tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post6833258835652461713..comments2024-03-29T08:10:37.247+00:00Comments on Minxes of Romance: The wonderful Donald MaassRomy Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14989655739656698541noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-49454133106485042132011-03-13T21:26:43.027+00:002011-03-13T21:26:43.027+00:00I love love love this book! Have just read it and ...I love love love this book! Have just read it and am now starting at the beginning and going around again, it's choca-block full of gold dust isn't it.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241471777598194240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-68007966417195109922011-03-12T22:34:37.289+00:002011-03-12T22:34:37.289+00:00Hi, Denise. Yup it's one for the keeper shelf ...Hi, Denise. Yup it's one for the keeper shelf alright!Sally Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-33832037507329161852011-03-12T11:06:41.345+00:002011-03-12T11:06:41.345+00:00Hi Sally, I love Donald Maass' book. It was on...Hi Sally, I love Donald Maass' book. It was one of the first I read on how to write a novel and is still my first preference for revising. Thank you for posting about it.<br /><br />Denise<3<br /><br /><a href="http://laussieswritingblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Roland D Yeoman's Blog Tour Saturday and Sunday!</a>Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-67712151146648643822011-03-11T18:39:31.425+00:002011-03-11T18:39:31.425+00:00Debs, I love that too - it's really empowering...Debs, I love that too - it's really empowering!<br />Aimee, I found that section really powerful as well, he really addresses what is true and real about writing imo..<br />Rach, I have the workbook too, and its also excellent. Have fun with it!Sally Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-7948343985494300782011-03-11T13:14:28.769+00:002011-03-11T13:14:28.769+00:00This seems a pertinent post considering my copy of...This seems a pertinent post considering my copy of Donald's workbook arrived in the post yesterday. Haven't had a chance to look at it yet but can't wait. And after your recommendation, I'm even MORE excited.<br />x<br />Rach!Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-44016716271028428262011-03-11T12:58:30.394+00:002011-03-11T12:58:30.394+00:00Sally, my favorite part in this book is where Maas...Sally, my favorite part in this book is where Maas talks about deepening a character. He uses "Silence of the Lambs" as an example. Hannibal dreams of a cell with a view. He also describes the scene where Clarice tells Hannibal about the slaughtering of the sheep. After this, Maas states:<br /><br />"Through this exchange we know Clarice is driven by an inner need too powerful to be talked away. Harris accomplishes this feat by opening dimensions in her, in all his characters, and pushing them to extremes far beyond what most authors would attempt. He does not stop until the stakes in his story, both public and personal, are as high as possible.<br /><br />By doing so, Harris finds the universal in the particular." <br /><br />I ADORE this last line, and it's posted on my office wall. Maas does a great job of describing how to ensure your characters are not just lame cardboard cutouts. <br /><br />Excellent post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-56654664648129128152011-03-11T11:54:20.612+00:002011-03-11T11:54:20.612+00:00I love this book by Donald Maas and am constantly ...I love this book by Donald Maas and am constantly referring to it. I like the idea that I control my fiction career. Time for me to put this into practice I think.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.com