tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post6757785471926328373..comments2023-11-05T05:59:33.041-05:00Comments on Sara McClung: RTW: Writing Superpowers . . . and KryptoniteSara {Rhapsody and Chaos}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09824996048264979275noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-44407671252528861032011-11-10T01:24:03.449-05:002011-11-10T01:24:03.449-05:00Your line using Chandler´s voice was priceless. I ...Your line using Chandler´s voice was priceless. I could hear it (ok maybe cos I am a big Friends fan but still...hilarious)<br />Great post! Knowing about your kryptonite is already going half way to making them superpowers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-35921005067684514942011-11-09T23:17:27.790-05:002011-11-09T23:17:27.790-05:00Thank you so much for the love! xoxoThank you so much for the love! xoxoJessica Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382996481558671385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-36029454242189437772011-11-09T16:27:39.581-05:002011-11-09T16:27:39.581-05:00My superpower is setting, which means my kryptonit...My superpower is setting, which means my kryptonite is probably telling! My crit buddies are always calling me out on that.Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-3661562275109790302011-11-09T13:48:07.216-05:002011-11-09T13:48:07.216-05:00It's great that teen voice is one of your supe...It's great that teen voice is one of your superpowers! I've read so many YA books with "teen voices" that just make me roll my eyes, because I'm a teenager and we don't talk like that.Francesca Zappiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16876692064254806825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-75636878135813227512011-11-09T13:19:39.071-05:002011-11-09T13:19:39.071-05:00Your superpower sounds like a pretty good one to h...Your superpower sounds like a pretty good one to have!Miss Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014234633679291480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-12184461519760159092011-11-09T12:49:55.472-05:002011-11-09T12:49:55.472-05:00I love the teen voice one. The last book I read w...I love the teen voice one. The last book I read was really good at that, and it makes the story so much more authentic.Laurie Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089552813955890768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-21485869119095682852011-11-09T12:01:48.800-05:002011-11-09T12:01:48.800-05:00teen voice is a great superpower to have, because ...teen voice is a great superpower to have, because voice is really hard to teach. if you've got it naturally, you really are a superhero.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07993728503710435697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-84037847309958481272011-11-09T11:38:10.639-05:002011-11-09T11:38:10.639-05:00Ar least you are fully aware of your strengths and...Ar least you are fully aware of your strengths and weaknesses--that's a huge part of the battle, right there! :)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-82268776278752587242011-11-09T11:35:38.118-05:002011-11-09T11:35:38.118-05:00Dare I say that authentic teen voice is the most i...Dare I say that authentic teen voice is the most important superpower to have in YA? Kudos to you!Rebecca Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12138361115317776477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-71985686607370306652011-11-09T11:17:16.366-05:002011-11-09T11:17:16.366-05:00Brainstorming is both my superpower AND my krypton...Brainstorming is both my superpower AND my kryptonite. It's good, but I take it a little too far. Awesome that you've got the teen voice down. That's really important (imo) and I even find myself put off by books that miss that mark. Great post!<br /><br />P.S. Love the Chandler bing voice :)Jaime Morrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023932422477544525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-57062091542599363562011-11-09T11:00:00.694-05:002011-11-09T11:00:00.694-05:00I've never been good at world-building, either...I've never been good at world-building, either--that's one of the reasons I write realistic contemporaries. :) But having a great teen voice--that's SO important!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462382909938737612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-72151220243103155622011-11-09T10:49:50.962-05:002011-11-09T10:49:50.962-05:00YAY! SO glad you road-tripped this week!
