tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post7861488561048619752..comments2023-06-29T08:20:01.796-05:00Comments on Elenatintil: The Too-Absent HeroElizabeth Amy Hajekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post-16811862769277936072011-12-28T17:19:07.707-06:002011-12-28T17:19:07.707-06:00It hasn't been published yet so there technica...It hasn't been published yet so there technically isn't an official name yet. This is because the publisher always has the right to change a title. Rest assured I'll be blogging about it when I secure a home for it!Elizabeth Amy Hajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post-12248344347396955392011-12-28T14:36:34.689-06:002011-12-28T14:36:34.689-06:00what is your first novel called?what is your first novel called?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post-37556073002537053302011-12-27T20:17:26.633-06:002011-12-27T20:17:26.633-06:00Morgan -- that is so true! I'm holding myself ...Morgan -- that is so true! I'm holding myself back on editing the beginning because the further I get in the story the more I develop the changes I'll need to make to the beginning. I do keep notes though so I don't forget!<br /><br />Victoria -- very good comparison! I'd started to do that and it is definitely one of the techniques I plan to use in revision. :)Elizabeth Amy Hajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post-29962614191665033392011-12-27T19:18:27.708-06:002011-12-27T19:18:27.708-06:00If you've ever read the Scarlet Pimpernel, you...If you've ever read the Scarlet Pimpernel, you might think about how Baroness Orczy handles her sometimes-absent hero. That might give you some ideas.<br /><br />For me, if the hero isn't there, his personality and mental processes are being mulled over and dissected by my frustrated heroine. :p That's how I handle the absent hero problem...Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01458634596868057606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post-72743853815484602572011-12-27T19:06:47.374-06:002011-12-27T19:06:47.374-06:00I finally got back into writing more than a page (...I finally got back into writing more than a page (or so) recently too. It's a great feeling, isn't it?<br /><br />I wish I had advice on how to amp up the first 65 pages, but it's always hard to do without reading the work. I have the hardest time with the opening of a piece... it seems to be the part I end up revising more than any other. The good thing is that, once the entire pieceMorganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11499586055765397173noreply@blogger.com