tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post2770935251428140819..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Story Trumps InnovationDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-11229491729175771992011-09-12T14:15:54.211-06:002011-09-12T14:15:54.211-06:00Thank you for the comments, everyone! :-DThank you for the comments, everyone! :-DShonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-76576759682247312612011-09-12T14:15:43.349-06:002011-09-12T14:15:43.349-06:00And the thing is many of the writers I talk to abo...And the thing is many of the writers I talk to about this have great intentions for wanting to be innovative. There are messages that they really want to convey in their works, and like I tell them, that's all fine and good, but readers do not want to be beaten about the head and shoulders with a message. If the story is good (in all ways it should be good), the reader will GET the message. They will see all the beauty that story has.Shonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-65882805983294313522011-09-12T13:41:37.488-06:002011-09-12T13:41:37.488-06:00Excellent points, Shon! Recently I've read a f...Excellent points, Shon! Recently I've read a few well-reviewed books (not naming names) that I thought were very interesting in concept but too light on story. While I respected what the authors were trying to do, I felt a little let down when I finished them, instead of satisfied.Julie Nilsonhttp://julienilson.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-87624620743850785822011-09-12T10:32:00.438-06:002011-09-12T10:32:00.438-06:00These are very helpful reminders that should proba...These are very helpful reminders that should probably be stamped on every computer for every writer. I particularly liked point #2. When a writer gest carried away in their own soapbox moment, it jolts the reader out of the story and makes it hard to deal with so much author intrusion.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-13929545266519417562011-09-12T09:37:47.239-06:002011-09-12T09:37:47.239-06:00Great reminder, Shon. There have been times I read...Great reminder, Shon. There have been times I read a new author and was blown away by the use of language, but finished the book with a sense of disappointment. It took a while, but I finally figured out it was because the author was working so hard on choosing the right words, he or she forgot to work that hard on the story.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-86336827897819961612011-09-12T09:32:44.085-06:002011-09-12T09:32:44.085-06:00Reminds me of some films that have tried to be ava...Reminds me of some films that have tried to be avant-garde ... ultimately unwatchable because the 'gimmicks' keep taking you out of the experience. The director of the best films is not detectable ... as should be the author of a good story. Hey, that's not funny.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-68628913244131061852011-09-12T08:26:53.215-06:002011-09-12T08:26:53.215-06:00I agree. The story is king. Everything else must b...I agree. The story is king. Everything else must be second best and really shouldn't be noticed.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://www.morganmandel.com<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-89687869281529834422011-09-12T07:28:40.559-06:002011-09-12T07:28:40.559-06:00Excellent reminders -- my blog today discusses som...Excellent reminders -- my blog today discusses some mistakes I noticed while judging contests. Too much 'showing what you know' or the reverse..too much showing what you should have researched. It's about the story in the end, and you shouldn't distract the reader with unnecessary details. Ultimately, the author shouldn't be on the page at all. Let the characters tell the story.<br /><br />Terry <br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://www.terryodell.com" rel="nofollow">Romance with a Twist--of Mystery</a>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.com