BLOG POST 141

Tessera Trilogy Blog Post 141

Currently there have been more than 5200 page views of this Tessera Trilogy blog. That is encouraging. My HICUZ blog has over 8100 page views, even more encouraging.

PROCESS – I believe I need to formalize a listing of comments that relate to my process of writing. The eventual objective might be to put together a book on writing, and identifying the process ideas may be helpful.

                One important idea is for the beginning, or experienced writer (and I mean of prose) is that that individual join a writing group, and participate in critique sessions. While these can de disheartening at times, their honest and constructive suggestions are critical to writing a novel that will be of interest to readers.

                That said, it is also important to formally collect, analyze, and respond to those suggestions and critical comments.

BAM 09 March 2015 critique comments

BAM critique member  –

1.       Short on human interest  – agree, working

2.       Didn’t grab my attention  – agree, working

3.       Earlier segments were more human  – agree, working

4.       Minor editorial changes - agree

BAM critique member  –

1.       The story is clear if reader is a systems engineer – agree, working

2.        Will lose readers with so much tech talk – agree, reworking

3.       Too big a data dump on missiles - agree, working

4.       Use dialogue as a way to bring in tech info - agree, working

5.       Improve transition to discussion of satellite data - agree, working

6.       Remove “clever and effective ruse” - agree, working

7.       Is Tooley going to talk to Amir – great insight, in process

8.       Minor editorial changes - working

BAM critique member  –

1.       Tech heavy, of limited interest – agree, working

2.       Bring in personal interest  – agree, reworking

3.       Expand on Colonel Khalid non-select to Brigadier - agree, working

4.       Elaborate on the nature of the missiles - agree, working

5.       Incorporate any effect Amir can have on Brigadier selection – agree, coming

BAM critique member  –

1.       Too much tech info, make more personal – agree, working

2.       Expand tension of Khalid non-select for General - agree

3.       Suggest shift from telling to dialogue – agree, working

4.       Suggested minor editorial changes - agree

BAM critique member  –

1.       No idea what going on - disagree, but needs rework 

2.       Identify speaker on page 2 - agree, working

BAM critique member  –

1.       Reads well until page 2, but too technical - agree, working

2.       Expand interaction about Colonel Khalid – agree, working

3.       Too technical - agree, working

4.       Identify speaker/analyst on satellite data - agree, working

5.       Minor editorial suggestions – agree

6.       Improve transition on page 2 - agree, working

BAM critique member  –

1.       Reads well - Thanks

2.       Understandable, can’t wait for next segment – thanks

3.       Well written – needs work