tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post6131909249901442209..comments2023-07-01T07:31:28.450-06:00Comments on LDS Publisher: Writing Tip Tuesday: The 'So What?' FactorLDS_Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15053645600240124892noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-3180542995629433472009-04-07T19:02:00.000-06:002009-04-07T19:02:00.000-06:00I have a lot of books in my garage or in my to-sel...I have a lot of books in my garage or in my to-sell-on-Ebay pile that are there because there is no "so what" factor. Great post.Rebecca Irvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156262858446400612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-69800465826777256842009-04-07T12:47:00.000-06:002009-04-07T12:47:00.000-06:00Oops. I accidentally used my other Google account....Oops. I accidentally used my other Google account. That last comment was mine.Tanya Parker Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13505114514147371418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-34067151434314817602009-04-07T12:45:00.000-06:002009-04-07T12:45:00.000-06:00You're more persistant than I, Carolyn. I tried th...You're more persistant than I, Carolyn. I tried three different times to plow into Dava Sobel's "Galileo's Daughter" and each time the lack of early evidence of a developing story put me off. Here is a book by a major publisher, with a great cover and promising title. Who doesn't like a father-daughter tale, particularly when the father is so famous? But after every page in the first chapter, I kept asking myself, "Where's the story? When is it going to intrigue me?" In other words, "So what?"Tanya Parker Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604769216009443552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-23769815765582426082009-04-07T12:24:00.000-06:002009-04-07T12:24:00.000-06:00Oh my, I think Annette and I read the same book. ...Oh my, I think Annette and I read the same book. It took me over a month to get through it, because I kept putting it down and not caring it pick it up again. But I did it and rewarded myself with a big bowl of ice cream! =)Carolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-7376898314924609872009-04-07T10:16:00.000-06:002009-04-07T10:16:00.000-06:00And it all goes back to a good opening. If a writ...And it all goes back to a good opening. If a writer can't get me to care about the character or the plot in the first few chapters, preferably the first page, I have a hard time finishing the book. Cutesy dialog doesn't do it.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623353613539928215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-79627382046406122882009-04-07T09:58:00.000-06:002009-04-07T09:58:00.000-06:00Amen. I recently read a book that was okay on the ...Amen. I recently read a book that was okay on the sentence level and had plot potential, but I DIDN'T CARE about the characters, so I didn't care what happened to them. They were annoying. They weren't sympathetic. I had no reason to hope they'd work things out. "So what?" is critical.Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.com