tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post2202834410790742445..comments2024-03-25T20:57:39.730-05:00Comments on Smack Dab in the Middle: Make It Quick: Good Beginnings and Short Attention Spans, by Chris TebbettsHolly Schindlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-82628872791443282072019-11-05T10:17:13.548-06:002019-11-05T10:17:13.548-06:00Everyone has their gurus....Linda Sue is definitel...Everyone has their gurus....Linda Sue is definitely one of mine. Nobody talks about craft in a way that I can relate to (and feel reinforced in) more than she does, in my experience. <br />Chris Tebbettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02683425424013096999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-62037541237834069442019-10-30T15:44:28.480-05:002019-10-30T15:44:28.480-05:00That's so interesting about coming to a story ...That's so interesting about coming to a story first through imagery! Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-31406709653067038942019-10-30T11:00:12.935-05:002019-10-30T11:00:12.935-05:00The Charlotte's Web line flies in the face of ...The Charlotte's Web line flies in the face of some folks' conventional wisdom about not beginning with dialogue...but honestly, I've never been down with that "rule," anyway. :-) Chris Tebbettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02683425424013096999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-90811840344887446102019-10-30T10:44:36.786-05:002019-10-30T10:44:36.786-05:00Great advice! And isn't EB White just the gold...Great advice! And isn't EB White just the gold standard for everything? First and last lines of that book...perfection!Ginger Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01782592796465996041noreply@blogger.com