tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post4923179373751502468..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: How's the Weather in Your Middle Grade?Project Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-74945241285740473652013-01-27T09:17:42.081-06:002013-01-27T09:17:42.081-06:00Great post. I also like rainy days because it keep...Great post. I also like rainy days because it keeps me inside writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-54962391392281062542013-01-27T09:17:03.265-06:002013-01-27T09:17:03.265-06:00Great post. I'm glad I found your site. I also...Great post. I'm glad I found your site. I also love rainy days because they keep you inside writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-119533720495363302013-01-17T00:34:45.697-06:002013-01-17T00:34:45.697-06:00Great post! I write about ghosts, so dark and stor...Great post! I write about ghosts, so dark and stormy nights (not to mention those where a full moon is visible) are fairly common in my work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743143673796744008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-82532101645416615282013-01-12T12:42:17.346-06:002013-01-12T12:42:17.346-06:00This post so resonated with me! I too have been a ...This post so resonated with me! I too have been a big fan of rain, especially thunderstorms, ever since I was a kid. They fueled the imagination. The drama of a thunderstorm is amazing to watch. My latest WIP features a lot of rain--a lot of WATER. Terrific fun!Claire Catererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11535622375893186547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-35623842402639776112013-01-11T15:18:58.741-06:002013-01-11T15:18:58.741-06:00A practice test for students who wish to take a GE...A practice test for students who wish to take a GED class is necessary because it can help prepare them from the actual examination. Since there are five main subjects involved in one entire class, these practice tests can help students know where to focus their attention first and which topics should they study more of since these are the ones included in the examination.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.gedbooks.org/ensure-yourself-success-by-using-printable-ged-practice-tests/" rel="nofollow">printable ged practice test free</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174157687212464551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-63855892453729274762013-01-08T22:45:20.442-06:002013-01-08T22:45:20.442-06:00Thanks, Katrina. Happy revising!Thanks, Katrina. Happy revising!Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-69395400343365808752013-01-08T22:44:40.286-06:002013-01-08T22:44:40.286-06:00Me, too, James!! Bring it on!Me, too, James!! Bring it on!Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-75274904042727103402013-01-08T16:25:50.113-06:002013-01-08T16:25:50.113-06:00Yes! My old draft of my MG didn't have much in...Yes! My old draft of my MG didn't have much in the way of interesting weather, but the revised outline kind of depends on it. It's definitely a great tool for symbolic theme and setting the mood. Great post, Dawn! Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-43087042748855026832013-01-08T14:18:18.414-06:002013-01-08T14:18:18.414-06:00I live in LA, so please bring on the rain! Every ...I live in LA, so please bring on the rain! Every night I pray for rain! Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958657151960409700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-85001359073266285172013-01-07T21:14:45.226-06:002013-01-07T21:14:45.226-06:00Thanks, Shannon. Another perk of being a writer--w...Thanks, Shannon. Another perk of being a writer--when else do you get to control the weather?Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-22335470582585936552013-01-07T21:12:59.120-06:002013-01-07T21:12:59.120-06:00Thanks for the invitation, Michael! I love the wea...Thanks for the invitation, Michael! I love the weather in Oregon. The only problem is I have to come back to dry, boring California when I'm done....Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-67830319280177691802013-01-07T21:08:26.189-06:002013-01-07T21:08:26.189-06:00Good point, Dee. We get to know characters, in par...Good point, Dee. We get to know characters, in part, through their reactions, so weather is an opportunity in that regard, too. (E.g. the character who splashes in the puddles vs. the character who scowls at the incoming storm clouds.)<br /><br />Send us a postcard from Hawaii :)Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-41481509588315780072013-01-07T21:01:17.011-06:002013-01-07T21:01:17.011-06:00I love stories that do the unexpected, so yes, sur...I love stories that do the unexpected, so yes, surprising the reader is good.Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-77348525874600334762013-01-07T20:59:18.402-06:002013-01-07T20:59:18.402-06:00Good point, everything in moderation.Good point, everything in moderation.Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-65528547942881872132013-01-07T20:58:46.361-06:002013-01-07T20:58:46.361-06:00Hilary, I LOVE gloomy weather, so you won't he...Hilary, I LOVE gloomy weather, so you won't hear me complaining.Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-79631918341532166622013-01-07T20:57:13.838-06:002013-01-07T20:57:13.838-06:00Gotta love that real-world inspiration :)Gotta love that real-world inspiration :)Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-68999149177232116902013-01-07T20:56:43.536-06:002013-01-07T20:56:43.536-06:00I'd love to go about my day in a mist of suspe...I'd love to go about my day in a mist of suspended water droplets--especially if I could knock them around, catch them with my tongue, etc. What a great twist on a rainy day!Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-36949933234075596562013-01-07T20:54:11.698-06:002013-01-07T20:54:11.698-06:00You're welcome, Andrea. Sounds like you've...You're welcome, Andrea. Sounds like you've got prime weather opportunities in your manuscript!Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-78343209636363792562013-01-07T20:52:56.049-06:002013-01-07T20:52:56.049-06:00What a great contrast, Christine! Weather and sett...What a great contrast, Christine! Weather and setting are often particularly fun when you're writing fantasy :)Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-40630316051198189922013-01-07T14:43:30.779-06:002013-01-07T14:43:30.779-06:00I love playing with the weather. Great post, Dee. ...I love playing with the weather. Great post, Dee. I think weather is a major component of quality books (and I LOVE Something Wicked This Way Comes). :)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-62685425301776120022013-01-07T12:41:55.683-06:002013-01-07T12:41:55.683-06:00Love these comments. Yup, Dee and Caroline: you gu...Love these comments. Yup, Dee and Caroline: you guys are the queens of ice and snow!<br /><br />I also like Paul's idea that a "sunny day can be disarming," and I myself like to go against convention. There have been several crisis moments in my own life when it has been sunny and everyone else has been cheerful, and it is certainly disorientating to feel so wretched when everyone else is being all laid back.<br /><br />Dawn, if you love the rain and stormy weather, I extend a warm welcome to Oregon!Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-51683765348345992222013-01-07T09:43:15.979-06:002013-01-07T09:43:15.979-06:00I had to laugh at this post, because i grew up in ...I had to laugh at this post, because i grew up in Iowa and weather is a constant topic of normal conversation (for farmers.) I like to incorporate weather in my stories because it's easy for me to add in how people are affected by it. I'm one of those people who hate hot weather, so many of my characters do too. And I've spent enough time outside in the snow that setting Wolf Storm during a blizzard was not too much of a challenge. <br /><br />I need to set a story in Hawaii so I can go there to resarch how people feel in Hawaiian weather...Dee Garretsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533945691880883871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-35368648560924133622013-01-07T09:25:35.374-06:002013-01-07T09:25:35.374-06:00Like Dawn, I love all types of storms. The weather...Like Dawn, I love all types of storms. The weather plays a pretty big role in a couple of my stories. I think you can use it to create a mood; also, you can use it as an opposite to show contrast. A sunny day can be disarming and having something intense happen during "good weather," when it is least expected, can be fun, and surprising!! :-) Paul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-2165239230827602432013-01-07T09:00:14.046-06:002013-01-07T09:00:14.046-06:00I use weather to set the mood in my writing, but y...I use weather to set the mood in my writing, but you have to be careful too, lest it become cliche.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-81638822167406918862013-01-07T08:59:34.187-06:002013-01-07T08:59:34.187-06:00All my books are generally cold, dark, windy, and ...All my books are generally cold, dark, windy, and gloomy. Yes, I'm THAT writer! ;)Hilary Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199287020561210673noreply@blogger.com