[stylist] DBG (chapter 4)

[helene ryles]

Hi Lora,
I do include the dates in brackets after the chapter title. Would it
be clearer if I put the dates on a seperate line.

Originally their was a differant time system with 13 months, but I
scrapped it as I found it got too confusing.

Helene

On 10/09/2009, LoriStay at aol.com <LoriStay at aol.com> wrote:
> Moving around in time is fine, if you anchor the chronology.   In the book
> I mentioned, The Time Traveler's Wife, each entry was dated, so we knew
> which ones landed in the past and which moved forward in time.   If you are
> setting your story on earth, you can use the usual calendar.   If not, you
> can
> invent years, months, etc.
>
> Yes, I'm still interested in the story.   It takes a lot to confuse me,
> which is why I try to be aware of what will confuse others.
> Lori
> In a message dated 9/9/09 4:17:56 PM, dreamavdb at googlemail.com writes:
>
>
>>
>> I tried to do it a little more cronalogically but it lacked any sort
>> of suspense that way. I was advised to put some drama at the beggining
>> to help hook the reader.
>>
>> Fiona's chapter at the beggining starts somewhere at the middle of the
>> book.
>> Nadia's chapters move cronologically.
>> Liza's chapters are less cronological. She tends to deal with specific
>> subject matters.
>>
>> I do hope I haven't lost you over this matter but differant people
>> seem to have differant tastes and I can't please everyone. I thought
>> it was ok to move about in time.
>>
>> Helene.
>>
>>
>
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