough in their psychology to have Jess, say, make herself become Tara if Tara died, but that's yet ANOTHER story.)<br /><br />If this were my novel (imagination, here ;)) I would go with Tara's story, which is closer--it seems--to the original Shiny Idea. Jess could be a subplot of that, maybe giving Tara second thoughts about choosing between her family and her career as a Shard, or however that plays out. <br /><br />If, after that, I wanted to write about Jess-as-she-is-now, a companion novel would definitely have merit. Jess' story has a different plot and focus; Tara's story is the one that is the plot and focus of "Jesscapades". <br /><br />Both sound fun, but I've liked the plot of "Jesscapades" and I think if that requires Tara to be the MC and take over, that would be the one I'm most interested in reading first. O:)<br /><br />Remember you CAN write both if, eventually, you want to. You just gotta pick one to start with, fix it, then you'll know where the other needs to go/is headed. ;)Merchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164221022350926808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-2652476495041617942009-12-02T12:04:51.337+11:002009-12-02T12:04:51.337+11:00Wow, those both sound really interesting. Hmmm. I ...Wow, those both sound really interesting. Hmmm. I haven't been in that place myself, since I haven't, ever, really, edited. *cough* But I do like the one with Tara on the inside better, just cause that's how my mind works. And then you have views from the inside and outside! *beams*Snazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067811993687045270noreply@blogger.com