tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176597095792087418.post2890316653913996028..comments2023-05-02T00:22:51.509+10:00Comments on Fixed on Fantasy: Criticising Undelivered Yet Umpromised Expectations ... A RantJoshua Lowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05660987767660028351noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176597095792087418.post-80809950130253240132012-05-02T05:01:48.651+10:002012-05-02T05:01:48.651+10:00I'm guilty of this :( *holds hands up*
I sha...I'm guilty of this :( *holds hands up* <br /><br />I shall try to be better!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212430422705382129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176597095792087418.post-48809197448788815032012-05-01T07:04:15.781+10:002012-05-01T07:04:15.781+10:00I completely agree with what you're saying her...I completely agree with what you're saying here. There are more than one way to write a book, even a book in the same genre as another one. And hype definitely does not equal trash. The worst people who complain about a book are usually the ones who haven't even read it too.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176597095792087418.post-25904119544496042572012-04-30T15:28:52.244+10:002012-04-30T15:28:52.244+10:00I agree Kaye and was going to use the same Twiligh...I agree Kaye and was going to use the same Twilight example, but my rant was getting rather long winded. And in regards to Stephen King's comment, while there may be traditional ways to write and compose a story/novel, there is no one right way ... I'm pretty sure authors can do it how they want to, otherwise how boring would it be!Joshua Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05660987767660028351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176597095792087418.post-75434458001143464112012-04-30T03:27:32.981+10:002012-04-30T03:27:32.981+10:00Great post Josh. I agree with you wholeheartedly ...Great post Josh. I agree with you wholeheartedly and I offer up another example, the stories that originally made me think of all this- Twilight. I know, I know, probably anyone who reads this will roll their eyes, but your post reminded me of a quote I read by Stephen King somewhere along the way. He stated, very bluntly, that Stephanie Myer basically didn't have a clue how to write a book. Yet in the same statement he said something about her describing the emotions teens go through. Okay, well, excuse me, but duh! Young adults generally aren't in it for the stunningly executed plot or literary style writing. She wrote a bunch of books that a whole lot of teenagers gobbled up like candy. Obviously she met her objective: writing a book (or books) that young adults would enjoy. <br />And if rendering the emotions into action was her key to success, well then bravo! That's the best way (in my mind)to make a story real.<br /><br />Now that's not to say I'm always so open minded. If a book is flat out boring, I don't care what your platform is. If you want to write something bland in order to prove some point, go for it. Just don't expect it to sell very well. <br /><br />Happy blogging :)Kaye Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com