tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post6813282263117323228..comments2023-06-20T06:22:38.967-07:00Comments on Eileen Astels <em>-- Writing Faithful Romances To Grow With</em>: Are you writing Scenes or Incidents?Eileen Astels Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-77545167849780692962011-06-15T18:47:51.462-07:002011-06-15T18:47:51.462-07:00Hmm I've never thought of it that way before I...Hmm I've never thought of it that way before Interesting consept. I'll have to try it out.ExploreColoradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07959963840576012067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-33283597913779307782011-05-23T09:57:27.684-07:002011-05-23T09:57:27.684-07:00Hmm, I think I love it. I need to know more though...Hmm, I think I love it. I need to know more though. I hope you do post some examples to help us wrap our minds around this. Writing in scenes is sometimes difficult for me in the classic definition. So I'm thinking this incident thing might resonate with me. =)Michelle Massarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841001797112425917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-26005937927392985862011-05-18T17:24:54.589-07:002011-05-18T17:24:54.589-07:00I don't analyze things that much. Other than t...I don't analyze things that much. Other than the POV, shoe - don't tell, character development, and research, my writing is pretty much organic.Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-23159028095180063132011-05-18T07:59:02.302-07:002011-05-18T07:59:02.302-07:00Actually, I think I totally agree. I remember thin...Actually, I think I totally agree. I remember thinking about Francine Rivers' book A Voice In the Wind and I realized a long time ago that in each scene, something significant happened. Now that I'm a writer, I can see that the story was built around each incident which somehow strengthened goals and motivations, thus upping conflict. <br />Very interesting! Thanks for sharing and congrats to the girls. :-)Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-86772313962082703592011-05-17T10:56:06.284-07:002011-05-17T10:56:06.284-07:00I'm reading a Maeve Binchy book right now and ...I'm reading a Maeve Binchy book right now and she definitely writes a string of incidents. I'm forever thinking, just one more . . .Sarah Thomashttp://www.sarahanneloudinthomas.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-38519661782105233002011-05-17T10:43:10.452-07:002011-05-17T10:43:10.452-07:00Very interesting. I like the idea of calling it an...Very interesting. I like the idea of calling it an incident. A scene can be anything. A conversation, a man and woman walking down the street, but an incident implies an action and reaction which would move the plot along. I like it! :)Jessica R. Patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13614501794157211301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-22830576532205130132011-05-17T05:42:08.981-07:002011-05-17T05:42:08.981-07:00Yay for your girls and Donner!!
Never heard it sa...Yay for your girls and Donner!!<br /><br />Never heard it said that way but interesting - scenes...incidents.<br /><br />I do like it.Loree Huebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845600356878587780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-33955689684303273372011-05-17T05:41:04.399-07:002011-05-17T05:41:04.399-07:00That does sound interesting. I'm going to have...That does sound interesting. I'm going to have to check that out. Thanks for the info! Have a great week. :)Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-32676064671922611382011-05-16T18:05:10.350-07:002011-05-16T18:05:10.350-07:00That term is new to me, too. Interesting. I'll...That term is new to me, too. Interesting. I'll be curious to hear your overall thoughts on the book when you're finished.<br /><br />And what great news about Donner! If he can survive bad weather, he was born to show. :)Sarah Forgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09101753891967001104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-29470702329357720432011-05-16T17:55:17.680-07:002011-05-16T17:55:17.680-07:00I agree with Joanne. Definitely something to ponde...I agree with Joanne. Definitely something to ponder.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-49584058736802578902011-05-16T16:57:34.662-07:002011-05-16T16:57:34.662-07:00Interesting thought, I'd like to know more abo...Interesting thought, I'd like to know more about how a passage is classified as scene, or incident. Can you post more details in another post? I'm thinking that my writing might be a combination of the two.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-18363164470054310512011-05-16T16:56:18.734-07:002011-05-16T16:56:18.734-07:00Webster's defines incident as "something ...Webster's defines incident as "something dependent on or subordinate to something else of greater or principal importance". So, it seems like you might be able to write part of your book as incidents, but the primary action would have to be written as scenes.kathrynjankowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708011523767228663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-24874595779884174892011-05-16T16:15:36.510-07:002011-05-16T16:15:36.510-07:00I have never heard it described in this way--but s...I have never heard it described in this way--but scenes can and should be incidents.Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-56645602103937974962011-05-16T15:34:52.154-07:002011-05-16T15:34:52.154-07:00I'd be curious what distinction Smith makes be...I'd be curious what distinction Smith makes between scenes and incidents. I assume it's much more than mere semantics.<br /><br />I'm glad Donner did so well, even with the challenges the weather presented.Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-62382173449273613132011-05-16T14:23:47.306-07:002011-05-16T14:23:47.306-07:00Interesting difference between scene and incident,...Interesting difference between scene and incident, Eileen. It's funny because the word 'incident' reminds me of a comment that a Harlequin editor made about my book, that my writing was 'episodic', ie. writing in episodes or incidents, instead of writing scenes that build from one to the other. Apparently episodic is a VERY undesirable trait. At the time I had no idea what that even meant, so I put it away to re-examine MUCH later!<br /><br />Myself I like incidents! What can I say. LOL.Susan Anne Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17258093329143787876noreply@blogger.com