Comments for Britt Leigh's Brain on Books

Comment on Clothing Choices by Shoshana

Shoshana — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:43:17 +0000

I’m with you. I think it’s a minor flaw, and it sounds like the editorial process replaced one name-drop problem with another. But if his vision of the brands this girl would be wearing dated the story, perhaps that should’ve been a clue that brand names date stories (and I just had to Google Chuck Taylors, too). In my own writing, whether my (admittedly younger) characters are boys or girls, I might mention kinds of clothes – jeans, skirt, etc. – but I see no reason to mention a brand unless it’s important to the plot.

Comment on Not Kidding Around by Shoshana

Shoshana — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:30:45 +0000

Hear, hear!

Comment on Race Relations by Shoshana

Shoshana — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:34:18 +0000

This is a tough one. I always worry that if I include a character whose background is different from mine, it will come off as if whatever qualities I give that character are supposed to represent his or her whole group (which – obviously, I hope – is not the case). Maybe as more diverse characters become more and more common in books, there’ll be less of a need to think so hard about this aspect of their overall characters.

Comment on First Rejection by Shoshana

Shoshana — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 02:12:39 +0000

I approve of this plan!

Comment on BBW: The Huh? Edition by brittleighbooks

brittleighbooks — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 17:00:12 +0000

Thanks!

Comment on BBW: The Huh? Edition by Micheal Ken

Micheal Ken — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 16:54:46 +0000

I like this one

Keep up the blogging!

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Comment on BBW: Book Facing a New Challenge, Part 2 by brittleighbooks

brittleighbooks — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:47:15 +0000

Indeed!

Comment on BBW: Book Facing a New Challenge, Part 2 by Dani

Dani — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:23:46 +0000

Full disclosure: Jo Knowles is absolutely aces.

Comment on The Mockingjay Speaks by Livia Blackburne

Livia Blackburne — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:51:06 +0000

I went to the Borders signing but missed the reading (whoops). Now I”m going to have to go look for videos to hear the twang…

Comment on The Mockingjay Speaks by brittleighbooks

brittleighbooks — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:10:58 +0000

Good point! Shoshana wondered what the heck happened to Mexico and Canada. I tried coming up with a timeline: 2025 = it’s the end of the world as we know it. US/Mex/Canada splits into Districts. Over, what? 100 years they specialize, Capitol assumes power. Rest of the world laughs their tails off and ignores us (because we’re separated by two really large oceans) 2124 = Dark Days. 2125 = First Hunger Games. 74 years later: Hunger Games the Book.

Another post topic is germinating: which is better – we readers getting the pleasure of filling in the gaps? Or should the writer figure everything out in her head first to help with plausibility…the skeleton of the story that no one sees.