tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post1029925887429113493..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: Maxey on Keeping Your Fiction FreshLoren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-44197284992816245332010-05-24T08:51:52.267-04:002010-05-24T08:51:52.267-04:00Are you like me in thinking that themes get a pass...Are you like me in thinking that themes get a pass while narrative techniques don't? I mean, we all have a few intellecutal (or moral) areas that fascinate us, and I don't see the problem with returning to them regularly. Now, hopefully we can do it in different <i>ways</i>, though.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-22650564525821634202010-05-22T02:36:58.428-04:002010-05-22T02:36:58.428-04:00I always try to make a conscious effort to do some...I always try to make a conscious effort to do something new and different, but then when I look at what I wrote, it's another freaking externalized psychodrama, generally revolving around choices and freedom.<br /><br />I'm starting to get paranoid, frankly.Scattercathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302815654553659644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-614054211906845522010-05-21T11:17:00.899-04:002010-05-21T11:17:00.899-04:00Michelle,
Aren't ruts addicting? I find mysel...Michelle,<br /><br />Aren't ruts addicting? I find myself stuck in them all the time. It's challenging to know exactly when we should ignore or accept them.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-70200536367301374892010-05-21T11:15:30.993-04:002010-05-21T11:15:30.993-04:00B.,
Yeah, Maxey has a great sense of humor, doesn...B.,<br /><br />Yeah, Maxey has a great sense of humor, doesn't he?Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-1402434047051604902010-05-20T17:51:48.509-04:002010-05-20T17:51:48.509-04:00Oh, excellent. I get stuck in ruts all the time, a...Oh, excellent. I get stuck in ruts all the time, and it's a great thing to experiment once in awhile and think outside the box. Seems like there's two ideas here - to stay within the box and step outside the box. I think there's a time for each, and the key to writing something great is knowing yourself and your audience really well.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-20350446730515544262010-05-19T17:54:58.311-04:002010-05-19T17:54:58.311-04:00Last line of your excerpt is awesome.Last line of your excerpt is awesome.B. Nagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620736939701035617noreply@blogger.com