tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post7560863996866329055..comments2023-11-02T06:50:41.703-07:00Comments on Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal: New York Times WritingLorendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17874101070837077093noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-74357638705068391472010-02-13T19:58:18.675-08:002010-02-13T19:58:18.675-08:00Hi Margie!
As usual, you offer inspiring advice! T...Hi Margie!<br />As usual, you offer inspiring advice! This is a great review of the editing techniques I learned from your Masterclass on Emotion/EDITS when you recently visited Portland. I'm keeping a copy of this article for reference as I write forward with joy and increased skill. Again, thank you so much for all your helpful articles.Vonnie Altohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061450613331037259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-49701533933324475972010-02-12T10:40:55.522-08:002010-02-12T10:40:55.522-08:00I'm ALWAYS amazing by Margie. Her lectures are...I'm ALWAYS amazing by Margie. Her lectures are fabulous, her blogs are incredibly helpful, and the items she's donated to my auction are spectacular. Thanks, as always, Margie. You're the best!Brenda Novakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074126134924458160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-36463602871714420642010-02-11T18:30:16.026-08:002010-02-11T18:30:16.026-08:00I don't have an editing system. I'm inspir...I don't have an editing system. I'm inspired to create one. I can see the usefullness.<br />Aday Kennedy<br />The Differently-Abled WriterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-91531995190861433872010-02-10T21:17:03.940-08:002010-02-10T21:17:03.940-08:00Great stuff, thank you for posting.Great stuff, thank you for posting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652708425700758883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-86741958146039061882010-02-10T21:14:56.532-08:002010-02-10T21:14:56.532-08:00Hey Margie,
Very interesting how your EDITS syste...Hey Margie,<br /><br />Very interesting how your EDITS system came about.<br />I learned more from you class on wording than I ever did in grad school. But then maybe you and the color code system make it more fun!Julie Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242380140265459688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-37821789621984690222010-02-10T21:10:29.464-08:002010-02-10T21:10:29.464-08:00Hi Margie,
I know I'm too late, but I just g...Hi Margie, <br /><br />I know I'm too late, but I just got in for the day and wanted to give you a wave before my curfew at midnight!Julie Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242380140265459688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-5707357804468051482010-02-10T20:40:38.092-08:002010-02-10T20:40:38.092-08:00HELLO EVERYONE -
Fun to see you here today. Thank...HELLO EVERYONE -<br /><br />Fun to see you here today. Thank you for posting your comments.<br /><br />I just did the drawing. Picture names on strips of paper, a big wooden salad bowl, and my fingers dipping in the bowl to pull out the winner.<br /><br />And -- THE LUCKY WINNER IS: <br /><br />-------JENNIFER RANSETH!-------<br /><br />Jennifer,<br /><br />Please e-mail me, margie@margielawson.com, and let me know which Lecture Packet you would like. You can read course descriptions on my web site.<br />www.MargieLawson.com <br /><br />Thanks again to Sharon Pickrel for inviting me to guest blog today. ;-))<br /><br />I hope to see many of you at RWA National in July!Margie Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012407353947831199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-58136209152685826602010-02-10T20:26:30.004-08:002010-02-10T20:26:30.004-08:00HELLO AUTUMN!
I know your writing is deep-editing...HELLO AUTUMN!<br /><br />I know your writing is deep-editing-powered. You've been immersed in my courses for a few years. It paid off. :-))<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by FF & P!Margie Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012407353947831199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-67561085101559682282010-02-10T20:19:22.334-08:002010-02-10T20:19:22.334-08:00HELLO JENNIFER --
Thanks! Enjoy adding power to y...HELLO JENNIFER --<br /><br />Thanks! Enjoy adding power to your WIP.<br /><br />Thanks again for being the blog-set-up wizard. ;-)Margie Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012407353947831199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-16480605449822414512010-02-10T19:50:37.290-08:002010-02-10T19:50:37.290-08:00Hi, Margie, Love reading your posts while I'm ...Hi, Margie, Love reading your posts while I'm editing. Reminds me, I can do NYT fresh writing--white space, dialogue that doesn't need a tag and fresh visceral responses that won't make the reader say WHAT? while scratching thier heads.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your talent.<br /><br />AJ<br />2009 Golden Heart Finalist<br />www.autumnjordon.comAutumn Jordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168172253998245307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-43966044817215426162010-02-10T19:16:15.607-08:002010-02-10T19:16:15.607-08:00Thanks for blogging at FF&P today, Margie, and...Thanks for blogging at FF&P today, Margie, and giving us a brief taste of the information in your lecture packets and courses. Lots of great information for making our writing powerful!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042813227810377228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-19145090557610535702010-02-10T18:54:09.578-08:002010-02-10T18:54:09.578-08:00HELLO CINDY -
Sounds like you take advantage of e...HELLO CINDY -<br /><br />Sounds like you take advantage of every learning opp. Good for you!<br /><br />I'm glad you like my mini-lectures.<br /><br />Have fun adding power to your manuscript!Margie Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012407353947831199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-43123039480165528852010-02-10T18:50:58.640-08:002010-02-10T18:50:58.640-08:00HELLO HEATHER!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
...HELLO HEATHER!<br /><br />Thank you, thank you, thank you!<br /><br />I'm happy (and not surprised!) that the 20 pages you deep edited WOW'd your critiquers.<br /><br />KUDOS TO YOU -- for writing fresh and adding psychological power.<br /><br />Ha! You already assimilated the empowering techniques you learned in the two-day Master Class just a couple of weeks ago. Excellent! <br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing.<br /><br />Now, you get to deep edit the rest of your manuscript, and get it to an agent. ;-)<br /><br />Power On!Margie Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012407353947831199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-49443370933807643522010-02-10T18:47:49.299-08:002010-02-10T18:47:49.299-08:00Love your blog posts, Margie. I always learn so m...Love your blog posts, Margie. I always learn so much. I've been printing them out so I can have them all handy when I start my revisions.Cindy Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07889820954231980057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-91144997815993831702010-02-10T18:18:41.453-08:002010-02-10T18:18:41.453-08:00Hey Margie!
