tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post5810434158083394105..comments2024-03-29T01:33:22.669-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: James Wood, How Fiction WorksRon Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-75817013040878934382014-09-14T22:31:41.691-07:002014-09-14T22:31:41.691-07:00Ordered How Fiction Works from the public library ...Ordered How Fiction Works from the public library - one copy in our north Idaho region. Looking forward to reading it. Thanks, Ron.leaves on the Raney Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711219595014372212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-27641838720194753182014-09-14T13:10:40.891-07:002014-09-14T13:10:40.891-07:00Thanks, Ron. I hope I've learned something fro...Thanks, Ron. I hope I've learned something from the movies and your fine post.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-50977656293182934502014-09-14T04:56:03.882-07:002014-09-14T04:56:03.882-07:00Mr. Gramlich's comment is also my own. Interes...Mr. Gramlich's comment is also my own. Interesting food for thought.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-16640072822524593282014-09-13T21:57:30.092-07:002014-09-13T21:57:30.092-07:00Good one. I hadn't thought of that.Good one. I hadn't thought of that.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-13880863027075527312014-09-13T18:56:21.604-07:002014-09-13T18:56:21.604-07:00Thanks, Ron. This post came just at the right time...Thanks, Ron. This post came just at the right time for me.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-46330494769582180482014-09-13T15:51:22.488-07:002014-09-13T15:51:22.488-07:00The Lady and the Tiger (if I am remembering correc...The Lady and the Tiger (if I am remembering correctly): open one door and she's free. Open the other door, and she's meat for the tiger. Dilemma, and not resolved at the end of the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-27796016887387471742014-09-13T14:01:48.451-07:002014-09-13T14:01:48.451-07:00There are many books where I like third person nar...There are many books where I like third person narration, although it can be too descriptive leaving not enough to the readers imagination. If its well written I think it works.Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-84663600280847328402014-09-13T08:56:19.467-07:002014-09-13T08:56:19.467-07:00Wonderful. Thanks for the link.Wonderful. Thanks for the link.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-12208528603604410112014-09-13T08:50:29.643-07:002014-09-13T08:50:29.643-07:00This fascinated me, too. Wood made me see how the ...This fascinated me, too. Wood made me see how the trust we put in a third-person narrator is often unwarranted. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-74652273304189065952014-09-13T08:48:40.606-07:002014-09-13T08:48:40.606-07:00I'm aware of this in myself as "identific...I'm aware of this in myself as "identification." A character is dealing with something that hits close to home for me (or not, as the case may be).Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-23896831743429662452014-09-13T08:46:57.783-07:002014-09-13T08:46:57.783-07:00I think of dilemma as inner conflict, and I agree ...I think of dilemma as inner conflict, and I agree that it can really carry a compelling story.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-64571831090172974752014-09-13T08:36:52.070-07:002014-09-13T08:36:52.070-07:00the idea that all narration is unreliable is fasci...the idea that all narration is unreliable is fascinating. I hadn't really thought of that and will have to study on the possible meanings of that one.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-80389524169794524142014-09-13T08:27:29.934-07:002014-09-13T08:27:29.934-07:00Ron - Fantastic post. Your comment about being &qu...Ron - Fantastic post. Your comment about being "grabbed" as a reader made me stop and think: Isn't every reader, lover of fiction grabbed by something unique to her or his mind-set? A beloved aunt of mine told me years ago to watch Gone With the Wind every ten years, that it would have a different impact on me each time. <br /><br />Wonderful to watch and hear Andrew Stanton's take on all this. Thanks, kcfKaren Casey Fitzjerrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08121643662150475302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-3677060651261682962014-09-13T08:21:59.898-07:002014-09-13T08:21:59.898-07:00Good review. Thanks. Here's Kurt Vonnegut on s...Good review. Thanks. Here's Kurt Vonnegut on storytelling.<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP3c1h8v2ZQJames D. Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032090031039316569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-6413389547992832002014-09-13T07:18:02.063-07:002014-09-13T07:18:02.063-07:00For me, the heart of fiction is dilemma. Some argu...For me, the heart of fiction is dilemma. Some argue that it is conflict, but I can write a powerful story with no conflict at all, carried by dilemma.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-37781114396242953932014-09-13T07:06:53.941-07:002014-09-13T07:06:53.941-07:00Terrific post, Ron.
Terrific post, Ron.<br />pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com