tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post8372603703681787997..comments2023-08-15T05:06:03.233-06:00Comments on The Writing Sisterhood: Pink covers.The Sisterhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889577041903181315noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-6593650686675820722012-05-12T04:10:16.639-06:002012-05-12T04:10:16.639-06:00Formulas are comforting because they are familiar....Formulas are comforting because they are familiar. sometimes literary fiction can leave the reader/viewer feeling alienated.<br />There's room for all story structures, some people enjoy a literary tale and are not concerned about plot, other like the hero's journey, it's been popular for a long time. Write from your own voice and be proud of that.<br /><a href="http://clancytales.blogspot.com.au" rel="nofollow">Wagging Tales</a>Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059559142070140041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-18621229224201806692011-02-02T09:02:32.117-07:002011-02-02T09:02:32.117-07:00Adina, you have been a kindred spirit from the sta...Adina, you have been a kindred spirit from the start. Thank you for your thoughtful commentary. Don't know if you'll be back to read this but I'm kind of wondering, how would you describe your writing on the lit v. com continuum?Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-3242586314514939202011-02-01T17:40:15.432-07:002011-02-01T17:40:15.432-07:00Well I don't know if I can single-handedly gen...Well I don't know if I can single-handedly generate more traffic to your post but can I say in my defense that I'm frequently a late commenter, and that this is no reflection on the quality of the material I'm reading. It's simply due to a lack of time!<br /><br />To the matter at hand; BIG questions Aurora. Perhaps the world of movies and the world of novels should be treated separately when answering.<br /><br />I know some commenters have said that commercial and literary fiction are too different for one work to appeal in both categories - but I've often read on agent wish lists that they're seeking "literary writing with commercial plotting". It's certainly not unique for so-called genre writers, like Le Carre, or more recently (to use an example local to me) Peter Temple to garner critical acclaim, as their writing quality has been judged by some to surpass that generally expected for their 'genre'. So...a novel can be commercially appealing but still well-written. There are dozens more examples.<br /><br />Having said that, sometimes the aims of a blockbuster movie or commercial novel will simply be incompatible with the expectations of a high-brow audience (whatever that is). If a reading or viewing audience is wanting and expecting an unchallenging, feel-good, predictable story and ending, they're hardly going to be satisfied by something which is whimsical, thought-provoking, emotionally challenging, hard-hitting, raw. (and vice versa)<br /><br />So the answer is...it depends. But you knew that already.<br /><br />My last post was on overthinking a project almost to death. Seems you and I might have that in common!Adina Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860528131098237473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-88636491043397224502011-01-29T17:41:30.840-07:002011-01-29T17:41:30.840-07:00Thank you, Mary Mary, for your comments.
As for H...Thank you, Mary Mary, for your comments.<br /><br />As for Hornby, Mags, I never made it to his books on the shelf. I was detoured by a collection of Vonnegut short stories. I think it was the foreword by Dave Eggers that did me in.<br /><br />I was sorry to see that this post did not generate more traffic and commentary, but thank again, whole heart, those of you who did take the time to read and comment.<br /><br />Enjoy what's left of the weekend, everyone.<br /><br />All best, always,<br />-ASuzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-45423333110415708012011-01-25T16:31:01.537-07:002011-01-25T16:31:01.537-07:00I'd have to say I agree with Danny. If we put ...I'd have to say I agree with Danny. If we put too much of a thought process into what we write, hoping and praying everyone will like it, then we will never get that novel written. In my opinion (and remember, it's just mine ☺) I don't believe there is anything that really crosses all lines and draws literature together as a whole. But that's the beauty of it. Everyone likes a different flavor, so there's always something for everyone. It would be sooo boring if everyone wrote the same thing, wouldn't it be?<br /><br />And I can't agree with you and Violante more when it comes to Heigl. Her acting drives me nuts. She was way to whiny and crying all the time on Grey's Anatomy. And she's just the same in most of her movies!<br /><br />♥ Mary MaryMary Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429769115085903305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-69107784025048742682011-01-25T13:33:02.026-07:002011-01-25T13:33:02.026-07:00Sandra- 'Thank you' could never cover it.
...Sandra- 'Thank you' could never cover it.<br /><br />Maggie- High Fidelity is next on my reading list.<br /><br />Violante- I loved that quote, it really resonated with me.<br /><br />Lorena- I agree with you about 'Juno.'<br /><br />Danny- Me? Overthink?? :)<br /><br />Thank you all for your words.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-31058649441402377442011-01-24T20:52:35.390-07:002011-01-24T20:52:35.390-07:00Aurora,
It seems to me like you are thinking way ...Aurora,<br /><br />It seems to me like you are thinking way too much about this very simple topic. Light and literary fiction are extremely different from each other. I don't think it is possible to blend them together in a single, successful project. That would be like a boxer holding both the featherweight title and super-heavyweight title. It's like trying to Tango and Two Step at the same time. You might like to dance both rhythms but you certainly can't do them both at once, can you? <br /><br />DannyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-33026165862944647772011-01-24T15:11:51.500-07:002011-01-24T15:11:51.500-07:00I also love the quote. Funny because I'm now r...I also love the quote. Funny because I'm now reading another Spanish humorous writer: Alvaro de Laiglesia (Violante, I finally found a copy of Cuatro Patas para un Sueno!)<br /><br />Aurora, I think that it is possible, but very difficult, to create a product that will sell to the masses without provoking eye-rolling. I think a movie that does a good job at this is Juno. Even though it follows the structure of the hero's journey and there's growth and all that good stuff, I think the seams don't really show (though there is definitely emotional manipulation when dealing with babies and adoption, but I think it was expertly handled.) I'm sure there are many other examples, but this was the one that came to mind.Lorenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848249911635132594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-19655646055024180112011-01-24T14:04:04.249-07:002011-01-24T14:04:04.249-07:00Sister Aurora,
I do hate Katherine Haigl films and...Sister Aurora,<br />I do hate Katherine Haigl films and I hate her. In fact hers was the only character I disliked in Grey´s Anatomy. Aside from that point, she and her clones represent a very strange mass culture that pretends to be egalitarian, feminist and deep. I am a great fan of massive culture, but I resent this XXI century brand that dabbles in pontification while being unbearable frivolous and phony.<br />PD Thanks for that Jardiel Poncela (such a great but forgotten writer)quote.Violantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800111423488923625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-54123981005413120432011-01-23T20:54:49.622-07:002011-01-23T20:54:49.622-07:00I am glancing over at my nightstand after reading ...I am glancing over at my nightstand after reading this, and taking inventory. On one side I have my periodicals: Mental Floss, InStyle, Cook's Country, Psychology Today, Vanity Fair, The Sharper Image catalogue. On the other, the books: a collection of love sonnets by Pablo Neruda, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, What the Dog Saw (Malcolm Gladwell), and a book called An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness. Perhaps this puts me more squarely in one camp than the other.<br /><br />I know that he is not a female, obviously, but the writer that always comes to mind when I think of bridging this gap is Nick Hornby. His works are smart, current, universal. I love him to pieces; his work just feels real. And I think that is all that matters. That something feel REAL to the reader, whatever their reality might be that day.Maggie Asfahani Hajjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250678324642063148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-21849206077415113202011-01-23T20:45:45.215-07:002011-01-23T20:45:45.215-07:00Aurora...sweet Aurora,
I too have no answers, but...Aurora...sweet Aurora,<br /><br />I too have no answers, but this I do know.....whatever you are writting, I want to read.<br />Until next time, dear writer.<br />SandraSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889597468401584377noreply@blogger.com