Wordplay Podcast Episode 7: Kiersten White, Beginnings, and Dialogue

8 Responses to Wordplay Podcast Episode 7: Kiersten White, Beginnings, and Dialogue

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   Blue on October 10, 2011 at 2:17 am

   I just picked up Supernaturally at the library yesterday and am psyched to read it! Loved Paranormalcy and have gifted it to friends who needed a good book in their lives. Looking forward to hearing the podcast. You guys are great!

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   Charlee Vale on October 10, 2011 at 9:55 am

   I just followed the podcast, Scott, and James. I was already following Nathan and Kiersten.

   In other news, I just finished the first draft of my WIP! I’m excited to be starting on edits. I’m keeping your tips in mind!

   CV

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   Robin Weeks on October 10, 2011 at 1:01 pm

   I followed the podcast on Twitter, and I’ve been a longtime follower of all- y’all.

   James–like I really believe you’ll tweet more. Promises, promises.

   Kiersten–don’t you dare tweet less! Someone has to pick up James’ slack!

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   Blue on October 10, 2011 at 6:49 pm

   Okay, great job everyone! Just listened to it (actually 3 times) to really cement the concepts in my head. And I was already following all three of you guys, so I added the podcast and Kiersten to my twitter feed…so should I unfollow everyone after this Sunday when I win the hardback copy of Supernaturally so that I have SOME WAY to be eligible for future contests?

   I started Supernaturally today during piano lessons. Love how it grabs you from the first paragraph. Kiersten, you’re such a fun read! ♥

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   Luke Piper on October 10, 2011 at 7:54 pm

   Thank you for the give away. I’m now following the podcast.

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   LuAnn Staheli on October 13, 2011 at 2:26 pm

   I already follow Jeff, James, Nathan, Kiersten and the podcast. Guess I’m just a super-fan!

   A question perhaps for Nathan. Say you queried an agent a long time ago and they weren’t interested in that project. You have a new project now that you think might be a better match, but they indicate on their blog, etc. they only want to look at a potential client once, sort of a “represent you now-or-never”. Will they really remember, or can we still query them on a new project? Is it bad form to do so?

   Thanks, guys! Even though I hear from Jeff several times a week on various writing-related topics, I always learn something new here on the podcasts.

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   [...] Wordplay Podcast Episode 7: Kiersten White, Beginnings, and Dialogue. The podcast, run in part by James Dashner and Scott Savage, welcomes guest Kiersten White, author of Paranormalcy & Supernaturally. They discuss how to make your story beginning more gripping and what makes dialogue work. Writing Excuses Podcast 6.20. Endings. [...]

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   K. Bill Albrecht on December 5, 2011 at 12:26 pm

   So good to have Kiersten on the podcast! She was great!

   I loved what she said about beginnings. I know that for me the first chapter I write probably should not end up as the first chapter that readers read. I often find that it takes me a few pages to really work out the kinks and get things rolling.

   And I loved James’s suggestion about starting out with a prelude or something else exciting. A lot of fantasy novels seem to do that, perhaps because their first chapters have so much setting, etc., that they have to get out.