tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post396940430256141564..comments2024-03-28T09:00:44.576-04:00Comments on YA Authors You've Never Heard Of: ‘Yes’ Moments.Christine Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05657651210128892443noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-89307316140645110262021-09-05T16:38:05.260-04:002021-09-05T16:38:05.260-04:00pure apk pure apk pure apk pure apk pure apk pure ...<a href="https://plus.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Freadymod.blogspot.com%2F" rel="nofollow">pure apk</a> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Freadymod.blogspot.com%2F" rel="nofollow">pure apk</a> <a href="https://maps.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Freadymod.blogspot.com%2F" rel="nofollow">pure apk</a> <a href="https://maps.google.co.jp/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Freadymod.blogspot.com%2F" rel="nofollow">pure apk</a> <a href="https://images.google.de/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Freadymod.blogspot.com%2F" rel="nofollow">pure apk</a> <a href="https://maps.google.de/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Freadymod.blogspot.com%2F" rel="nofollow">pure apk</a> <a href="https://images.google.co.jp/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Freadymod.blogspot.com%2F" rel="nofollow">pure apk</a> <a href="https://www.google.de/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Freadymod.blogspot.com%2F" rel="nofollow">pure apk</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-38745770363547678522010-09-13T11:23:36.476-04:002010-09-13T11:23:36.476-04:00Hi Terri,
I don't know about you, but I'v...Hi Terri,<br /><br />I don't know about you, but I've always suspected all that subtle 'organic' stuff is the result of a lot of planning and hard work on the part of the writer ;)<br /><br />Thanks for commenting:)Jon Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17531988211651589497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-3482393971819658672010-09-13T11:21:29.204-04:002010-09-13T11:21:29.204-04:00Hi Mary,
Funny you should mention 'No' mo...Hi Mary,<br /><br />Funny you should mention 'No' moments, that's the subject of my next post here.<br /><br />Best of luck with those reader responses your waiting for :)Jon Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17531988211651589497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-1043508921649306702010-09-13T11:15:41.163-04:002010-09-13T11:15:41.163-04:00Hi Pat,
I find it hard to plan those moments, but...Hi Pat,<br /><br />I find it hard to plan those moments, but they really leap out at you when they're done right (at least, that's what I think).<br /><br />Thanks for commenting :)Jon Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17531988211651589497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-26534971623227901912010-09-13T10:55:38.793-04:002010-09-13T10:55:38.793-04:00I never really thought it out before, Jon, but you...I never really thought it out before, Jon, but you're right--Those books I love the most have at least one YES! moment. And some of the best books have lots of yes moments (sans caps and exclamation point) that the reader might not quite notice out loud. Those are the hardest to write, but the kind that have to come to us just as subtly--shall I use my bete noire word?--organically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-39341414775659568772010-09-13T10:36:42.382-04:002010-09-13T10:36:42.382-04:00I think those moments are the core of a good novel...I think those moments are the core of a good novel, and have to come out of the work as a whole. I certainly hope I've achieved at least one of them, at least for some of my readers! If we don't manage that, then we need to revise to bring them out, I think. But it is tricky to know when we've done it. Much easier to say when a novel we're reading works for us. <br /><br />It's also altogether too easy to spot the "no" moments, when we're jerked out of whatever novel we're reading. But, to get to "yes", it's not enough to avoid "no". Still waiting to hear from my readers whether I've managed both of those things. (Is nervous.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-63917612611455520522010-09-13T09:54:55.634-04:002010-09-13T09:54:55.634-04:00I hadn't thought about specific "yes"...I hadn't thought about specific "yes" moments, as key, but, I agree, those moments do make a book memorable; maybe it's when they really hit our emotional core. I remember when reading Adrienne Jones's The Hoax, there was a small, intimate scene of two main characters sitting at a kitchen table, talking around what needed to be said. There was a moment of connection, of love, that hit me deeply, and I think that would be one of your "yes" moments. I was moved because of everything that led up to that moment, of course, but when something so simple could stir me so much, I realize that I am living these characters, and that I care.<br /><br />"I thought I’d got the crying part nailed – people often burst into tears when I suggest they read my work..." Hahaha, always love your humor. Thanks :)Patricia J. Espositohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265963157852022604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-5919744755054898352010-09-13T05:58:06.189-04:002010-09-13T05:58:06.189-04:00Thanks, Beverly :)Thanks, Beverly :)Jon Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17531988211651589497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-64052175680045927192010-09-12T18:02:57.630-04:002010-09-12T18:02:57.630-04:00To me, a "Yes" moment is when a characte...To me, a "Yes" moment is when a character makes the discovery that changes or at least makes a difference in her life. In Mockingjay that I just read, there is that moment that I said "Yes" when Katniss did something I wasn't expecting but was glad she did. I won't say what in case some of you are planning to read it.<br /><br />I laughed about your "crying" part. Sorry about that. Great post.Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-69253653394066691902010-09-12T16:28:04.116-04:002010-09-12T16:28:04.116-04:00I agree, Jenna, we can't plan them (more's...I agree, Jenna, we can't plan them (more's the pity), but if they aren't there by the final draft, we've got a problem :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-11927109474868963942010-09-12T16:25:12.566-04:002010-09-12T16:25:12.566-04:00Hi Merc, I think TV examples work just fine. Let&...Hi Merc, I think TV examples work just fine. Let's face it, most of us spend more time watching the telly than reading, after all :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-9571076935945495012010-09-12T14:25:43.602-04:002010-09-12T14:25:43.602-04:00I can usually tell when it's a "yes"...I can usually tell when it's a "yes" moment, as well. If I can reduce a reader to tears, that's a "yes" moment. If I can do it with only a few words, that's a "major yes" moment. :) And if I am reading along and I feel butterflies in my gut, that's a "yes" moment. And I'm not sure you can actually plan those. I think they happen when the characters are as real to the author as they are to the reader.JennaKay Francis, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02368375498230907986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-43121661733899401072010-09-12T12:44:51.746-04:002010-09-12T12:44:51.746-04:00"Yes" moments are so hard to pull off......"Yes" moments are so hard to pull off... but they're similar to Crowning Moments of Awesome (for me) -- when a character does something awesome, grows up, takes charge, whatever. They DO something, it has lasting impact and forever changes their lives and story and affects the people and things around them. <br /><br />(I will be evil and link to <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome?from=Main.CrowningMomentOfAwesome" rel="nofollow">TVtropes for examples</a>. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. ;))Merchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164221022350926808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-88989383150514991232010-09-12T12:20:40.554-04:002010-09-12T12:20:40.554-04:00Lol, it's one thing to know we need them, it&#...Lol, it's one thing to know we need them, it's quite another to know how to write them :)Jon Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17531988211651589497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-70162312564593081562010-09-12T11:27:49.094-04:002010-09-12T11:27:49.094-04:00I can't remember specifics, but there are book...I can't remember specifics, but there are books that have stuck with me. Susan Cooper's Dark is Rising series is one of them. LKH's Anita Blake series up to and including Obsidian Butterfly (the other half has stuck with me too but not for good reasons), Kelley Armstrong's books in general, Lili St. Crow's Strange Angel's series, The Big Red, Outlaw Red, etc series I read as a child about an Irish Setter, The Black Stallion Series. These books are all firmly imprinted on my mind. I might even thing they've influenced my life... no I don't think that, I know it.<br /><br />Yes moments are super important. So the next question is... how do you learn to write them? Another blog post perhaps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com