tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post2456860694659688577..comments2024-02-16T19:50:32.317-05:00Comments on Lynda Grace An Hour Away: Value In Fictional Writing? or Why Bother?lyndagracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13530605081989558341noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-45131729144284223722015-05-23T18:43:01.552-04:002015-05-23T18:43:01.552-04:00I completely understand what you mean about a book...I completely understand what you mean about a book which can “sweep me into another world”.<br />There have been tellers of stories from the beginning and I believe there will continue to be storytellers forever. jAnd that’s a good thing!lyndagracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530605081989558341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-7842438367984149062015-05-23T18:39:49.463-04:002015-05-23T18:39:49.463-04:00Wow, one or two books a week. I haven’t gotten in...Wow, one or two books a week. I haven’t gotten into the formula driven books. But I do have some favorite authors that I will always read their latest. <br />I have been touched by words and phrases which stimulate my imagination and evoke emotional responses. <br />I will have to check out Perrotta’s books. lyndagracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530605081989558341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-51028259195533797842015-05-23T18:35:29.836-04:002015-05-23T18:35:29.836-04:00Gee, I’d love to know what book you were reading l...Gee, I’d love to know what book you were reading last night. I like the way you expressed how reading good fiction makes you feel. “…makes your life bigger and brighter” I agree. I find there is nothing better sometimes than immersing myself in a book. <br />Thank you for your interest in my stories. Makes me want to keep going. :)lyndagracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530605081989558341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-76982922288920529812015-05-23T18:30:52.475-04:002015-05-23T18:30:52.475-04:00Perhaps writers who have finished several works an...Perhaps writers who have finished several works and have had best sellers find it more difficult to maintain a level or standard that they have achieved with their first successes. <br />I find it interesting that books which are reviewed in the NY times are usually not the books that are on their best selling lists. <br />That follows your point about what most readers are drawn to. <br />I want to thank you for your encouraging words about my stories. Your advice about continuing to write is good advice. I have found that that the more I write makes me want to write more. lyndagracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530605081989558341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-31905003520398987492015-05-23T16:43:19.006-04:002015-05-23T16:43:19.006-04:00I love a book that can sweep me into another world...I love a book that can sweep me into another world, and keep me enthralled. I've always enjoyed books that make me think long after I've put them down for the last time. Those are the true classics - I can't let their worlds go; they have been embedded in my mind. These books aren't necessarily literary fiction but I think fiction has a purpose - to teach us, to show us, that there is more to this world than what we dream of - and I would be saddened if everyone gave up fiction.Alanahttp://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-52877921695489141362015-05-23T10:03:15.495-04:002015-05-23T10:03:15.495-04:00I read one or two books a week, usually fiction. T...I read one or two books a week, usually fiction. There are a LOT of bad books out there....formula-driven for the masses. But then you hit upon something REALLY good, and it's so well-written and full of life that it sticks with you for years (sometimes, decades). That's why I keep reading!<br /><br />On a side note, Tom Perrotta has written a number of good novels himself!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-68501750402982867782015-05-23T09:26:52.064-04:002015-05-23T09:26:52.064-04:00I read a book of fiction last night - once I'd...I read a book of fiction last night - once I'd picked it up I couldn't put it down so I just read and read. It was the author's first book and had got rave reviews. Yes, it was different in the way it was written to a lot of books I have read but it still told a story that took hold, that needed a resolution, that made you think, that made you care ad surely that's what good fiction does - it connects you and entertains you and makes you think and makes your life bigger and brighter and better for having read it. I liked the stories that you wrote during the A - Z because they spoke to me and they engaged me and I like the one you are writing now. It surely doesn't matter that you are new to this - you are writing and people such as myself are reading it and liking it - so you must therefore be a writer and I for one hope you will continue to do so :) <a href="http://pempispalace.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Special Teaching at Pempi’s Palace</a>SENCO Cat Herderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026889857534425125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-31083899753850461742015-05-23T03:00:13.973-04:002015-05-23T03:00:13.973-04:00Sounds like some authors are having a long, dark t...Sounds like some authors are having a long, dark tea time of the soul. Or a midlife crisis.<br /><br />You know that time. When things become meaningless. If you repeat a word over and over and over again it loses its meaning, and somehow seems silly. Why does this combo of letters mean this? Writers who have been writing for a while start to wonder at it all. And perhaps they're feeling constrained by the "rules" of novels.<br /><br />But too many of us still enjoy reading. Traditional stories. And we will continue to do so. It's like the modernist painters. They got bored with representational painting and broke out into different structures. But most lay-people prefer to look at pictures of something. (And, of course, photography came into play.) Truth be told, all these avant-garde type of "stories" just bore me to tears usually.<br /><br />As for whether or not you can write--you can. I think it's more important to actually be writing. Skill comes in time, if you put in the effort and try to get better. If you have the desire to tell a story, that's all that you need. And not to compare you to American Idol also-rans, but even they can get better if they put in the time and effort into honing their craft. (Many think they can just get on stage and sing perfectly without any practice.)<br /><br />But you're better than they are. Truly. If you're really unsure, try to find a writing group. They'll tell you pretty quick if what you're doing is good. (It is. But you don't have to believe me.) Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-35108304241244117282015-05-22T21:00:13.547-04:002015-05-22T21:00:13.547-04:00I agree!I agree!lyndagracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530605081989558341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-1902286813980671322015-05-22T18:17:43.600-04:002015-05-22T18:17:43.600-04:00If fiction is dead, why is Costco carrying books? ...If fiction is dead, why is Costco carrying books? They wouldn't carry them if people weren't buying them. I love a good story. Keep writing.#1Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214011945298439939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-80314204785574084632015-05-22T15:45:04.438-04:002015-05-22T15:45:04.438-04:00Betty, you are my cheerleader! Thank you!Betty, you are my cheerleader! Thank you!lyndagracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530605081989558341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-43013600390379042372015-05-22T15:44:32.689-04:002015-05-22T15:44:32.689-04:00I thought you might say that :)I thought you might say that :)lyndagracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530605081989558341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-938940674130296492015-05-22T12:24:26.335-04:002015-05-22T12:24:26.335-04:00I too read mostly fiction, so I will disagree too ...I too read mostly fiction, so I will disagree too with that statement. I do like reading what you write. I think as long as you feel comfortable writing and it is enjoyable, go for it. You might never sell anything you write, but it is probably a good artistic outlet so to speak for your talents :) Enjoy it!<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-21512161848166704792015-05-22T10:33:18.078-04:002015-05-22T10:33:18.078-04:00I read mostly fiction, so I must disagree!I read mostly fiction, so I must disagree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com