Comments on: Attack of the Forum http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/581/attack-of-the-forum/ Invest in my two cents Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:53:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Lisa Milton http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/581/attack-of-the-forum/#comment-1701 Lisa Milton Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:58:50 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/581/attack-of-the-forum/#comment-1701 Sounds exciting - and any long lost relative of Mo is a friend of mine. Love his books. Sounds exciting - and any long lost relative of Mo is a friend of mine. Love his books.

]]> By: Diana http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/581/attack-of-the-forum/#comment-1702 Diana Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:05:19 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/581/attack-of-the-forum/#comment-1702 If this were a paper blog I would be highlighting your sentence " I was adrift in a sea of me's" It was nice being able to have some of my own feelings put in words. I really related to it. I'm probably going to use the line in conversations in the future. Kinda like that line I used from The Buchaneers, "My life is never as good I hoped or as bad as I imagine it to be." I know that it is totally a self absorbed, feel sorry for yourself line but still very poetic and dramatic. Your sentence really struck a cord, a wonderful way to express your feelings. =) Thanks If this were a paper blog I would be highlighting your sentence ” I was adrift in a sea of me’s” It was nice being able to have some of my own feelings put in words. I really related to it. I’m probably going to use the line in conversations in the future. Kinda like that line I used from The Buchaneers, “My life is never as good I hoped or as bad as I imagine it to be.” I know that it is totally a self absorbed, feel sorry for yourself line but still very poetic and dramatic. Your sentence really struck a cord, a wonderful way to express your feelings. =) Thanks

]]> By: Leslie http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/581/attack-of-the-forum/#comment-1706 Leslie Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:09:30 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/581/attack-of-the-forum/#comment-1706 Sounds like a great event, with lots of great information. But, don't get too down yourself. And don't scrap the work you've done already. You just may be the exception to the rule. ;) Sounds like a great event, with lots of great information. But, don’t get too down yourself. And don’t scrap the work you’ve done already. You just may be the exception to the rule. ;)

]]> By: Bill http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/581/attack-of-the-forum/#comment-1728 Bill Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:42:20 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/581/attack-of-the-forum/#comment-1728 Uhhhh, fantasy is on it's way out? Fantasy is NEVER going to be "on it's way out". Ever. Anyone who says so is a complete idiot. Cause I have a lot of clout... in that... area. Seriously though, how are people gauging that? From what I'm observing, fantasy seems to be going MORE mainstream. Albeit most of what ends up in the movies and books is crap, and that's what really gives fantasy its bad name. But there does seem to be more of a demand for "good fantasy" recently, not less (LoTR, Harry Potter, Narnia, etc). Even so, I wouldn't worry what a few lame wannabe writers have to say about it. Also I hope you don't get caught up in tailoring your subject matter towards what you think will be most accepted. You know that you should write first and formost because you love to. That's how all great authors are, and how all great stories are derived. Doing it any other way makes the story contrived and uninteresting. If people like it enough to buy it and read it, bonus. If not, you just haven't found the story that connects with people yet. Although I would find it hard to believe people wouldn't like whatever you write, no matter what it's about, as long as you keep it real... errr... you know what I mean. ;) Uhhhh, fantasy is on it’s way out? Fantasy is NEVER going to be “on it’s way out”. Ever. Anyone who says so is a complete idiot. Cause I have a lot of clout… in that… area.

Seriously though, how are people gauging that? From what I’m observing, fantasy seems to be going MORE mainstream. Albeit most of what ends up in the movies and books is crap, and that’s what really gives fantasy its bad name. But there does seem to be more of a demand for “good fantasy” recently, not less (LoTR, Harry Potter, Narnia, etc).

Even so, I wouldn’t worry what a few lame wannabe writers have to say about it. Also I hope you don’t get caught up in tailoring your subject matter towards what you think will be most accepted. You know that you should write first and formost because you love to. That’s how all great authors are, and how all great stories are derived. Doing it any other way makes the story contrived and uninteresting. If people like it enough to buy it and read it, bonus. If not, you just haven’t found the story that connects with people yet.

Although I would find it hard to believe people wouldn’t like whatever you write, no matter what it’s about, as long as you keep it real… errr… you know what I mean. ;)

]]> By: sara z. http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/581/attack-of-the-forum/#comment-1729 sara z. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:39:25 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/581/attack-of-the-forum/#comment-1729 FWIW, I agree - fantasy will never be on its way out. You have nothing to worry about, just write what you love to write! Glad you enjoyed the session! FWIW, I agree - fantasy will never be on its way out. You have nothing to worry about, just write what you love to write! Glad you enjoyed the session!

]]> By: paulyourlittlebro http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/581/attack-of-the-forum/#comment-1791 paulyourlittlebro Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:49:07 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/581/attack-of-the-forum/#comment-1791 Expert is a funny little word that doesn't mean anything. So an expert in writing is simply that... a title that doesn't mean anything. Provocative sometimes sells, but more often than not just makes you look like an idiot trying to sell something. A rebel conformist is just another type of conformist. Write what you write. Fantasy is going out? Splendid, less static. The people that love fantasy will have no other choice in book, and the readers will think to themselves "wow, never in my life have I read such a good fantasy. I guess editors are cracking down on writers that suck. If I ever had to read another Stephanie Meyer book I might just test out a career in book burning." Suzanne you could write that same story twice as well as her. And saying "there is too much rhyming out there" is like saying "kids get tired of repetition" .....yeah, no one should have be listening at this point. Expert is a funny little word that doesn’t mean anything. So an expert in writing is simply that… a title that doesn’t mean anything. Provocative sometimes sells, but more often than not just makes you look like an idiot trying to sell something. A rebel conformist is just another type of conformist. Write what you write.

Fantasy is going out? Splendid, less static. The people that love fantasy will have no other choice in book, and the readers will think to themselves “wow, never in my life have I read such a good fantasy. I guess editors are cracking down on writers that suck. If I ever had to read another Stephanie Meyer book I might just test out a career in book burning.” Suzanne you could write that same story twice as well as her.

And saying “there is too much rhyming out there” is like saying “kids get tired of repetition” …..yeah, no one should have be listening at this point.

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