Heather Howland from the Portland mas...Hey Margie!<br /><br />Heather Howland from the Portland master class stopping by to say hello :-)<br /><br />I've been steadily revamping my YA WIP since that weekend and WOW... I gave the first 20 new pages to a bunch of crit partners and beta readers. The ones that had read it before all said, "I don't know what you did, but it's *so* much better!" Just like you told us in class... LOL It made my day. And you were right about all this stuff becoming second nature. My paranormal romance is coming out of my head empowered and cliche-free. SO refreshing!<br /><br />I highly recommend your empowering emotions workshop to everyone who asks what I'm doing different. Good stuff.<br /><br />Thanks again!<br /><br />HeatherHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261953140563169131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-3898083875892022382010-02-10T17:23:43.789-08:002010-02-10T17:23:43.789-08:00HELLO LA-TESSA!
Yay! I'll get to see you in S...HELLO LA-TESSA!<br /><br />Yay! I'll get to see you in St. Louis in April. <br /><br />And -- I'll get to play in your words too. :-)<br /><br />Can't wait to see you!Margie Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012407353947831199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-56672070140907539012010-02-10T16:41:00.658-08:002010-02-10T16:41:00.658-08:00Hi Margie, great info sharing as always. I look f...Hi Margie, great info sharing as always. I look forward to seeing you in person when you come to St. Louis in a couple of months.<br /><br />~LaTessaLa-Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08658551442881738907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-36700376757720506132010-02-10T11:49:59.821-08:002010-02-10T11:49:59.821-08:00Lisa --
Thank you. Glad you liked my min-lecture....Lisa --<br /><br />Thank you. Glad you liked my min-lecture.<br /><br />Happy NYT writing!Margie Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012407353947831199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-2383650313298875442010-02-10T11:48:29.014-08:002010-02-10T11:48:29.014-08:00Hello Pamela --
So sorry your conference in Chica...Hello Pamela --<br /><br />So sorry your conference in Chicago is the same time as my Master Class in St. Louis. <br /><br />Thanks for SHOWING your disappointment. ;-)<br /><br />I'm presenting at RWA National. Hope to see you in Nashville!Margie Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012407353947831199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-9675215948927616172010-02-10T11:46:10.599-08:002010-02-10T11:46:10.599-08:00Dorothy --
Glad you liked the examples!
The soon...Dorothy --<br /><br />Glad you liked the examples!<br /><br />The soon to be blockbuster movie, Shutter Island, is based on the book by Dennis Lehane, the author of Mystic River.<br /><br />Shutter Island -- a Martin Scorsese film starring Leonardo DiCaprio -- opens Feb. 19th: http://tinyurl.com/movieShutterIsland<br /><br />DOROTHY ASKED:<br />How can beginning writers learn how to determine how many emotional cues are enough?<br /><br />MARGIE'S ANSWER:<br />All writers, from newbies to bestsellers, need to pay attention to the amount, placement, and quality of their Emotional Hits.<br /><br />Writers need to check:<br /><br />Did they include empower their manuscript with enough body language, dialogue cues, and visceral responses at the right places in their scenes? <br /><br />AND -- are they written fresh?<br /><br />My next online course, Empowering Characters' Emotions, covers those bases. Cliche alert!<br /><br />You can read a course description on my web site: www.MargieLawson.com<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by!Margie Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012407353947831199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-32497111327998896952010-02-10T10:55:23.789-08:002010-02-10T10:55:23.789-08:00Wow! That was an information-packed blog!!!
Than...Wow! That was an information-packed blog!!!<br /><br />Thanks for your time!!!<br /><br />Lisa :)Lisa Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209324744019368067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-90464306778423287402010-02-10T09:45:25.880-08:002010-02-10T09:45:25.880-08:00That was an AWESOME post, Margie. Megan Kelly and...That was an AWESOME post, Margie. Megan Kelly and Kim Killion spoke to my RWA chapter last year and gave us a flyer for your April workshop in St. Louis. <br /><br />"What? Margie Lawson is conducting a workshop nearby? Her voice dripped with excitement.<br />"Let me see that flyer." Her face fell and a muffled groan escaped her lips.<br />"What's wrong?" Megan asked.<br />"The workshop is the same time as our chapter conference. Boo!"<br /><br />Hehe, sorry for the overwrought prose but I thought I'd SHOW you my disappointment in not being able to come instead of just telling you. Maybe you'll come to Chicago some day. Fingers crossed.<br /><br />Again, thank you for the informative post and I'm off to browse your website to find out when I can fit an online course in.<br /><br />*waves*Pamala Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12823051545160002135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-89205802429211921662010-02-10T09:40:24.306-08:002010-02-10T09:40:24.306-08:00Wow, Margie. The Robert B. Parker examples are fan...Wow, Margie. The Robert B. Parker examples are fantastic and brain packed is an excellent term to describe his writing. I have two questions. You use Shutter Island as an example, is this book the same as the movie being released soon?<br />Second, how can beginning writers learn how to determine how many emotional cues are enough?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797281442275533206noreply@blogger.com