Wednesday 24 April 2013

UNRESOLVED ISSUES - A to Z CHALLENGED

U is for 
UNRESOLVED 
ISSUES
Each post for the A to Z Challenge is the challenge I set for myself. 

For pages learning the art of 
combat, training works best when 
both students were evenly matched.













U is for Unresolved Issues although all the main elements of the plot must be satisfactorily resolved some threads could be left frayed because the reader – using their imagination, and the clues you have sown - can be trusted to see how these might work out.

HAL LONGLEAT AND THE TROUBLE WITH TRUTH
Hal lingered by the stable. He wondered if his stay in the castle was going to end. No one had noticed the day the Master of the Horse brought him in. It seemed everyone was going to notice him now, whether he stayed or left.

Could YOU have been gifted with the ability to identify and eliminate weak and brittle phrases from your work? To the uninitiated, these interlopers look like quality imagery.

CLICHÉ RAIDERS: REWRITE!

•           unavoidable delay
•           unconscionable liar
•           under a cloud
•           under the weather
•           unequal task
•           university of life
•           unsung heroes
•           untimely end
•           untold wealth
•           up to scratch/not up to scratch

FOR U, I CHOSE UNRESOLVED ISSUES. WHAT IS THE SUBJECT OF YOUR U POST?

8 comments:

  1. Great post on U...mine is titled Under-training...I chose fitness as my theme...I too write and agree those phrases are unnecessary!
    Blessings and following you via the challenge...follow back if you like.

    Shannon at I Survived and Now I Run

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    1. Hi Shannon
      Under-training must be as much of a danger as over training.
      After the surprise football results of the last few days, it seems to me that there are a few German football teams who have got their training regimes just right ;)

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  2. I agree that it isn't necessary to wrap up each and every loose end--in fact that can be quite annoying. Some authors even leave some pretty major issues unresolved and their stories still work.

    Great list of "U" clichés in need of rewriting!

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    1. Hi Kern
      I think all the major plot twists must be resolved in a book. I don't mind a few elements to make me wonder what might happen next.

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  3. Your posts are really pointing out so many cliches that I'm sure I've used in the past. Thanks! :)

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    1. HI GE
      Oh, I'm sorry the clichés are worrying you. I hope you can find lively ways to snip them out.

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  4. I agree that you don't have to resolve EVERYTHING. I like a little ambiguity in book endings, myself.

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    1. Hi Stephenie
      Yes, I like a few question to keep my imagination active. No one likes an under-active imagination ;)

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