tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post2355843814410788079..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: Changing the World One Word at a Time. Kinda: Writing With a MessageJanice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-14248576311668099382011-04-12T12:44:58.721-04:002011-04-12T12:44:58.721-04:00Danni: Me too. I think that's why those classi...Danni: Me too. I think that's why those classics are so classic. They're still relatable. <br /><br /><br />The Writing Goddess: Couldn't agree more.<br /><br />MDK: Most welcome!<br /><br />Robin: Exactly. There's that tone just shifts the whole novel to essay.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-294634022688137352011-04-10T19:33:57.906-04:002011-04-10T19:33:57.906-04:00I have to agree with Writing Goddess, preachy char...I have to agree with Writing Goddess, preachy characters are a turn off. There is a very fine line between having conviction and building a soapbox. When the character gets on the soapbox, it makes me cringe because the character has been hijacked by the author and he/she is inserting their own beliefs into the story.Robyn Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589972339101157288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-11220416177999970992011-04-10T13:45:45.222-04:002011-04-10T13:45:45.222-04:00Thanks for the post, Janice. Catharsis for our cha...Thanks for the post, Janice. Catharsis for our characters may indeed be catharsis for our selves.MDKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384794936333159433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-34590854115655076142011-04-10T11:23:07.472-04:002011-04-10T11:23:07.472-04:00Preachy characters with an in-your-face "mes...Preachy characters with an in-your-face "message," are generally a turn-off for me, but I need characters with strong moral convictions, which perhaps are tested or challenged during the course of the story.<br /><br />If the characters don't have deeper things going on inside, they can't connect to a reader who does.The Writing Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577032840574632179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-33462274082081690372011-04-10T09:40:44.563-04:002011-04-10T09:40:44.563-04:00I love a great story that does just that, leads yo...I love a great story that does just that, leads you off into a million different themes and meanings and that you can find relevance to issues affecting your life... even if the book was written 100 years ago.Dannihttp://www.kingsolomons.com/greek/noreply@blogger.com