tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265859646680791397.post7652095470921114811..comments2023-12-15T17:44:30.163-07:00Comments on Hayden's Ferry Review: Tweeted Questions: Answers Revealed! (Part II)HFRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665203051008950989noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265859646680791397.post-19895496457519055812011-08-19T19:16:09.888-07:002011-08-19T19:16:09.888-07:00Thank you for this article. I can't stand it w...Thank you for this article. I can't stand it when a work is overwrought with cliches. Some writers think, "Oh, this has been done before and has been popular so if I write it again it will sell!" That's not what writing is about. It's about testing the boundaries and finding new, original subject matter and styles. <br />People like to copy a certain style like Hemingway or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265859646680791397.post-28905201299620175152011-08-18T13:07:04.486-07:002011-08-18T13:07:04.486-07:00In response to this comment on Twitter:"Inter...In response to this comment on Twitter:"Interesting article. However, including 'autistic-like symptoms' in 'crazy' is in poor taste and inaccurate."<br /><br />The point we were trying to make is exactly that. We get lots of stories where the narrator/main character acts strange/disturbed for the sake of quirkiness. These stories don't seem to try to actually Beth Stapleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653293779806440706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265859646680791397.post-57135958625454171862011-08-17T15:40:29.439-07:002011-08-17T15:40:29.439-07:00If someone can write it like Auster, I'm there...If someone can write it like Auster, I'm there! But then we're not looking at something fresh, necessarily... Dang. Agree with you, Patrick. Writing about topics that have been written about so many times before is difficult. The writers' challenge: being fresh and relevant! Liking the content of this post a lot. :)Jennifernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265859646680791397.post-9678490621154526802011-08-17T12:08:51.021-07:002011-08-17T12:08:51.021-07:00I like that you mentioned the writer-as-protagonis...I like that you mentioned the writer-as-protagonist plot. Very boring, and horribly unimaginative <i>(I know, I'll write about a writer who's struggling to write something! Ta-da!)</i> unless you're Paul Auster.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11020564592659064691noreply@blogger.com