Writerly Ways
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cornerofmadnessBefore I get into it, I wish one of the authors on my group had linked to the article (or was it a class, it wasn't clear) But not only are epithets on the outs. So are adjectives.The new rule, verbs and nouns only to keep sentences simple. Apparently we now have to dumb down writing to Run Dick Run levels to make it manageable for people with cognitive damage from facebook and twitter. I think I'll pass on that until the editors insist. I don't want to write like Hemmingway. His prose was dull and boring and I'm not sure how he ever ascended to where he did. Venting over.
What I wanted to talk about is sequels and series. Technically my Soldiers of the Sun is part of a series. I definitely want to do a sequel to Kept Tears Heck, the reviewers want me to do a sequel. I had so much fun with Triskelion and Nothing But Himself (both out soon) that I wanted to write more in those universes. Even as I work on Behind Blue Eues, I know it's a min. duology if not more.
I love series. I love come back to characters and settings again and again. Yes, sometimes series get stale and you lose interest but that usually takes a while. Could you imagine Harry Potter as only one book? How about your favorite mystery series? Would Harry Dresden be so beloved if it was only one book? Graphic Novels and manga would be totally different medias without a series.
And yet I'm seeing tihs a lot both on goodreads and elsewhere, a push back against a series. I didn't realize there was a sizable faction who hate them. Now I do dislike a series/trilogy that doesn't have at least some subplots wrapped up by the end of the book. The biggest complaint, I see, however is that there is too long to wait. A year is too long and a lot of that is still coming from people who actually write. I'm stunned. They should know how hard it is to ready a GOOD novel. But more over is a year really that hard to wait? Have we gotten that demanding and self-centered that it all has to be 'now!' It's interesting to me. I find it vaguely disappointing.
How do you feel about series? Do you write them? Do you plan on them or do they just happen somewhere in the middle of book one? It's a little of both for me.
Yearly Word Count-
Soldiers of the Sun - editing
everything else I'm supposed to be doing I'm not.
What I wanted to talk about is sequels and series. Technically my Soldiers of the Sun is part of a series. I definitely want to do a sequel to Kept Tears Heck, the reviewers want me to do a sequel. I had so much fun with Triskelion and Nothing But Himself (both out soon) that I wanted to write more in those universes. Even as I work on Behind Blue Eues, I know it's a min. duology if not more.
I love series. I love come back to characters and settings again and again. Yes, sometimes series get stale and you lose interest but that usually takes a while. Could you imagine Harry Potter as only one book? How about your favorite mystery series? Would Harry Dresden be so beloved if it was only one book? Graphic Novels and manga would be totally different medias without a series.
And yet I'm seeing tihs a lot both on goodreads and elsewhere, a push back against a series. I didn't realize there was a sizable faction who hate them. Now I do dislike a series/trilogy that doesn't have at least some subplots wrapped up by the end of the book. The biggest complaint, I see, however is that there is too long to wait. A year is too long and a lot of that is still coming from people who actually write. I'm stunned. They should know how hard it is to ready a GOOD novel. But more over is a year really that hard to wait? Have we gotten that demanding and self-centered that it all has to be 'now!' It's interesting to me. I find it vaguely disappointing.
How do you feel about series? Do you write them? Do you plan on them or do they just happen somewhere in the middle of book one? It's a little of both for me.
Yearly Word Count-
Soldiers of the Sun - editing
everything else I'm supposed to be doing I'm not.
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Date: 2014-06-23 01:18 am (UTC)Well I can see your issue and that is a legimiate reason for maybe favoriting stand alones or trilogies to the long series (more so than I don't like to wait for it.) If you like mysteries, I wouldn't think that long series are a problem since they're essentially stand alones.
well that's cool about the OFC. Yeah I'll be honest more of my original stories fizzle than don't.
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Date: 2014-06-23 02:25 am (UTC)Yeah you've mentioned that. That's too bad.