tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post8602959971368404715..comments2024-03-08T15:14:31.312-05:00Comments on Landless: Purposeful exposition = crapTony Nolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-4440396763767442412009-05-03T23:07:00.000-04:002009-05-03T23:07:00.000-04:00I've read enough of your stuff to know that intere...I've read enough of your stuff to know that interest is not the problem;-) You definitely keep me wanting to find out what happens to your characters. Indeed, since so much of what I've read is snippets, its a bit frustrating. Characters come in, chat for awhile, and just as the evening is getting good, they get a call and leave. So, I am very much looking forward to more of your finished stories;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410499257995249629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-36438309171436971702009-05-01T10:25:00.000-04:002009-05-01T10:25:00.000-04:00Respecting the reader's intelligence and perspicac...Respecting the reader's intelligence and perspicacity is pretty important. However, a confused reader will not necessarily keep reading.<br /><br />As a beginner, I worry that what I write will not be compelling enough to keep a reader's attention anyway, so I tend to err on the side of caution and spell things out.<br /><br />Self-defeating, no?Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-47102947077631019242009-04-30T18:08:00.000-04:002009-04-30T18:08:00.000-04:00I have the "10 Commandments for a Story" taped up ...I have the "10 Commandments for a Story" taped up in my office. Number 10 reads, "Don't write anything you wouldn't want to read." So I very much agree with you there.<br /><br />I would caution, at least based on my early fledging attempt at story-telling, that sometimes you know enough more about the story that what is obvious to you goes *wooshing* over the readers' head. <br /><br />There's just a fine line there between respecting the readers intellect and frustrating them. There are already enough pretentious authors out there, I worry sometimes about unwittingly joining their ranks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410499257995249629noreply@blogger.com