tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post2671101116649458088..comments2024-03-28T18:54:13.800-04:00Comments on alien romances: The Wrong Way To Write A StoryRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-8942060962496211192012-05-01T15:15:09.365-04:002012-05-01T15:15:09.365-04:00@Paul Carroll
Thank you, and I hope you find oth...@Paul Carroll <br />Thank you, and I hope you find other posts in the past (weekly since 2006) that explain some of the inner mysteries of the fiction delivery system. Though the focus here is on Romance, we're retracing a process that science fiction underwent with the advent of Star Trek, and that Westerns have gone through. Mysteries have had their day in the sun, and we'll no doubt see it all cycle through again, only this time everything's changed by the Web!Jacqueline Lichtenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613040740264804278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-86760474515654419102012-05-01T14:32:46.724-04:002012-05-01T14:32:46.724-04:00That's an interesting take on story writing! I...That's an interesting take on story writing! I agree with it too, which is better for my understanding of stories/writing them. I hadn't considered the idea of layers in books before. Generally I just think of the process of writing the story, with the idea turning into the first draft, and changes being made to that draft, and so on. But it makes sense that the idea and the writing be two completely different things, especially given the fact that when I criticise stories I usually point out a flaw with the writing or the idea. <br /><br />Usually the biggest problem with ideas is that they're cliché. In film the problem with writing comes down to directors/producers rewriting something to use what works - what has already worked - and that makes films predictable. (Especially when you go to the cinema once a week like I do!)<br /><br />Very good post, and a great place for me to start with your blog. (I'm a newbie here - newbie says hi.)Paul Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04498209913967406314noreply@blogger.com