tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570246320480298881.post8533315442370209758..comments2019-11-22T13:36:25.879-05:00Comments on Wordy Birdie: Bad Seeds: Looking and TurningWordy Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001740030701690611noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570246320480298881.post-46830127832741922322009-10-18T16:51:50.975-04:002009-10-18T16:51:50.975-04:00Thank you both.
An interesting response, Wendy, ...Thank you both. <br /><br />An interesting response, Wendy, and I'm going to give that some thought.Wordy Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02001740030701690611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570246320480298881.post-55950140762103812602009-10-15T22:22:52.933-04:002009-10-15T22:22:52.933-04:00Great post, WB. Thanks!
Can I also mention that o...Great post, WB. Thanks!<br /><br />Can I also mention that one way to write well is to ignore (some) writing advice. But of course the writer must be confident enough to do that. I recall when doing a writing course twenty years ago that a very respected Australian author instructed his class to start a story with action or dialogue. I ignored this as I thought dialogue a cheesy way to begin. Lately I've been noticing many writers advising against such an opening. It's become a rule 'no no'.<br /><br />The trouble with writing to a set formuala - except in the case of grammar or punctuation - is that then everyone writes the same. Consider the dating of styles from one generation to the next. Often you can pick the era where something was written from the writing rules the stories are following. And these rules are always changing. <br /><br />One rule I dislike is having conflict as the main thrust and highpoint of a novel. This is because conflict does catch one's attention, and it is dramatic. However, as we all hate conflict in real life, why not think of relpacing conflict in our entertainment with something more appealing and productive? Instead of characters with problems, why not characters with answers? Instead of fighting and despair why not show how people can live in peace and hope and how much fun that would be? what we focus on we tend to manifest, so if the media could influence the masses with positive messages then our awareness and behaviours might be lifted to new levels.<br /><br />- Wendy PetersonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570246320480298881.post-49957230968994824882009-10-09T11:56:30.965-04:002009-10-09T11:56:30.965-04:00Besides finding this very illustrative of good wri...Besides finding this very illustrative of good writing, I love that you use the phrase "small people". (I call them "little people"...same thing.) I find a lot people who try to write MG and YA forget that just because someone is young, it does not mean they do not understand things implied. Thanks for an interesting post.<br />PLJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com