tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post6637583671044684936..comments2024-03-14T02:21:43.549-07:00Comments on Faeries, Dragons, and Spaceships: Reader vs CharacterMarie Andreashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-16139157204089596562017-01-23T07:36:30.569-08:002017-01-23T07:36:30.569-08:00This is a great point. Don't annoy your reader...This is a great point. Don't annoy your reader!Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-49725658957798972042017-01-22T09:57:31.499-08:002017-01-22T09:57:31.499-08:00Yup! That's the best we can do, try to make it...Yup! That's the best we can do, try to make it entertaining enough for folks to ignore the "but EVERYONE knows that!" issue ;)Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-56002195015357328422017-01-22T09:56:26.104-08:002017-01-22T09:56:26.104-08:00Agreed! Luckily, it wasn't the entire book, bu...Agreed! Luckily, it wasn't the entire book, but it was extremely annoying to watch it unfold. Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-84048629461347920292017-01-22T09:55:13.440-08:002017-01-22T09:55:13.440-08:00Thanks, Ken! That's a good idea, let people st...Thanks, Ken! That's a good idea, let people still enjoy things even if it's common knowledge for them :).Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-33407314948610141092017-01-21T11:41:04.502-08:002017-01-21T11:41:04.502-08:00I remind myself often that readers bring everythin...I remind myself often that readers bring everything to the book with them- every other vampire book they have ever read- every movie about it they have seen and their own internal beliefs and experiences on the subject comes with them...and I agree with Chemist ken- that the trick is making it an entertaining read despite what they bring to your world.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11559515581305568500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-61860441394908575972017-01-19T07:16:54.415-08:002017-01-19T07:16:54.415-08:00The old "suspension of disbelief" proble...The old "suspension of disbelief" problem. Even though aspects of a story are totally fiction there are givens - things accepted as facts - which still exist. When the writer forgets these it pulls the reader out of the story. This is especially true when writing a story about something that has its own sets of givens already established. When diving into a story about such a well known creature, it seems that research is required. There is no excuse for not doing this research. Why spend 320 pages on the hero of the story discovering that a wooden stake through the heart kills a vampire? Sharon Rivesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973226291032550889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-66137755205814930572017-01-18T08:19:53.474-08:002017-01-18T08:19:53.474-08:00It's always tricky to know what the reader doe...It's always tricky to know what the reader does or doesn't know ahead of time. The trick, I think, is to find an interesting, intriguing, or funny way to present it so that even the reader who already knows this stuff is still entertained. Thanks for the post.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.com