tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post5334926449576650145..comments2023-11-09T07:09:33.891-08:00Comments on Utah Children's Writers: Rehabilitating the Reputation of the MiddleSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166492055392141231noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-47976881903202587492012-03-30T20:19:47.797-07:002012-03-30T20:19:47.797-07:00All my favorite books have great middles.All my favorite books have great middles.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450784902644202694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-88155954783575503382012-03-28T20:49:03.914-07:002012-03-28T20:49:03.914-07:00Brilliant post, Deren. I really enjoyed this. I...Brilliant post, Deren. I really enjoyed this. I've recently been trying to overcome this problem...just making up useless problems for the characters and instead replacing them with trials which make the characters grow and change. <br /><br />Blech. It's tough. :)Erin Shakespearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794751563128418926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-28050302678601282122012-03-28T10:27:10.321-07:002012-03-28T10:27:10.321-07:00Great advice. Sometimes I feel like writers take c...Great advice. Sometimes I feel like writers take conflict to mean mortal peril or, as you say, bloated complications. So they fill the story with hubbub that doesn't necessarily serve to build the character arc. Nice post.Julie Daineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350205936357263571noreply@blogger.com