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Post by Bromhead24 on Sept 21, 2006 17:05:43 GMT -5
Yeah, What Nef said!!
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Post by Greg C. on Sept 21, 2006 17:11:15 GMT -5
i hoping i can still add some information. it was no problem finishing up the alien book but when your writing about something that happened and you cant make stuff up it gets a lot tougher.
nef, how did you get your book to be 300 pages?
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Post by neferetus on Sept 22, 2006 13:16:42 GMT -5
Actually, I edited it down by about 150 pages, in order to tighten it up. More is not always better. For instance, originally I'd dedicated an entire chapter to Travis' capture of Anahuac and it was pretty good stuff. However as it kind of set Joe's story to a grinding halt, I ended up having Joe himself relate the battle, all in about one paragraph. Other elements, like Bonham's ride, Crockett's 'Go to Hell' speech, the escape of Moses Rose----even a chapter dedicated to how Travis and Joe were supposed to have actually met... all were left on the cutting room floor. Like you said yourself Greg, when you're writing about something that actually happened, you want to avoid making things up out of whole cloth, else the credability of your entire story may suffer. It's hard, sometimes.
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 1, 2006 12:44:31 GMT -5
I have finished writing the story but even after adding ten+ pages it still isnt long enough. maybe this book won't get publshed for a while becuase i dont know if adding a epilogue explaing the battles leading up to the alamo along with bios of the defenders and attackers will be enough. maybe i'll start on a third book and when i'm done with that i'll finish up the 'mo book.
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Post by Greg C. on Dec 18, 2006 17:23:18 GMT -5
just added another five pages to the prologue and beginning of the story to let the reader know how the main characters found their way to San Antonio.
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Post by neferetus on Jan 1, 2007 18:19:57 GMT -5
Good. It doesn't hurt to take your time and polish, polish, polish up the manuscript. Look for inconsistencies and holes in the story. Make sure that each character's dialogue and vernacular is consistent. Don't, for instance, have someone say "ain't" in one sentence and "isn't" in another. Also,make clear your character's motivations. Why are they doing what they are doing and what drives them? It also doesn't hurt to give your characters touches of human frailties and weaknesses. Make the characters both human and likeable. By story's end, you should have your readers feeling genuinely sad when a character dies and genuinely jubilant when they succeed.
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Post by neferetus on Feb 20, 2007 14:00:08 GMT -5
So, how's it going? Have you been peeking in at it every now and then, working hard at it every day, or laying it aside fo a time? Sometimes I will do just that.; lay a story down for a while and then come back to it and approach it as though I was reading someone elses story. If I like what I read, I leave it alone. But if I discover some slow moments, or awkward phrasings that bog down the story then it's 'back to the drawing board, once again.
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Post by neferetus on Mar 1, 2007 1:58:00 GMT -5
Ever wonder how Andrew Jackson got to be known as "Andy By Gawd Jackson"? It was because of his use of the phrase "By The Eternal". By The Eternal was just Jackson's archaic way of saying "By Gawd!" Houston, a Jackson man, also used the phrase, "By The Eternal this" and "By The Eternal that!". Houston also used to refer to himself in the third person. Instead of saying, "I believe it is the right thing", he would say instead, "Houston believes it is the right thing." Just a few tid-bits for your book, if you care to use them.
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Post by Greg C. on Mar 1, 2007 6:56:41 GMT -5
thanks but houston isnt a big character....yet
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Post by Wade on Mar 1, 2007 15:29:11 GMT -5
Best of luck to you while working on your manuscript Greg. I'm working on one as well.
All the best, Wade
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Post by Greg C. on Mar 1, 2007 15:36:46 GMT -5
Best of luck to you while working on your manuscript Greg. I'm working on one as well. All the best, Wade its a lot of work. i wish you best of luck as well.
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Post by Greg C. on Mar 22, 2007 13:59:20 GMT -5
i will start editing and re-editing my book some more today. when i get back from vacation, i will only be a few more months before i can re-submit my book.
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Post by neferetus on Mar 23, 2007 13:13:26 GMT -5
Perhaps you will get a better perspective for your story, after you've actually visited the Alamo. I know that the feeling one gets when first rounding the corner of the Long Barrack to gaze upon the church facade is just not something that can be put into words---unless you experience it yourself.
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Post by wisconsinalamobuff on May 15, 2007 18:05:13 GMT -5
How's your books coming along?
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Post by Wade on Jun 10, 2007 18:54:36 GMT -5
Hey Greg, how's the story coming along?
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Post by seguin on Jun 10, 2007 20:09:32 GMT -5
Yes, tell us about it!
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Post by Greg C. on Jun 10, 2007 20:53:43 GMT -5
The book it self will probably be a short novel. The book is finished but I keep interjecting new passages and knew dialogue into the story and I have papers piled all over the place with scenes and conversations. Since school is over in a week, I'll have much more time to work on it and submit it in a few weeks. Will keep ya'll posted.
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Post by neferetus on Jun 10, 2007 22:48:33 GMT -5
So, did being at the Alamo and the Waynamo change your perspective at all, regarding the story?
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Post by Greg C. on Jun 11, 2007 13:51:46 GMT -5
So, did being at the Alamo and the Waynamo change your perspective at all, regarding the story? It made me want to write much more detail.
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Post by Greg C. on Jun 12, 2007 16:50:46 GMT -5
I have a question of how to end the book. Do I just end it after the battle is over or do I go into San jacinto and end it from there? I think it would be better off to wrap it up right after the battle but I would like your ideas?
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