tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post1234102940464520614..comments2023-10-30T05:46:59.343-04:00Comments on The Doubting Writer: 'Write the Story You Want to Read'JeffOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-40134614754313471632013-02-24T21:28:18.532-05:002013-02-24T21:28:18.532-05:00Interesting take on CF. I really enjoyed the book ...Interesting take on CF. I really enjoyed the book (and loathed Mockingjay for many reasons). I write what I enjoy. I agree that plot isn't everything because I love character arc, but I need both.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-55839381825141032332013-02-23T12:19:28.805-05:002013-02-23T12:19:28.805-05:00That's an interesting revelation. If you'r...That's an interesting revelation. If you're really interested in the characters, and how they change, that love should go into the book (or maybe hate) and they'll seem all the more real to the reader.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-7459616324918870452013-02-23T07:20:12.933-05:002013-02-23T07:20:12.933-05:00Gabaldon/Dumas love child...intriguing.
I haven&...Gabaldon/Dumas love child...intriguing. <br /><br />I haven't gotten there yet (I usually try to leave a little space between books in a series or books by the same author), but I understand Mockingjay might be the book you thought Catching Fire should be. I'll know soon....JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-61065735529679307422013-02-23T07:17:54.107-05:002013-02-23T07:17:54.107-05:00Hah, no, this was Suzanne Collins' story to te...Hah, no, this was Suzanne Collins' story to tell, not mine. I think maybe I've been reading too much literary stuff (and writing it, too), and it colored my expectations.<br /><br />Funny, you never know what things are going to get the brain going. JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-6040019912605350552013-02-23T07:15:05.979-05:002013-02-23T07:15:05.979-05:00Patrick, you're absolutely right, and part of ...Patrick, you're absolutely right, and part of my problem was forgetting that this was not that sort of book. And while *I* would have thought it was cool, millions of people would have been left saying, "Huh?" if she had written it that way.<br /><br />I've read some pretty literary YA in the not-so-distant past, so I don't entirely agree with you that literary ship has sailed. It just would have been wrong (maybe not 'wrong', but it would have really messed up expectations) had Suzanne Collins turned book 2 and/or 3 into a more literary-type thing.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-64881114529979333212013-02-22T22:02:29.888-05:002013-02-22T22:02:29.888-05:00That really is an interesting way to think about i...That really is an interesting way to think about it, though I have to say that now you've mentioned it I agree. The realistic quality that comes with watching a character change (or not change) throughout a story is something that helps readers relate more closely to them. Perhaps YOU should have written Catching Fire instead... <br /><br />Thanks for this post, and I'm glad that my question for the guest post has prompted so much thought for you :) Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-90980989180027505712013-02-22T20:30:18.167-05:002013-02-22T20:30:18.167-05:00I recommend reading Mockingjay and then rethinking...I recommend reading Mockingjay and then rethinking it all. <br /><br />My opinion on this is that her staying home and living out her life would shift the book too far toward literary. That ship has pretty much sailed for YA.<br /><br />The only rule I set for myself going by "write what you want to read" is "don't be dry". I hate any dry writing, prose, persuasive, or informative.Patrick Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690555802232025818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-36424977912885403642013-02-22T08:54:14.542-05:002013-02-22T08:54:14.542-05:00I had that same sort of fork in the road moment in...I had that same sort of fork in the road moment in Catching Fire too. The story in my head had her joining a rebel army and starting a revolution. Hmmm, could be because that's the book I'm writing. lol. <br /><br />But that "write what you want to read" notion is a pretty good one, at least for me. It set me free to write the novels I'm working on now. I like adventure stories like Alexandre Dumas wrote, and I like crazy novels like Diana Gabaldon writes. So that's what I write. :)Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.com