Comments on: Them’s the Rules!

By: Sam Tonge

Sam Tonge — Tue, 03 May 2016 06:54:00 +0000

In reply to Della. Exactly Della! x

By: Della

Della — Mon, 02 May 2016 21:55:27 +0000

Rules are made to be broken, aren’t they

By: Sam Tonge

Sam Tonge — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 16:19:30 +0000

In reply to Sue Blackburn. Thanks Sue. Yes, when I first started out, for a long time I stuck RIGIDLY to all the rules I read about and then some very kind experienced authors pointed out the error of my ways! But I do believe you still need to learn them. They definitely improved my writing in the beginning one hundred fold. Sam xx

By: Sue Blackburn

Sue Blackburn — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:29:41 +0000

Very insightful, helpful post, Sam. It’s confidence isn’t it knowing when to break a rule – and if it works. And I guess that comes with experience. xx

By: Sam Tonge

Sam Tonge — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 06:36:41 +0000

In reply to Barbara Radisavljevic. Thanks Barbara. Yes, I still find that a really hard one. It seems to come naturally to me to want to tell the reader everything about the main character in the first few paragraphs. Thank goodness for rewrites! Sam

By: Barbara Radisavljevic

Barbara Radisavljevic — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 22:30:35 +0000

I especially like the last part about too much backstory.