tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post7268495693933288574..comments2024-03-05T11:26:21.204-06:00Comments on All the World's Our Page: Know Thy AudienceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-1922924734296177912009-12-08T05:27:36.108-06:002009-12-08T05:27:36.108-06:00Ah, love the Indy movies (well, the first two most...Ah, love the Indy movies (well, the first two most of all. I saw them back-to-back when I was a teenage, Harrison Ford groupie. Sigh). But knowing your audience ... oh yes, it pays to know that. It was only halfway through my book that I realised I was writing suspense (yeah, dense, I know) - hence the huge amount of work I'l have to do when I start revisions. Wish I'd figured this out sooner, but them's the breaks. Just don't hold your breath about seeing a draft of this book for a long while!Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-34698209218825842742009-12-05T20:40:12.875-06:002009-12-05T20:40:12.875-06:002.50$! Not since the last cheapy theatre in town f...2.50$! Not since the last cheapy theatre in town folded ten years ago...<br />I don't mind genres and categorizing too much - it's actually more your comment about people's reactions to drugs and humour, Jen, that has me worried - I'd hate for you to start feeling as though you have to cut scenes or change the tone of the story, just to suit some pc image.<br /><br />It's almost easier now that I'm writing a historical YA - the Austin and Kedi story, because it featured Kedi and time travel, is a lot harder to classify.<br /><br />But isn't YA the place where anything goes? :-)Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-39481481645277254522009-12-05T08:16:16.583-06:002009-12-05T08:16:16.583-06:00Jen -- Yep, $2.50. Wouldn't that be nice?
LO...Jen -- Yep, $2.50. Wouldn't that be nice? <br /><br />LOL. Drugs aren't funny? Ahem. Yeah, you make perfect sense. It is hard to walk that fine line. Though I think you probably make it look like a cake walk!Kristen Callihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448274676402616525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-53295054335704172412009-12-05T08:12:45.940-06:002009-12-05T08:12:45.940-06:00Gretchen --thanks for the good wished. :)
I hear ...Gretchen --thanks for the good wished. :)<br /><br />I hear you on the genre four ways. It's hard to nail one down, and I don't think you need to abandon elements of other genres either. Multi-genres are hot. It is just a matter of letting one genre take center stage. Keeping that thought in mind, and knowing WHAT that genre is goes a long way to help you when plotting -and *cough* knowing what scenes to cut or tweak in the editing process.Kristen Callihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448274676402616525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-7787864502763654612009-12-03T07:39:29.904-06:002009-12-03T07:39:29.904-06:00Bwhaha!!
First and foremost, did movies really on...Bwhaha!!<br /><br />First and foremost, did movies really only cost $2.50 when that movie came out?!? That sounds made up. (g) IF ONLY now, right?<br /><br />Second, OMG...now you have me doing all kinds o' worrying that maybe my mystery/suspense is veering off into some other genre... western, perhaps? No....Sci-fi! No...OMG. <br /><br />Okay, kidding. (mostly) But I think you make a very good point, and one that I've had at the forefront of my mind quite a bit while working on FI. Let's face it....you say the word drugs and people get a little uncomfortable. You say the words drugs and comedy in the same sentence and most people say, "R'uh! Drugs aren't funny!" Well, yeah, some aspects of dealing with drugs are funny. They just are. Trust me. LOL. But walking that fine line between telling a funny story with scary elements--and telling a story that deeply offends readers sensibilities is just HARD. Bah...early, but does that make sense? LOL.<br /><br />JenJennifer Hendrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239194419535919631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-57850749741264691182009-12-03T00:35:47.289-06:002009-12-03T00:35:47.289-06:00This is a skill I need to cultivate. Though when I...This is a skill I need to cultivate. Though when I woke up from that freaky dream, my first thought was that I might be able to spin that kernel at least four different ways, for four different genres. (The idea of a mystery or crime drama wasn't even included at that point. I'm still not sure if it morphed because I like to watch Law & Order and Crime Scene Investigation on TV.) <br /><br />No, as a matter of fact, I don't know if I can actually tease out one coherent genre-based idea. Depending on the genre, I might need to do some extensive reading to see if I know enough to shoehorn it in there. I know it breaks a cardinal rule of romance, right from the get-go. <br /><br />Oh, and color me red-faced. I completely over-estimated my count. My rambling only has 150,874 words as of yesterday. Plus a 4,088 word creation written specifically for my husband, to try to force him to stop hovering over my shoulder to read the supposed porn I must be creating. I found it rather... distracting to have him laughing at me. I don't know if he read it--I titled it Shut Up, told him it had more than one meaning, and left it on the desktop for two days, (until the nine-year-old asked me what was that file, which caused me to hide it)--but he DID stop hovering. I mean, hey, if he can spend all blanking day online, having snarky arguments based on politics with strangers, (his form of virtual heaven--I suppose it takes all kinds) I can darn well crave me some computer time, too! ;-)<br /><br />Best to all!<br />Gretchen<br /><br />P.S. Kristen, I hear you are "it" for Friday, so I'm sending you a double-dose of good wishes. Not that I think you need 'em, but I'm sending them anyway. Much more portable than, say, chocolate. (An ex-co-worker once sent a chocolate bar through the mail... In summer... Oh, so wrong.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com