#exposition #author

If exposition is on the menu,

you had better serve it right and make it tasty.

-C.Wendig

A Conundrum

#fiction #characters

Finishing the Nth book in a thriller series (yes, I confess, that is how I escape), I was bemused. I still liked the hero despite all of his flaws apparent in the unfolding of the plot, but I found I felt annoyed with the author for some plot details that I found overly sordid. What? Feeling pro the fictitious protagonist and annoyed with the author? How ironic. What does that mean? It clearly means a tour de force by the author in creating his character. Kudos.

Beyond Craft

#tuesdays #writing #wordcraft #wordmagic

On writing: "We are talking about tools and carpentry, about words and style...but...you'd do well to remember we are also talking about magic."  --Stephen King

Pixar's 22 Rules

#fiction  #novel  #theme

I would like to have the 22 rules printed in color and affixed to a storyboard by my desk. At first glance #3 struck a chord with me. After five drafts of my manuscript, I have stepped back for a few weeks to just consider my story's concepts. No writing allowed. I came across this list of 22 and at first glance, #3 jumps out at me. Yes. It's true that I now understand what my theme is--what the story is actually about. For the next complete rewrite I will write to that theme.

http://mic.com/articles/101740/the-22-rules-to-perfect-storytelling-according-to-pixar?utm_campaign

http://mic.com/articles/101740/the-22-rules-to-perfect-storytelling-according-to-pixar?utm_campaign

Beware!

#fiction #plot #laborious

I am plotting!

The Brain on Fiction

#authorsforum  #writers  #fiction

According to psychologist David Comer Kidd, fiction does not just simulate a social experience, it is a social experience. Reading fiction can stimulate connectivity in the brain that will help the reader better understand other people in real life. Reading feeds the mind. Our brains on fiction give us enhanced performance. What good news--not that we needed an excuse for devouring books.

http://tinyurl.com/fiction-stimulates-brain

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A Long and Laborious Process

#authorsforum  #writers   #writing=slow-art

See: Ten slow--and--famous authors.

It is good for me to know that I am in exalted company, at least for the process taking me so long. Soon, I trust, I will have "Aruba Winds" finished, ready to unveil to the reader.

To Write Fiction Is a Moral Act

#fictionimportant  #novel  #civilization  #morality

Fiction is important. It allows one to understand how someone else feels and thinks. And because civilization begins when we imagine what it is like to be the “other,” to write fiction is a moral act.

“To write Fiction at All Is a Moral Act” - www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jason-holmes/rupert-thomson-interview-_b_5837914.html

19-09-2014