tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post3701289816948885608..comments2023-09-27T03:56:54.678-05:00Comments on As We Were Saying....: Getting Into the FlowRuby Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01030839859107760855noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-80661650529147105302012-06-15T08:25:32.028-05:002012-06-15T08:25:32.028-05:00Imagine my chagrin when I get to journalism school...Imagine my chagrin when I get to journalism school knowing MLA backwards and forwards and then being force-fed AP Style. Talk about a cracked out monkey on a trampoline ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-12330830689034891072012-06-14T12:51:53.329-05:002012-06-14T12:51:53.329-05:00"I don’t require MLA format because it’s just..."I don’t require MLA format because it’s just a suggestion. I want them to be able to establish flow on their own. If it’s proven that they are incapable of this, then I’ll recommend they go back to the basics."<br /><br />I wish my professors in college were more like this! Refreshing....and makes sense.Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-14827426943364418892012-06-14T07:46:21.877-05:002012-06-14T07:46:21.877-05:00What's not to like about an article on flow de...What's not to like about an article on flow describing out-of-order as "jumping around like a cracked-out monkey in a trampoline emporium."<br /><br />Thank you. I'm saving this one.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907663730815961099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-19252672782737901252012-06-13T15:46:11.707-05:002012-06-13T15:46:11.707-05:00Good stuff Matthew. Sometimes true flow requires t...Good stuff Matthew. Sometimes true flow requires the story to clot though. I enjoy a good non-linear progression in a story, but they are rare, and really hard to pull off. So, the answer my friend, is flowing in the wind, the answer is...Jeff Bacotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-91505755443158557372012-06-13T14:27:29.792-05:002012-06-13T14:27:29.792-05:00Thanks for the comments guys! Remember Jen, with ...Thanks for the comments guys! Remember Jen, with enough hammering, puzzle pieces can go ANYWHERE! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13533981942470111979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-19865938369357502532012-06-13T13:40:16.008-05:002012-06-13T13:40:16.008-05:00This is such a great topic. I'm always writing...This is such a great topic. I'm always writing a page or two then moving it later to another spot. It feels like having all the pieces to a jigsaw sometimes, and trying to piece it together. Its so easy to forget that the reader can't see the images in our own head, so laying the story out for them to get them to where we are is the challange. You always make me think and see the process of writing in a new light M.B. :) Thanks for sharing!J. A. Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954221694368448882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-53521794842718274542012-06-13T11:43:06.449-05:002012-06-13T11:43:06.449-05:00What a great explanation! Maybe this is why backst...What a great explanation! Maybe this is why backstory or info dumps ruin flow. Maybe when a critiquer says "this paragraph takes me out of the story", they're really saying it stops the flow of the story or it's in the wrong place.Ruby Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030839859107760855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-11718426754758888992012-06-13T10:48:29.550-05:002012-06-13T10:48:29.550-05:00Ugh this stuff always kicks my butt. Thanx for the...Ugh this stuff always kicks my butt. Thanx for the helpful info!!!C. A. Szarekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09488970622986049936noreply@blogger.com