tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100373839462710495.post1625456559017830228..comments2023-11-03T08:19:23.868-04:00Comments on Elizabeth Poole: Or Else What?Elizabeth Poolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214706118828699708noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100373839462710495.post-37682908164748813052011-01-22T11:07:36.471-05:002011-01-22T11:07:36.471-05:00@ Christopher: that is a very good point. Making y...@ Christopher: that is a very good point. Making your plot matter to the characters and the readers increases it's marketability as well. <br /><br />I will definitely stop by!<br /><br />@Donna: I actually like your stakes! I don't think stakes have to be world ending, just so long as it matters to the main character. Glad to help, and your story sounds very interesting!Elizabeth Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214706118828699708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100373839462710495.post-47788766800306521532011-01-22T02:36:40.913-05:002011-01-22T02:36:40.913-05:00This is interesting that you posted this at this t...This is interesting that you posted this at this time for me. I'm struggling with this concept of "raising the stakes" a cyborg, fairy-tale I'm writing. Everything in the short story works well; but with all the technology I've invested in the story, the ending just doesn't measure up. The world has recovered from the disaster - in its stumbling way - so, why the quest?<br /><br />I don't know that it will be marketable to make the twist that the world is not at stake afterall; only the cyborg's personal agenda for his long lost love mattered.<br /><br />You're helping me to think about this plotline.<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />.......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100373839462710495.post-36365009895865185792011-01-21T11:41:08.662-05:002011-01-21T11:41:08.662-05:00This is a great post. And you're right. Writer...This is a great post. And you're right. Writers have heard the "raise the stakes" call to arms for a long time. I think though, the "raise the stakes" thing is more important now than it has been before. The marketplace is so much more crowded that writers must really set their books apart in meaningful ways. Sure you could look back at a lot of histrically written books that might not have gotten published today if they were by debut authors. But you can't compare the two. Our time is where we live and where we write. These are the rules of the game now. Raise the stakes... or else.<br />Thanks for this post. It actually feeds into a series I'm doing for the last two and next few tuesdays about plotting. Stop by if you have a chance.<br /><br />CheersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995267172282765794noreply@blogger.com