tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post6039268002682095969..comments2023-06-11T05:03:32.852-07:00Comments on Mikki Sadil: The Word Painter: Friday's Focus: Subplots and Plot ThreadsMikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371767512022913349noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-8160427343156521462014-03-20T09:58:52.085-07:002014-03-20T09:58:52.085-07:00Mikki,
I've nominated you for the Sunflower A...Mikki,<br /><br />I've nominated you for the Sunflower Award, Check it out http://allynstotz.blogspot.com/2014/03/last-week-spotlight-was-on-author.htmlAllyn Stotzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00125021589041199877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-21766034856721209172014-03-20T09:57:59.365-07:002014-03-20T09:57:59.365-07:00Mikki,
I've nominated you for the Sunflower A...Mikki,<br /><br />I've nominated you for the Sunflower Award! Check it out http://allynstotz.blogspot.com/2014/03/last-week-spotlight-was-on-author.htmlAllyn Stotzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00125021589041199877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-82237338891781458782014-03-15T07:41:28.219-07:002014-03-15T07:41:28.219-07:00Nine to 11 is way too many for me to deal with, Su...Nine to 11 is way too many for me to deal with, Susan, but I've read several articles that say you CAN have that many, not that you have to. I have 6, I think, in my paranormal WIP, and am having to work very hard to get them to "interweave." Any more and I'd be tearing my hair out.Mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371767512022913349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-72926593977490942762014-03-15T07:38:48.820-07:002014-03-15T07:38:48.820-07:00Oh, no, you're not the only one, Courtney! I&#...Oh, no, you're not the only one, Courtney! I'm going back through my WIP now, and finding a couple "threads" that probably need to be eliminated. Others I still have to work with.Mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371767512022913349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-88016418971196793462014-03-15T07:37:26.353-07:002014-03-15T07:37:26.353-07:00Thanks, Helena, I hope this helps to weed out thos...Thanks, Helena, I hope this helps to weed out those pesky ones that are unnecessary, and interweave those that are. I also hope other writers don't have as much trouble as I do with "threads!"Mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371767512022913349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-85334312540181194092014-03-14T12:45:54.377-07:002014-03-14T12:45:54.377-07:00Mikki, great post on subplots! Thank you.
I was w...Mikki, great post on subplots! Thank you.<br /><br />I was wondering where you got your information about the number of subplots in an adult novel? From a writing book? It seems like 9-11 would be an awful lot of subplots. Just wondering.Susan Bernhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01330803466256986365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-81902813949674204782014-03-14T12:43:57.357-07:002014-03-14T12:43:57.357-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Susan Bernhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01330803466256986365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-3994654495711787662014-03-14T12:43:30.896-07:002014-03-14T12:43:30.896-07:00Really enjoyed this weeks post, Mikki. I have fou...Really enjoyed this weeks post, Mikki. I have found that if I don't really pay attention in the first draft, my subplots will get away from me and go wild and crazy. Then the second and third and fourth drafts are very hard to clean up and make sense of. Glad to see it's not just me that has sub-threads that get a little out of control now and then. Courtney Renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06071553271857082374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-26082644423794867112014-03-14T05:41:55.369-07:002014-03-14T05:41:55.369-07:00Great post, Mikki! I love books with multiple subp...Great post, Mikki! I love books with multiple subplots. It's so much fun to see how everything weaves together in the end!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379282124092389960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-4315430264485759222014-03-13T13:29:07.532-07:002014-03-13T13:29:07.532-07:00That's a great way to describe the use of sub-...That's a great way to describe the use of sub-plots, Mikki, and very useful.Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-81217846767296024152014-03-13T13:00:30.802-07:002014-03-13T13:00:30.802-07:00Thanks Mary, I'm afraid I'm going to need ...Thanks Mary, I'm afraid I'm going to need all the luck I can get! Mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371767512022913349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-74762620526448605642014-03-13T12:59:52.979-07:002014-03-13T12:59:52.979-07:00LOL Not laughing at you, but you remind me of what...LOL Not laughing at you, but you remind me of what I'm doing with my WIP. I'm realizing I have many threads to either rework, or eliminate. If I eliminate any, then I have to revise what is left of the chapter(s), to take them out completely. WOW! I hope I don't find many that have to be deleted!Mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371767512022913349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-56908226157711626152014-03-13T12:57:37.458-07:002014-03-13T12:57:37.458-07:00Thanks, Matt, I'm glad you enjoyed it!Thanks, Matt, I'm glad you enjoyed it!Mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371767512022913349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-80826235211044344212014-03-13T12:56:28.789-07:002014-03-13T12:56:28.789-07:00Yes, it doesn't really matter what you call a ...Yes, it doesn't really matter what you call a subplot as long as you follow it through to a logical climax and resolution, AND it connects to the main plot. Sometimes not easy to do.Mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371767512022913349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-38304488005921060212014-03-13T12:56:25.775-07:002014-03-13T12:56:25.775-07:00Great analogy, Mikki! Thanks for sharing, and good...Great analogy, Mikki! Thanks for sharing, and good luck with your threads!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179338199224761532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-30083318408518326622014-03-13T12:43:38.368-07:002014-03-13T12:43:38.368-07:00Mikki, great post. I often discover subplots -- or...Mikki, great post. I often discover subplots -- or threads -- as I'm writing the first draft, and then have to go back and make a few alterations to make sure everything comes together. In my first sci fi novel, my main character (age 14) wakes up in the middle of the night and (spoiler) his grandfather and another character kissing. In the first draft, I left this character unidentified - but my writing buddy asked me if this were in fact one of the other characters, as the two appeared, by the end of the book, to be falling for each other.<br /><br />Then I had to go back, insert B. into the scene, make a few alterations to show the growing interest A. and B. had in each other -- and provide a resolution to the whole thing by the end of the book {phew}. There were'nt that many actual words changed .. I simply needed to emphasize some things I'd kind of glided over.<br />Margaret Fielandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639464925210908450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-73257474320976990192014-03-13T12:30:08.217-07:002014-03-13T12:30:08.217-07:00Thank you, Mikki, for this great post. I love the ...Thank you, Mikki, for this great post. I love the threads analogy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001130426012612881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857775826978446187.post-87600844275958774522014-03-13T09:16:45.973-07:002014-03-13T09:16:45.973-07:00I like your analogy of "thread". I'v...I like your analogy of "thread". I've found my "threads" need to be planned and followed closely to make sure they are all neat and tidy at the end. Sometimes they take more work than the main plot. A writer friend calls them "under tows" and says they are part of the "current" of her story. I say- whatever works. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489752015396663963noreply@blogger.com