tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post3267560272296211041..comments2024-03-10T12:18:00.338-04:00Comments on Rhobin Lee Courtright: Intuitive Themes in NovelsRhobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08627825512017360508noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-69954751810459548512020-10-07T12:15:37.735-04:002020-10-07T12:15:37.735-04:00You asked some great questions about what the cha...You asked some great questions about what the character wants, etc. How every writer should think. The answers are what will drive the plot and the whole novel. Great post. JudyinBostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01194047119136913804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-83913653134229337632020-10-07T11:58:50.731-04:002020-10-07T11:58:50.731-04:00This was an excellent post, describing how the rea...This was an excellent post, describing how the reader and author may in synch or not. I think this happens a lot in fiction. And you are so right about showing rather than telling helping the reader understand the scene or not. Great topic, by the way. JudyinBostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01194047119136913804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-67830185846424203022020-09-24T12:37:23.282-04:002020-09-24T12:37:23.282-04:00Hi Rhobin, thanks for another really interesting t...Hi Rhobin, thanks for another really interesting topic. I loved your take on it, and I especially liked your point about show and tell. Readers can interpret things differently to how we intended, but I find if you tell them a character is angry, they won't believe it until you actually show that character's anger in action.Helena Fairfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17304060264698408780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-82335882457744647082020-09-23T22:46:37.867-04:002020-09-23T22:46:37.867-04:00Thank you for another interesting topic, Rhobin. S...Thank you for another interesting topic, Rhobin. Sorry I'm late getting around to reading everyone's posts but must say I've come away with some new perspectives.Victoria Chathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064028734034371341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-12835114820118124172020-09-19T15:49:33.818-04:002020-09-19T15:49:33.818-04:00The subtle themes you referred to are also what gr...The subtle themes you referred to are also what grabs the attention of the careful reader. Probably also why readers are more empathetic, compassionate people. They experience being other people when they read, and that helps them do it in real life also. You can't hate someone you have empathy for. Bigotry is hard when you can understand someone else's life experience.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-67573186420419804152020-09-19T15:16:00.743-04:002020-09-19T15:16:00.743-04:00Rhobin, I agree with Skye. "show vs tell"...Rhobin, I agree with Skye. "show vs tell" does make a huge difference.Connie Vineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835205487088200480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-62028117429955400442020-09-19T11:17:08.958-04:002020-09-19T11:17:08.958-04:00Love your point that SHOW Vs TELL can make a huge ...Love your point that SHOW Vs TELL can make a huge difference. If we tell the reader something like John was angry that might be part of the theme but there's no room for interpretation. But there's also no drawing the reader in to experience the anger. Yet if John puts his fist through the wall and curses now the reader is pulled into the emotions but might see more frustration than fury. Good point. Skyewriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938351117986167519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-6348309095864240372020-09-19T09:40:45.558-04:002020-09-19T09:40:45.558-04:00Hi Rhobin, thanks for another great topic to discu...Hi Rhobin, thanks for another great topic to discuss. I started by writing plays and was always taken by surprise when I saw the Director's take on them. It's a humbling experience to realise your own interpretation is not the only one. anneanne stenhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737658937717248241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-79099210748779539212020-09-19T04:21:34.482-04:002020-09-19T04:21:34.482-04:00"the reader can sometimes perceive themes in ..."the reader can sometimes perceive themes in writing that the author never intended."<br />Rhobin, I have an amusing example of this. My novel, "Sleeper, Awake" is set in a future where men's motivation is entirely directed toward pleasing women. And yet, one female reader thought the book was sexist because a major female character's surname is "Ramirez."<br /><br />Hmm.<br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com