tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745106208784163968.post276534307508159713..comments2023-08-23T02:07:48.485-07:00Comments on The Write Blocks: Response to "How Not to Begin"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745106208784163968.post-52654317083878837362008-05-06T17:31:00.000-07:002008-05-06T17:31:00.000-07:00I hate rules.So I break them.I've found lots of st...I hate rules.<BR/><BR/>So I break them.<BR/><BR/>I've found lots of stories that break them effectively. <BR/><BR/>Most of these rules are based on the latest fashion in writing. And yes, there are passing fashions. <BR/><BR/>Another writer told me to just pay attention to what is being published now. But if I want staying power, I'll write what needs to be written now. Otherwise there would be no Harry Potters, or Lemony Snickets.Anna Maria Junushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745106208784163968.post-16826494340550270482008-04-12T09:11:00.000-07:002008-04-12T09:11:00.000-07:00For me, prologues are useless. I never read them....For me, prologues are useless. I never read them. In the case of the Pern series, the prologue was actually detrimental to the storyline. I fell in love with Pern as it was a fantasy, and I just <I><B>hated</I></B>the sci-fi element in the prologue. <BR/><BR/>I guess the long and short of it, for me, is that if it is important enough for me to read, it should be in the story itself.<BR/>:^>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745106208784163968.post-29127651419704665962008-04-10T05:28:00.000-07:002008-04-10T05:28:00.000-07:00Thanks for your comment on my blog, Ronda. To answ...Thanks for your comment on my blog, Ronda. To answer your question (in case you don't get back there), no, I haven't heard anything. How about you? Did you send her anything?<BR/><BR/>By the way, I'm so sorry if I didn't say hello at the Storymaker conference. I missed so many people through not being observant enough. There was a lot going on!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18112453678556775060noreply@blogger.com