http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2011/02/10/analyzing-jennifers-storyline/ America's Mad Professor of Fiction Writing Mon, 21 May 2012 04:10:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2011/02/10/analyzing-jennifers-storyline/#comment-16782 James Thayer Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:44:48 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2011/02/10/analyzing-jennifers-storyline/#comment-16782 Your comment about details is so important, whether in a pitch or in the final product, the novel. John Gardner in The Art of Fiction speaks of details as “proofs,” like those in a geometry theorem. The novelist, he says, “gives us such details about the streets, stores, weather, politics, and details about the looks, gestures, and experiences of his characters, so that we cannot help believing that the story is true.” Your comment about details is so important, whether in a pitch or in the final product, the novel. John Gardner in The Art of Fiction speaks of details as “proofs,” like those in a geometry theorem. The novelist, he says, “gives us such details about the streets, stores, weather, politics, and details about the looks, gestures, and experiences of his characters, so that we cannot help believing that the story is true.”

]]> http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2011/02/10/analyzing-jennifers-storyline/#comment-16791 Carrie L. Lewis Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:29:38 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2011/02/10/analyzing-jennifers-storyline/#comment-16791 I always look forward to these types of analytical posts. I love the snowflake method, but have persistent problems boiling concepts down to a one-sentence summary! I always look forward to these types of analytical posts. I love the snowflake method, but have persistent problems boiling concepts down to a one-sentence summary!

]]> http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2011/02/10/analyzing-jennifers-storyline/#comment-16805 Kerry Meacham Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:01:41 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2011/02/10/analyzing-jennifers-storyline/#comment-16805 Randy - I read somewhere that having irony in a storyline is good if you can get it, i.e. a disgruntled/disgraced/recently fired detective must work to solve a mystery that could bring the city to it's knees. That way he is defending the system that has shunned him. I'm not trying to rewrite this as much as I'm asking if you agree with the premise of using irony in a storyline. Thoughts? Randy - I read somewhere that having irony in a storyline is good if you can get it, i.e. a disgruntled/disgraced/recently fired detective must work to solve a mystery that could bring the city to it’s knees. That way he is defending the system that has shunned him. I’m not trying to rewrite this as much as I’m asking if you agree with the premise of using irony in a storyline. Thoughts?

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