Comments on: On Writing the Series, Part 1 http://bordersblog.com/scifi/2009/09/21/kate-elliott-and-ken-scholes/on-writing-the-series-part-1/ Just another Bordersblog.com weblog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:41:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ken Scholes http://bordersblog.com/scifi/2009/09/21/kate-elliott-and-ken-scholes/on-writing-the-series-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1637 Ken Scholes Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:12:45 +0000 http://bordersblog.com/scifi/?p=672#comment-1637 I typically keep my chapters under 5k words, but I think I could easily just do a chapter per POV. I see those kinds of breaks in a novel as something we've created and can re-create. I've even seen some fantasy novels (well, one for sure) that has NO chapters. I typically keep my chapters under 5k words, but I think I could easily just do a chapter per POV. I see those kinds of breaks in a novel as something we’ve created and can re-create.

I’ve even seen some fantasy novels (well, one for sure) that has NO chapters.

]]> By: morgan http://bordersblog.com/scifi/2009/09/21/kate-elliott-and-ken-scholes/on-writing-the-series-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1633 morgan Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:09:49 +0000 http://bordersblog.com/scifi/?p=672#comment-1633 I'm reading Dan Brown's new one, The Lost Symbol. Ken, he really embodies your comment, "keep the scenes brisk and alternate POV frequently to keep the story moving quickly." Even with long conversations on esoteric trivia, Brown turns his long, dense novel into a lightning fast page-turner. It amazes me how much impact this structure has the on the pace. In the mystery & thriller genre, it is becoming more and more common to have tiny chapters. Authors like James Patterson and Lee Child may have 100+ chapters in their novels. Ken or Kate, do you ever see Fantasy going in that direction? I’m reading Dan Brown’s new one, The Lost Symbol. Ken, he really embodies your comment, “keep the scenes brisk and alternate POV frequently to keep the story moving quickly.”

Even with long conversations on esoteric trivia, Brown turns his long, dense novel into a lightning fast page-turner. It amazes me how much impact this structure has the on the pace.

In the mystery & thriller genre, it is becoming more and more common to have tiny chapters. Authors like James Patterson and Lee Child may have 100+ chapters in their novels. Ken or Kate, do you ever see Fantasy going in that direction?

]]> By: Ben http://bordersblog.com/scifi/2009/09/21/kate-elliott-and-ken-scholes/on-writing-the-series-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1632 Ben Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:04:55 +0000 http://bordersblog.com/scifi/?p=672#comment-1632 Your way of putting together a novel is definitely unique. Thank you for those words on brevity and tightness. Your way of putting together a novel is definitely unique. Thank you for those words on brevity and tightness.

]]> By: RKCharron http://bordersblog.com/scifi/2009/09/21/kate-elliott-and-ken-scholes/on-writing-the-series-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1625 RKCharron Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:13:55 +0000 http://bordersblog.com/scifi/?p=672#comment-1625 Hi :) Thanks for the great post on writing. I enjoy learning about the process from different writers. Thank you for sharing Ken & thank you for having him here Kate. I am looking forward to Kate's next post in response. I hope the completion of the Wheel of Time series is up to the excellence of Robert Jordan, do you? All the best, RKCharron xoxo Hi :)
Thanks for the great post on writing.
I enjoy learning about the process from different writers.
Thank you for sharing Ken & thank you for having him here Kate.
I am looking forward to Kate’s next post in response.
I hope the completion of the Wheel of Time series is up to the excellence of Robert Jordan, do you?
All the best,
RKCharron
xoxo

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