tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449493216726378193.post8049110580944075351..comments2023-04-05T20:18:03.484+10:00Comments on Suzanne Brandyn Author: Great BeginningsSuzanne Brandyn Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969670520269001723noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449493216726378193.post-60036641169742922202014-02-28T02:05:45.269+11:002014-02-28T02:05:45.269+11:00Marian, I know what you mean. You have to fall in ...Marian, I know what you mean. You have to fall in love with the characters before you get to care about what is happening to them. This doesn't mean long explanatory paragraphs that bore the reader. It takes practice and a lot of study to do this, years of hard work. Suzanne Brandyn Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969670520269001723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449493216726378193.post-88174373091357840632014-02-28T02:02:34.552+11:002014-02-28T02:02:34.552+11:00Exactly Tarnya. They keep a reader reading. :)Exactly Tarnya. They keep a reader reading. :)Suzanne Brandyn Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969670520269001723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449493216726378193.post-48254472502382980422014-02-27T23:15:04.572+11:002014-02-27T23:15:04.572+11:00I've seen some writers use action to open a st...I've seen some writers use action to open a story. So we start in a battle or a chase scene, and it's supposed to be gripping... but it's not, because we don't know who any of those characters are yet. Action =/= conflict.Marian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449493216726378193.post-61681269111069588082014-02-25T13:04:24.050+11:002014-02-25T13:04:24.050+11:00I just went over a few novels I have read recently...I just went over a few novels I have read recently and they both have catchy beginnings. No wonder I loved them. <br /><br />TarnyaTarnyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04160175480740034187noreply@blogger.com