tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366385969888572618.post5184306302493760444..comments2023-09-12T05:35:15.609-07:00Comments on Alessa's Adversaria: Quick Tip On Writing A ThrillerAlessa Ellefsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587451250007222192noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366385969888572618.post-50737403572395644722015-01-04T04:47:11.339-08:002015-01-04T04:47:11.339-08:00I agree that it takes a certain talent to be able ...I agree that it takes a certain talent to be able to write things in one sitting and have it be perfect (I'm thinking of Stendhal, for instance). I know I need to revise and revise and revise, and still I can't consider myself a literary writer (at all!!). But I think in this quote Ian Fleming was talking about writing your full draft first before going back in to revise, otherwise one risks never finishing his/her work, as he/she would be stuck rewriting the previous passages over and over again. <br /><br />How great that you and Jane are such a fantastic writing team! :)<br /><br />It does help to have another pair of eyes on the material. I feel that in movies (I'm taking Pixar as an example), their best stuff always came because multiple people (with a similar global vision so it wouldn't make a total chaotic mess of the thing) worked together to elevate the film to greater heights! Alessa Ellefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587451250007222192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366385969888572618.post-2782950460472568162015-01-03T20:36:18.953-08:002015-01-03T20:36:18.953-08:00Ian Fleming's advice, especially the "qui...Ian Fleming's advice, especially the "quick tip" about never looking back to what you have written, may work for writing thrillers. I can't say as I have never attempted to write one. From my writing experience (letters, essays, various papers), I am positive that my first version is utter garbage, and then, with heavy editing work, it becomes less so. I guess it depends on the personality and on the type of writing. Incidentally Mr. Fleming does not strike me as a particularly good writer. I read his "From Russia with Love" and I have had enough. <br /><br />You know Jane from our department. We are a great writing team when it comes to various department papers. She is a genius, who can create the structure in 15 minutes, and then I polish it for a few hours, and it sometime comes presentable.Lukasz Pruskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04057365964035909369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366385969888572618.post-25284414157384247592015-01-02T01:15:03.096-08:002015-01-02T01:15:03.096-08:00OMG, I hope you're better and taking it easy! ...OMG, I hope you're better and taking it easy! I will be emailing you a long response to your lovely email later. Please take care of yourself, and I hope 2015 will be 1000 times better than 2014 :)Alessa Ellefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587451250007222192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366385969888572618.post-17171186563886066892015-01-01T00:43:13.873-08:002015-01-01T00:43:13.873-08:00Hi Alessa,
I will be back soon. I had incredibly b...Hi Alessa,<br />I will be back soon. I had incredibly busy November and December and then I landed in emergency room with huge oscillations of blood pressure. Getting better.<br />LukaszLukasz Pruskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04057365964035909369noreply@blogger.com