Comments on: ADVICE MASH-UP: Lover’s Block

By: Siran

Siran — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:17:40 +0000

Hi Lisi I loved the clique and alphas series. And your one of my fave authors I can't wait to read the pretenders

By: lilly

lilly — Tue, 07 May 2013 02:48:20 +0000

wow! By the way, I LOVED your last quote. I was writing this story and I realized it was a total fail after twenty pages. I finally figured out why! its because I didn’t have a story outline/road map.

thx lisi!

TTYL.

lilly

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 07 May 2013 00:07:50 +0000

In reply to April. Thanks for the advice! I really appreciate it! And yeah, I know the guy was an idiot, it just kind of stuck with me, for some awful reason. But I should really just ignore it. Thanks again! :)

By: missabbiestarr

missabbiestarr — Mon, 06 May 2013 22:38:22 +0000

I love love love this post! Thanks Lisi! 😀

By: April

April — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:15:16 +0000

In reply to Laura. Laura, that article is a complete fake. I kinda have the same problem as you, but what I do is just actually (kinda) copy what I've read from other books. To give characters depth you can write your story in first person instead of third, because it's easier to let the readers know the person's thoughts. Also, don't make everything coincidences. They don't always have to work out all the time. Half the fun of the book is thinking about the characters' stupid mistakes!

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 05 May 2013 16:07:43 +0000

Little late, but just read this. Great advice, Lisi! However, I don't know how much good it will do for me. Every time I try to write, I feel like its unoriginal, like I'm copying other authors, because I kind of do, sometimes. I blame this stupid article I read. It was all about how awful teen writing is and how only adults can write and teens are unoriginal and think they're better then they are and it was just completely depressing and negative and awful and it made me want to stop writing. I keep going to back to that and it makes it hard to get anything done. I keep getting down because my characters never seem to have any depth, they're all too one dimensional and fake, and my plots are lame and only half-thought out and everything is too clever and unrealistic and cliché and it just makes me want to cry. Okay, sorry about all of that. Mini rant over. Loved the post btw! Laura

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:47:03 +0000

In reply to Caitlin.

By listening to this song over and over again 🙂
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON7jNG2HBi0

By: Arianna

Arianna — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:41:00 +0000

I have a new blog post up where I respond to Rachel’s relationship question!
http://texastrekkie.blogspot.com/2013/05/ask-aria.html

By: Zula

Zula — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:47:58 +0000

This tips are really nice Lisi, now just to find a boy…!
But in all seriousness, I dont have a prom date, I’m not hugely bothered by that, but I kind of am? I am super happy to be going with my friends who some of also dont have dates and I know i’ll have a lovely time whatever, buttt… and I think its probably goes against most rules of feminism, I want a prom date so that prom feels more special? Just to have a fun, cute cliched overly movie prom with, is that wrong? All my friends are lovely, but I know deep down I’ll be jealous of my friends with dates, and that feels mean. Dont get me wrong, I dont want a date just to say I have one, and I dont want to use anybody or be perceived as doing that, but the heart wants what the heart wants? And a cute, gentlemanly boy, who i actually care for and who will dance with me and give me cuddles is what this heart wants.
I wish I could say I’ll go pick one from the line of guys outside my door, but I dont know any, I go to an all girls school, and I spend the rest of my time drowning in GCSE revision, at dance classes (where boys are decidedly absent) or fitting in family time.
I just wish I didn’t feel so rotten about it.

But thanks Lisi, it always brightens my week a little to read the blah-g 🙂 xxx

By: Laila N

Laila N — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:49:23 +0000

ZOMG. You are truly amazing. I’m not in the process of boyhunting, but I really like this idea of quoting myself. Will totally fuel my ego, and I love doing that. Thanks for all that snazzy advice in general, though x) I think you ought to give yourself a cookie. Or two.