tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post5642883774884558430..comments2024-01-03T04:03:15.300-05:00Comments on S.P. Bowers: LivingS.P. Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-20153264676872991852012-12-17T10:06:26.142-05:002012-12-17T10:06:26.142-05:00Those stories are easy to put down and forget abou...Those stories are easy to put down and forget about. S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-36945609063423227772012-12-17T10:05:53.307-05:002012-12-17T10:05:53.307-05:00That's the best feeling!That's the best feeling!S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-603618237226161412012-12-17T10:05:23.010-05:002012-12-17T10:05:23.010-05:00It is sometimes hard to pinpoint and often it migh...It is sometimes hard to pinpoint and often it might be a combination of things.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-76269014962369366002012-12-17T10:04:39.430-05:002012-12-17T10:04:39.430-05:00Exactly!Exactly!S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-90274458501262191542012-12-17T10:03:56.372-05:002012-12-17T10:03:56.372-05:00I always need to remind myself.I always need to remind myself.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-19300196093221303082012-12-17T10:03:18.312-05:002012-12-17T10:03:18.312-05:00I wish. Intangible is a great word for it.I wish. Intangible is a great word for it.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-37627704871077247482012-12-17T09:32:21.297-05:002012-12-17T09:32:21.297-05:00I agree as well. If the story reads like a speech ...I agree as well. If the story reads like a speech and not a story, then I'll fade out and read something else. Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-32282438163625653982012-12-15T05:20:49.510-05:002012-12-15T05:20:49.510-05:00I agree!
When you're so deep into a story, in...I agree! <br />When you're so deep into a story, in the middle of all the action, that the world around you fades... then you know you're living the story.michellehttp://writer-in-transit.co.za/dejavu-2012/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-13992541006627429942012-12-14T08:20:29.941-05:002012-12-14T08:20:29.941-05:00That's a great way of putting it. I sometimes ...That's a great way of putting it. I sometimes have trouble pinpointing just why a story isn't working, I just know that it isn't.Ruth Schiffmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625363295823548969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-12305645508478795512012-12-14T07:59:19.856-05:002012-12-14T07:59:19.856-05:00I agree. When we don't feel the emotions of th...I agree. When we don't feel the emotions of the story, we don't feel apart of it.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-63221494347398273002012-12-14T07:11:42.174-05:002012-12-14T07:11:42.174-05:00Telling mostly. I must remind myself as I write m...Telling mostly. I must remind myself as I write my next manuscript to always show when I can.Peaches Ledwidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406881743264774589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-87454626254160637512012-12-14T01:15:30.910-05:002012-12-14T01:15:30.910-05:00There's definitely a difference, and I think g...There's definitely a difference, and I think getting the reader to live the story is that intangible thing we all strive to do. Got any magic tips? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700737187405826842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-83299005662540439472012-12-13T19:20:34.001-05:002012-12-13T19:20:34.001-05:00Wonder if it was the same book? :-)Wonder if it was the same book? :-)Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-58398021740031891552012-12-13T18:54:38.636-05:002012-12-13T18:54:38.636-05:00I read one like that. Where the pov character wen...I read one like that. Where the pov character went along and we thought one thing, then later at the climax he told us, oh, yea, I did that and that and so it was really this other way. Surprise. I understand that the author did it for dramatic tension but I felt kind of cheated, like it was a cheap parlor trick. S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-71908266100537423652012-12-13T18:53:03.171-05:002012-12-13T18:53:03.171-05:00Glad I'm not the only one.Glad I'm not the only one.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-9622025519191481482012-12-13T18:52:47.027-05:002012-12-13T18:52:47.027-05:00Yea, I've heard that comment too. I think it&#...Yea, I've heard that comment too. I think it's something writers always be working on.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-76778090400601728892012-12-13T18:52:06.763-05:002012-12-13T18:52:06.763-05:00I love that too.
I love that too.<br />S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-62651595971913847132012-12-13T18:51:45.589-05:002012-12-13T18:51:45.589-05:00So true!So true!S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-18083820618606231032012-12-13T18:51:32.759-05:002012-12-13T18:51:32.759-05:00We do need that emotional engagement. We do need that emotional engagement. S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-57203507556521292172012-12-13T18:10:35.978-05:002012-12-13T18:10:35.978-05:00I do, because I'm reading one like that myself...I do, because I'm reading one like that myself at the moment! In a way I sort of resent not being one hundred percent in the character's mind, because I feel like the author is holding out truths simply to reveal something at the end. If you're not going to tell all about a character's motives, don't include that character's pov as part of the narration!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-43970240796512533052012-12-13T16:46:53.072-05:002012-12-13T16:46:53.072-05:00Absolutely!Absolutely!J.L. Murpheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782355786883006411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-89397417809372213852012-12-13T13:40:35.198-05:002012-12-13T13:40:35.198-05:00Well, I've actually had that said about one of...Well, I've actually had that said about one of my manuscripts. After reading this post and the comments, I know I've got to figure out how to fix it. Thanks, Sara.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-26479636313486920172012-12-13T13:29:08.859-05:002012-12-13T13:29:08.859-05:00Absolutely. That's the difference between voic...Absolutely. That's the difference between voice and deep POV. I'm wondering if we're reading the same story because I also feel as if I'm reading and not living it. Which is fine. But there's a huge difference. I love losing myself in the story, so when my hubby calls my name, I'm actually jarred back into the present. Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-15223926334727533432012-12-13T13:15:59.893-05:002012-12-13T13:15:59.893-05:00I agree with you 100%. If the author is just telli...I agree with you 100%. If the author is just telling the story, it doesn't give the reader a chance to get emotionally involved, so we hardly have a reason to care. <br /><br />Without the reader caring, the story will never be great.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-21061282523905916142012-12-13T11:38:47.097-05:002012-12-13T11:38:47.097-05:00Definitely. If I'm in the story, if my emotion...Definitely. If I'm in the story, if my emotions engage and it becomes personal, it's a great story.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.com