tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637356.post8269200102899471618..comments2021-08-30T04:57:34.441-05:00Comments on Chronicling the Novel: Chapter 6, 18kAdrian Swifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531355795873701197noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637356.post-81575604648696960152007-06-03T18:29:00.000-05:002007-06-03T18:29:00.000-05:00Thanks, Romance Writer! Sometimes it feels I don'...Thanks, Romance Writer! Sometimes it feels I don't make enough progress. It's been a year and a half and my novel is still not done, in spite of all my work. I'm hoping this next go-round will get it close. I want it done this summer, so I can start sending it around within a few months and get on to the next one.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by and best wishes for your own writing!Adrian Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531355795873701197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637356.post-84544293729817672942007-06-03T12:51:00.000-05:002007-06-03T12:51:00.000-05:00One chapter a night sounds like great progress to ...One chapter a night sounds like great progress to me! You amaze me with how much writing you get done.RomanceWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920489469191764147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637356.post-87305741273393287512007-05-13T04:49:00.000-05:002007-05-13T04:49:00.000-05:00Just discovered that Wynn tagged me, too, for the ...Just discovered that <A HREF="http://wynnbexton.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Wynn</A> tagged me, too, for the same meme. My goodness gracious, I don't wish to appear ungrateful by refusing to take part!Adrian Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531355795873701197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637356.post-16873647975661432422007-05-13T04:08:00.000-05:002007-05-13T04:08:00.000-05:00Benjamin,thanks for thinking of including me in th...Benjamin,<BR/><BR/>thanks for thinking of including me in the new meme, but I usually don't take part in them. I thought the THINKING BLOGGER AWARD was very worthwhile and so I made an exception for that because it fed in directly to the writing focus of my blog and the idea of recognizing people for their quality work (and your blog and site certainly deserve recognition). Perhaps there is another blogger who would be game that you could tag instead of me. Thanks anyway!<BR/><BR/>AdrianAdrian Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531355795873701197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637356.post-8781064310013016372007-05-13T03:56:00.000-05:002007-05-13T03:56:00.000-05:00Gabriele,thanks for sharing your comments. I see ...Gabriele,<BR/><BR/>thanks for sharing your comments. I see that third possibility. Instead of either "not connected" or "fully connected as a continuation in a series", there is also the possibility as you mentioned of having a story share the same world, but not necessarily be connected plot-wise.<BR/><BR/>Stand-alone novels can share worlds! Wow! What a concept! I never really thought about that. I see how this would work very well with historical fiction, as you mentioned, and that concept can be applied to fictional worlds as well.<BR/><BR/>Cool!Adrian Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531355795873701197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637356.post-32122768054844153572007-05-12T22:16:00.000-05:002007-05-12T22:16:00.000-05:00Still pushing along, I see.By the way, I tagged yo...Still pushing along, I see.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I <A HREF="http://www.benjaminsolah.com/blog/?p=399" REL="nofollow">tagged you.</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637356.post-82910021003481375562007-05-12T14:32:00.000-05:002007-05-12T14:32:00.000-05:00I like to have several books by an author connecte...I like to have several books by an author connected in some way. Like Guy Gavriel Kay's alternate world with magic and two moons - several of his books share just some features that connect them, though they are standalones, too (Tigana, Arbonne, Sarantium, Lions of Al Rassan, Last Light of the Sun).<BR/><BR/>Historical fiction lends itself to connected books because history is connected. <I>The Charioteer</I> and <I>Endangered Frontiers</I> take place at the same time and share some minor characters, and <I>A Land Unconquered, Eagle of the Sea</I> and <I>Caledonia Defiant</I> together span about 100 years in a Germania/Britain setting, so I can make characters descendants of characters from other books and build something that can be read as trilogy, but where each book is a standalone (contrary to true trilogies like fe. Cornwell's Warlord and Grail books).<BR/> <BR/>Good luck connecting your world. :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.com