Comments on: Starting the Story "In the Action"—Understanding "In Medias Res" https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/04/starting-the-story-in-the-action-understanding-in-medias-res/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Wed, 01 Jul 2015 05:03:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: “I forgot to say Hello” – Using In Medias Res to Open a Story | Readers Unbound https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/04/starting-the-story-in-the-action-understanding-in-medias-res/#comment-48600 Wed, 01 Jul 2015 05:03:35 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=15231#comment-48600 […] in medias res is hard to beat for excitement, and drama sells across every genre. Even the last cookbook/memoir I reviewed opens with the […]

]]> By: May I present some links? | Becky Black https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/04/starting-the-story-in-the-action-understanding-in-medias-res/#comment-48599 Sat, 03 May 2014 05:07:14 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=15231#comment-48599 […] Starting the Story “In the Action”—Understanding “In Medias Res” Kristen Lamb talks about how starting with the actions doesn’t have to mean a gunfight or an explosion. […]

]]> By: Raani York https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/04/starting-the-story-in-the-action-understanding-in-medias-res/#comment-48598 Thu, 01 May 2014 22:00:57 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=15231#comment-48598 I knew it was wrong to start with too much action… but then… I hardly ever have a plan for one of my stories anyway… probably I’m doing it completely wrong… but I just get my pen and paper ready, set the pen onto the paper and let go… at the end there is a book… unconventional, isn’t it?

]]> By: The Darn Thing Always Comes Back To Organization | Cary Area Writer's Group https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/04/starting-the-story-in-the-action-understanding-in-medias-res/#comment-48597 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:20:55 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=15231#comment-48597 […] if all I had to do was write, developing plot lines and striving for “In Media Res” (http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2014/04/23/starting-the-story-in-the-action-understanding-in-med…), it would be challenge […]

]]> By: Debbie Marcussen https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/04/starting-the-story-in-the-action-understanding-in-medias-res/#comment-48596 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:18:10 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=15231#comment-48596 In reply to Debbie Marcussen.

Kristen – I linked back to your blog in a post on my writers blog… cawriters.wordpress.com. I’m hoping to get my name in and win your honest opinion! Thanks. Debbie Marcussen

]]> By: Debbie Marcussen https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/04/starting-the-story-in-the-action-understanding-in-medias-res/#comment-48595 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:17:34 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=15231#comment-48595 Call me naive, but this is the first time I’ve heard of the term Media Res, and this post didn’t really clear it up for me. Since this is apparently something important, my confusion is good news… when you’re coming into port you sometimes have to go through fog before the dock shows up. So now I’m on a quest to understand Media Res. Thanks for the intro.

]]> By: The Hidden EVIL of Flashbacks | Kristen Lamb's Blog https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/04/starting-the-story-in-the-action-understanding-in-medias-res/#comment-48594 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:14:14 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=15231#comment-48594 […] you read my earlier post, I talked about how to hook readers. It doesn’t have to be a bomb, a car chase, a murder. In […]

]]> By: Jan Rider Newman https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/04/starting-the-story-in-the-action-understanding-in-medias-res/#comment-48593 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 15:13:33 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=15231#comment-48593 I see what you’re getting at. I see now I’ve begun my novel in the right place. However, what my protagonist is up against isn’t as clear as it should be and how she is knocked back ten steps — seems like I only knocked her back a couple . . . Thanks!
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]]> By: Kathleen https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/04/starting-the-story-in-the-action-understanding-in-medias-res/#comment-48592 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:31:07 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=15231#comment-48592 It makes perfect sense, it’s just not easy! I could definitely use a 20-page critique. 🙂

]]> By: Book Doctor Dara https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/04/starting-the-story-in-the-action-understanding-in-medias-res/#comment-48591 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 14:30:32 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=15231#comment-48591 Reblogged this on Dara Rochlin Book Doctor and commented:
Kristin Lamb does it again. Great explanation of in media res, and how to start the story “In the action”. If you don’t follow her, why not?

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