tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post7647381001348464518..comments2024-03-25T02:14:50.515-07:00Comments on Cora Ramos Blog: What Makes a Novel Successful?Corahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-16326475487494720312014-11-30T11:44:14.707-08:002014-11-30T11:44:14.707-08:00Thanks for stopping by Jackie. "Tears in the ...Thanks for stopping by Jackie. "Tears in the writer, tears in the reader."Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-23330102344723547002014-11-30T11:42:54.398-08:002014-11-30T11:42:54.398-08:00Thank you, Sandra, for your comments. I think we a...Thank you, Sandra, for your comments. I think we are on the same wave length about this subject.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-3618949520224289532014-11-30T11:41:37.633-08:002014-11-30T11:41:37.633-08:00Yes, Elsa, but my opinion is that a great story is...Yes, Elsa, but my opinion is that a great story is a great story at any age. I have read children's books that have stayed impressed in my memory since first reading them--when I was already an adult. Having been a primary school teacher was an advantage. I saw a great many excellent children's books.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-52212172178587853492014-11-30T11:39:05.634-08:002014-11-30T11:39:05.634-08:00A deep theme or a serious novel, is not necessaril...A deep theme or a serious novel, is not necessarily what I am getting at here. Humor is part of who we are and may be what we need most at a point in time. Obviously Open Season made that connection I'm talking about. Somewhere in your soul you needed that light touch.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-58880970611607728152014-11-30T11:36:05.158-08:002014-11-30T11:36:05.158-08:00Yes, agreed Ronnie: deep introspection.Yes, agreed Ronnie: deep introspection.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-8431965669962620982014-11-30T11:09:17.121-08:002014-11-30T11:09:17.121-08:00Personally, I write from the heart. My first read...Personally, I write from the heart. My first reader is usually my husband and I read aloud to him during the initial editing. If I get tears, I know it's good. This has always worked for me. I do believe we all "go deep" and draw on personal experience to write.Jackie Taylor Zortmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922687677280332797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-40255853361908779492014-11-30T10:05:00.761-08:002014-11-30T10:05:00.761-08:00I believe that the older we get, the more we exper...I believe that the older we get, the more we experience and appreciate. Stories evolve from those experiences Appreciation comes with age as we recognize how frail life is. A book written just seven years ago has had a momentous journey for me. The characters evolve and the emotion sings to us. It's also the magic of the words we choose to use. So I agree with "all of the above". Good blog. ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700286542747709120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-29646407626823565012014-11-29T16:01:40.257-08:002014-11-29T16:01:40.257-08:00You could add to it all that our desires and value...You could add to it all that our desires and values change as the years go by. What can be devastatingly important at twenty years old seems like no more than a blip of life at fifty.Elsa Bayly November 29, 2014 at 4:00 PMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-20209549768213976312014-11-29T11:35:22.691-08:002014-11-29T11:35:22.691-08:00I think it's easy to lose the deeper story whe...I think it's easy to lose the deeper story when one tries too hard to write for commercial success. A good story written from the heart may not always be a commercial success these days. Too many rules and the worry about marketing. The stories that resonate with me are those that touched MY deeper story somehow - the human tale we all share. Yes, it's fun to read a clever, humorous love story, erotic to read erotica, but they are summer beach reads that I will forget long before I do the ones that make me cry, feel wistful, feel compassion, feel DEEPLY about life - <br />Having said that, I have to admit Linda Howard's Open Season made me laugh so hard it is etched into my memory for all time. That story is character driven from word go - A deeper theme is may not always be necessary to make an impression. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195314599690015959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-24283896569530438762014-11-29T10:21:24.900-08:002014-11-29T10:21:24.900-08:00Definitely the best stories result from deep intro...Definitely the best stories result from deep introspection and / or embedded painful memories. Can't be afraid to bring up buried traumas. Readers will relate to the unveiling. Ronnie Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309877737679445065noreply@blogger.com