tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post7444236731586502580..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Mistakes As Plot Devices? Big MistakeAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-80562535574098902542016-01-01T11:21:51.045-05:002016-01-01T11:21:51.045-05:00I do realize that the title for my post, and much ...I do realize that the title for my post, and much of the post itself, are unfair and overstated. I don't go along with the "rule" that all fiction must include conflict, but some plot and/or character arc of change is often the best way to go. Having all the challenges and barriers come from outside the characters rather than from their own minds and acts may have worked for the old times of Greek Gods playing power games and decrees of the Fates, but not so much for more contemporary settings. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-86221011845051367102015-12-31T07:11:09.800-05:002015-12-31T07:11:09.800-05:00I feel like your point illustrates the key. A good...I feel like your point illustrates the key. A good writer can make just about anything work, and might deploy tired tropes deliberately, to play with them. But doing stuff lazily tends not to work so well. It's the most generally applicable writing advice I know.Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-14328833995717840752015-12-29T09:31:56.925-05:002015-12-29T09:31:56.925-05:00LOL! When Shakespeare wrote "The Comedy of Er...LOL! When Shakespeare wrote "The Comedy of Errors," mistaken identities and resulting misunderstandings might have been a new plot device. (Or maybe not. Apparently he was imitating Roman and Greek comedies.)<br />However, misunderstnadings happen in real life, and they can destroy relationships if not resolved. (See my post of today on the Erotic Readers and Writers blog). www.erotica-readers.blogspot.com Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-961266926037580762015-12-28T11:13:22.418-05:002015-12-28T11:13:22.418-05:00For an example of mistakes and red herrings put to...For an example of mistakes and red herrings put to good use, try Marisha Pessel's "Night Film". She's not the perfect writer, but does things in new and different ways. Much of it obviously planned yet fresh.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-65428633140551025762015-12-28T07:30:36.349-05:002015-12-28T07:30:36.349-05:00LOL!LOL!Jeremy Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980177431018869829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-37161126769891815392015-12-28T07:30:25.535-05:002015-12-28T07:30:25.535-05:00A very shrewd and insightful take on the "mis...A very shrewd and insightful take on the "mistakes" theme, Sacchi!Jeremy Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980177431018869829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-43782345140719009542015-12-28T06:55:06.964-05:002015-12-28T06:55:06.964-05:00Everything about romance is overdone, Sacchi.
En...Everything about romance is overdone, Sacchi. <br /><br />Encouraging so many people to write it was the real mistake!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com