tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post53818153289736451..comments2023-11-02T09:08:34.954-04:00Comments on KwanaWrites...: What Makes A StoryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-28516642592523713692009-01-30T07:13:00.000-05:002009-01-30T07:13:00.000-05:00I love how the past & the present unfold in th...I love how the past & the present unfold in the movie "Conversations with other Women." Alot of what I loved is also in how it was filmed.heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896915486353470418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-3405266252799929852009-01-30T02:05:00.000-05:002009-01-30T02:05:00.000-05:00For me it is following the character pretending to...For me it is following the character pretending to be right there in the moment with him/her through thick and thin. xoxoJoycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809643560097517895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-89810623634451045742009-01-29T23:09:00.000-05:002009-01-29T23:09:00.000-05:00This is such a great post--you can see your passio...This is such a great post--you can see your passion in it!<BR/><BR/>I like when I lose myself in the story. When I forget where I am. Until, you know, one of the kiddos says, "Mama."Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09571223225404962254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-38533812685065377742009-01-29T21:03:00.000-05:002009-01-29T21:03:00.000-05:00Your comments are wonderful. Thanks so much. I lov...Your comments are wonderful. Thanks so much. I love reading them. For me it's all about character and voice. If I'm invested in the characters I can usually forgive a lot. And I have to like the writers voice. It's got to just flow for me.Kwanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428954660974395117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-5130617828331626802009-01-29T20:35:00.000-05:002009-01-29T20:35:00.000-05:00I love a writer who has a unique way of speaking; ...I love a writer who has a unique way of speaking; of relating their ideas. I think really good fiction can elevate the reader - by recognizing the truths that reside in a character, even a fictional one, it helps us all understand better what it means to be human. That's why To Kill A Mockingbird is so very powerful, I think. And I also love Virginia Woolf's work. Mrs. Dalloway is like a penetrating dream to me. The words are so lyrical, almost like music, and they seep into my pores like little drops of illumination. As for screenwriting, gosh that seems difficult. I should think so many things come into play that one might not even take into consideration in other forms of writing. Horton Foote is a favourite of mine. And, I just saw Doubt last week...that I found to be amazing. I look forward to seeing one of your works one day, too!!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-2015936939317429942009-01-29T20:06:00.000-05:002009-01-29T20:06:00.000-05:00I think I'll have to pick this book up, Kwana! So...I think I'll have to pick this book up, Kwana! Sounds very intriguing, although I have to say, I'm with you...I have a VERY hard time finishing writing books for some reason. I've started a million and probably finished only 3-4. Go figure.Shannon McKeldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01760477502997551770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-24617824402457996782009-01-29T17:23:00.000-05:002009-01-29T17:23:00.000-05:00I'm going to order that book off Amazon.Characters...I'm going to order that book off Amazon.<BR/><BR/>Characters always make the story for me. Good ones can even make up for a weak plot.Phyllis Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159964500693902500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-17206865931597911382009-01-29T16:02:00.000-05:002009-01-29T16:02:00.000-05:00Kwana, I'm working my way slowly through Donald Ma...Kwana, I'm working my way slowly through Donald Maas's 'Writing the Breakout Novel workbook' right now. I read the other book cover to cover so now I'm trying to work out how to fix a story I've written.<BR/>Some things he says do get you down but then he shows you how to fix it.Natalie Hatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09377665702278806398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-84970416189486427032009-01-29T15:05:00.000-05:002009-01-29T15:05:00.000-05:00I think the characters make the story for me. I ha...I think the characters make the story for me. I hate it when the central characters aren't developed enough in books and in films. It kills the entire story. <BR/><BR/>This sounds like a really great book!Brown Girl Gumbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689638268372975916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-19771659694394890952009-01-29T13:13:00.000-05:002009-01-29T13:13:00.000-05:00Glad you like the book. (Misery really does love c...Glad you like the book. (Misery really does love company!) My favorite kind of story seems to be about women overcoming the odds and moving up in society. Whether they do it by becoming a great general in the military or a courtesan doesn't matter to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-43433406860805953812009-01-29T10:21:00.000-05:002009-01-29T10:21:00.000-05:00I like to be thoroughly entertained. I like a lit...I like to be thoroughly entertained. I like a little drama and romance. And I think writing is a very special gift that I would love to have!Maria Killamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728225086725817125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-58528204706650947632009-01-29T10:09:00.000-05:002009-01-29T10:09:00.000-05:00I like to feel like the characters are "real&...I like to feel like the characters are "real" and the setting or mood of the story grabs me too. Sometimes when I am reading a book it is so good that I feel like I am watching a movie or can "feel" what the character is feeling or wearing. An example of how a book can grab me is the writing of John Berendt's (non fiction) "The City of Falling Angels" about the fire at the Fenice Opera House in Venice and really enjoyed his "Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil". He makes you "know" the characters...Ina in Alaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07163454431322742148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-34344929643090673662009-01-29T09:56:00.000-05:002009-01-29T09:56:00.000-05:00Kwana, this sounds really interesting. I'm starti...Kwana, this sounds really interesting. I'm starting something, so it's really helpful to be thinking about this desire thing. What DO my characters really want? Besides great sex....a handsome fella....Carolyn Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-47302149027418615752009-01-29T09:50:00.000-05:002009-01-29T09:50:00.000-05:00Kristen you make me laugh.Kristen you make me laugh.Kwanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428954660974395117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-80709301755801337042009-01-29T09:43:00.000-05:002009-01-29T09:43:00.000-05:00I might have to look for this book. Because, you k...I might have to look for this book. Because, you know, my writing isn't making me miserable enough. LOLKristen Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-73945511480847230272009-01-29T09:22:00.000-05:002009-01-29T09:22:00.000-05:00I have to visualize it, feel it, taste it, hear it...I have to visualize it, feel it, taste it, hear it, like pve designs it has to have the highs and lows. I like almost all stories!Formerly known as Frauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798890008067408048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852732000350296596.post-2166950932847895572009-01-29T07:57:00.000-05:002009-01-29T07:57:00.000-05:00What makes a story for me is feeling it, feeling l...What makes a story for me is feeling it, feeling like "I am so that character" or that I want to be "that character" in the book.<BR/>I may not always like it, but sometimes that alone makes me love it even more. I think I need discord, drama, mystery and something that pulls me in and away from my own little life. Sort of like music, it needs highs and lows...you know like Amy Winehouse.pve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.com