And I to...YAY! SO glad you road-tripped this week!<br /><br />And I totally agree with Cristin on your super power. I can see you with a knack for teen voice!Alison Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179538085536841348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-35154291688474493322011-11-09T10:07:00.595-05:002011-11-09T10:07:00.595-05:00Hah - I love that you figured out your weakness......Hah - I love that you figured out your weakness...that alone is a big win. World-building is the hard! But, so is authentic teen voice and it sounds like you got that nailed. Congrats!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-69853406726813034512011-11-09T09:50:06.630-05:002011-11-09T09:50:06.630-05:00Once I had a professor tell an entire class that I...Once I had a professor tell an entire class that I had "pretty" writing--and then he said my pretty writing covered up and hid the fact that my story was basically one big mistake. I don't know if that counts as a super power or a kryptonite. Probably both. :-PAlexandra Shostakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517091878608894496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-7481450660971851702011-11-09T09:47:20.266-05:002011-11-09T09:47:20.266-05:00I'm repeatedly told by Lola that my strength i...I'm repeatedly told by Lola that my strength is verb choices. So I guess I'll go with that. I also use the f-bomb a lot, though I doubt that's a strength... <br /><br />As for my kryptonite, where do I begin? I have a rdiculous fondness for "artsy" fragments. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. Also, bom-chicka-wa-wa scenes. Oh, and I feel like all my dude characters are the same snarky jackasses, but maybe that's just my perception, I don't know...Summer Freyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234534550255682010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-58634728390658647652011-11-09T09:24:44.964-05:002011-11-09T09:24:44.964-05:00Good morning, Supergirl! :)
I think my strength is...Good morning, Supergirl! :)<br />I think my strength is my voice as well.<br />My kryptonite might just be time (or lack of)!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-8653889876059942612011-11-09T09:23:03.482-05:002011-11-09T09:23:03.482-05:00I've taught creative writing classes in the pa...I've taught creative writing classes in the past, but I've never used the term "world-building." I love it. (Clearly, it's a well-known term that I failed to pick up.) Love the way you describe it.Lori Ann Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610163436074912892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-85939501159963687102011-11-09T09:11:01.471-05:002011-11-09T09:11:01.471-05:00Teen voice is hard to master for some, so YAY! :) ...Teen voice is hard to master for some, so YAY! :) For others it comes naturally, you know, since some of us never grew up.<br /><br />And how awesome to have your CP on speed dial!<br /><br />(I'm doubtful your world-building is that bad, fyi. Hehe.)Kathy Bradeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01370707259209847339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-69246163120785459642011-11-09T09:07:55.472-05:002011-11-09T09:07:55.472-05:00World building is definitely kryptonite for me as ...World building is definitely kryptonite for me as well. No matter how much I brainstorm, it seems like I always leave important things out, and I have to go back and edit. I guess this is why my last projects have been contemporary YA! :pTara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208796472061806391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-34116622814372507442011-11-09T08:58:17.746-05:002011-11-09T08:58:17.746-05:00World building is tough...esp doing it w/o the rea...World building is tough...esp doing it w/o the reader noticing too much.<br /><br />I'd say your greatest superpower is working that hard to figure out the cause of your kryptonite problem.Jennifer Hoffinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616744694563644199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-90951156291602019572011-11-09T08:54:47.322-05:002011-11-09T08:54:47.322-05:00I'm glad you found out about your world-buildi...I'm glad you found out about your world-building weakness. Later better than never. Now you can work on it =)<br />As for superpowers, yours are awesome!Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14944046747058158040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-81345820377520834502011-11-09T08:35:38.518-05:002011-11-09T08:35:38.518-05:00Oh, the brainstorming... that might be MY kryptoni...Oh, the brainstorming... that might be MY kryptonite!<br /><br />I love that you chose teen voice as your superpower! I think that's actually one of my strengths too, which is a good think because I imagine it'd be a very hard thing to really "work on." Lovely post, Sara!Katy Uppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07725740174190514869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-12301424906453746392011-11-09T08:26:34.795-05:002011-11-09T08:26:34.795-05:00Another option would have been:
Superpower: abili...Another option would have been:<br /><br />Superpower: ability to gulp White Russians like it's no one's business, and without getting all mean drunk.<br /><br />Kryptonite: Astrally projected curses that close every single place of business you need to patronize.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com