tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post3968032765096111986..comments2024-03-28T18:31:56.103-07:00Comments on Alex Moore: Stormbreaker UnleashedAlex Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019131858093764715noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-37524588974410425252009-01-04T19:55:00.000-08:002009-01-04T19:55:00.000-08:00Another one o' my favorite words - "didactic" - as...Another one o' my favorite words - "didactic" - as in, I can't deal with writing that's overtly didactic. Which it sounds like the book you're reading is...<BR/><BR/>Okay, I have to stop procrastinating and get to work now. Really.<BR/><BR/>Word verification: "Sawniza."Other Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079055348844157557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-33780244698102625142009-01-04T19:34:00.000-08:002009-01-04T19:34:00.000-08:00embedding...i like that word, otherlisa. oh yeah, ...embedding...i like that word, otherlisa. oh yeah, you are so right. it's not that you can't have moralizing <I>embedded</I> (after all, I didn't squirm at all when Alex Rider via Horowitz protested drugs sold to school kids or cloning humans) -- it's just that you can't lay in on over the top and expect it to work. to continue my allusion to heavy-handedness, that's like groping, and not at all welcome. :PAlex Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019131858093764715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-22244620910321173082009-01-04T11:25:00.000-08:002009-01-04T11:25:00.000-08:00Alex, I think the key to this problem - and also t...Alex, I think the key to this problem - and also to what you wrote about overt moralizing in your post above - is that the character relationships (and the moralizing) have to be embedded in the story. These can't just be elements that you add on top of fun stuff to make it deeper; they have to be essential - a part of what the story is about. That doesn't mean you still can't write kickass action, just that the character relationships you're dealing with have to be part of what motivates it. <BR/><BR/>And you'll have a better book, because most readers will be more invested in the outcome.Other Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079055348844157557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-17801019725383801852009-01-04T11:13:00.000-08:002009-01-04T11:13:00.000-08:00"[...] i've discovered that writing about writing ..."[...] i've discovered that writing about writing opens my eyes far more than thinking about writing does."<BR/><BR/>That is why I started my blog!Lucas Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405530729663443670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-66855541507880812112009-01-04T09:52:00.000-08:002009-01-04T09:52:00.000-08:00@anthony: good thoughts, brother writer. i'm going...@anthony: good thoughts, brother writer. i'm going to go w/ your slow burning fuse idea, though i've discovered that writing about writing opens my eyes far more than thinking about writing does. if that makes sense...<BR/><BR/>@digitaldame: it's a fine line, i think. a tight rope, even. but i don't think it's an either/or discussion -- rather a matter of quantity. maybe. interesting thoughts here :PAlex Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019131858093764715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-52366215237963564272009-01-04T09:35:00.000-08:002009-01-04T09:35:00.000-08:00Now that's interesting. I've been purposely avoidi...Now that's interesting. I've been purposely avoiding too much inner monologue and reflection, fearing today's readers don't have the stomach for it. They seem to just want the action, so I've been pushing forward with plot, but neglecting my character development. I know I need to develop them, but the character who was supposed to be my protagonist is suffering the most. She's almost becoming a foil for the rest of them, and I am toying with dropping her entirely to focus on the others. OTOH, she could bring a whole new dimension to the story. Argh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-75029439622442105722009-01-03T11:35:00.000-08:002009-01-03T11:35:00.000-08:00This is wonderful self-reflection and how your wri...This is wonderful self-reflection and how your writing discovery process relates to your potential readers.<BR/><BR/>You are, in essence, talking beyond voicing. In other words, you can have prose that grabs a reader and compels one to read, but you want more.<BR/><BR/>I leave you with this one thought. You're talking the difference between a good novel and one that goes beyond the good. The book you read and can think about twenty years later.<BR/><BR/>Was this thought an "Ah HA!" moment, or was it a fuse that has been burning slowly, fueled by experience, time and open eyes?<BR/><BR/>I'll bet money it is the latter. This writing is already in you. Even if you have written a book where you look back and think that it does not meet your standards, that's merely a draft in the writing process, a skeleton that just needs flesh and bones.Lucas Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405530729663443670noreply@blogger.com