tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post7448489379904703049..comments2024-03-22T01:00:38.320-04:00Comments on I.N.K.: "OH WOW!" NotesLinda Salzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217322360480267856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-82767928857735131602009-12-29T01:16:32.658-05:002009-12-29T01:16:32.658-05:00Deborah,
You are echoed many of my feelings of bei...Deborah,<br />You are echoed many of my feelings of being overwhelmed in the early stages of research on a NF title. I also have learned to hold my note-taking OH WOWS! in check so that I can actually grok the subject matter as a whole before trying to write down the details.<br />Still, the WOWs are an important moment to capture and convey to young readers. It is what keeps our writing vital and alive.<br />Thanks for a great post.Stephen Aitkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091325584731896285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-62735090630805796022009-12-15T11:34:49.528-05:002009-12-15T11:34:49.528-05:00I've certainly experienced what Susan K. has d...I've certainly experienced what Susan K. has described in her comment--sometimes it's like I hear those words from an interviewee with quotation marks around them! In fact, just happened to me two days ago when I was talking to a former POW from the Vietnam war for a new project. <br /><br />But when I read Deborah's post, I thought about the fact that I often actually mold my book around my WOWs. Although I know as a writer that I have to tell a complete story with enough background etc., etc., there are certain things I discover that I find so amazing that I tailor much of the story around them. I figure that if it's amazing to me...<br /><br />BTW, to add to our nomenclature--I think of it as "the gee whiz factor."Susan E. Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08439239997410273932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-58762370358683088382009-12-15T10:44:00.088-05:002009-12-15T10:44:00.088-05:00Thanks, Deborah, for a WOW of a blog today!
For...Thanks, Deborah, for a WOW of a blog today! <br /><br />For writers, process is often more interesting than the finished product. It is where we discover and define truths - all those delicious facts and details that turn a subject into a book. And when we find a new, delicious idea, fact, or truth – Oh WOW! It feels sooooo good!<br /><br />When I do interviews, I’m listening for that eureka moment [“Wow’ belongs to you so I’ll take “eureka.”] Once a eureka pops up, the rest of the information often falls in place. Sparks fly! And both the interviewee and I know it. I live for those moments.<br /><br />Can’t wait to read more about your process. What are our other writers’ WOW/eureka moments?Susan Kuklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468988943704460257noreply@blogger.com