tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post8029296357098653117..comments2023-12-20T02:09:03.416-06:00Comments on Redemption Road: Finding BeautyMerry Monteleonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-4619113326808919212022-01-17T00:06:43.709-06:002022-01-17T00:06:43.709-06:00Loved readingg this thanksLoved readingg this thanksEugene Shorthttps://www.eugeneshort.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-14052531804841029862009-02-21T22:19:00.000-06:002009-02-21T22:19:00.000-06:00Hi Jersey,For me, the description depends on the a...Hi Jersey,<BR/><BR/>For me, the description depends on the author. Some just have that touch, where every sentence is heaven and I don't mind wandering around in prose with them because it tickles me to be in that place... others, meh, I skip all the winding paragraphs looking for the action. Depends on the author.<BR/><BR/>I do the same thing when I'm writing. I can totally see everything going on with the character, location, colors, everything. Often the houses, rooms, and places are based on real places I've been... I change decor for them, or street names, but layouts are often similar to real homes and places.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-42696698313446014362009-02-19T14:26:00.000-06:002009-02-19T14:26:00.000-06:00I want to feel the setting, but I don't necessaril...I want to feel the setting, but I don't necessarily want to read a lot of descriptive paragraphs about it, either. And I can't write any story - fiction or from my past - without envisioning where it takes place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-14081385821312488172009-02-19T09:46:00.000-06:002009-02-19T09:46:00.000-06:00Silken,I totally agree - there's nothing quite lik...Silken,<BR/><BR/>I totally agree - there's nothing quite like being so immersed in a novel that the whole world becomes real to you.<BR/><BR/>Hi Mary,<BR/><BR/>Oddly enough, one of the many reasons I love your blog is because you have so much flavor of place and people - and of course, I just like you!<BR/><BR/>I love that analogy, too, scenery being the seasoning...<BR/><BR/>Hi Erica,<BR/><BR/>I know there are books that I've read and enjoyed that really don't have anything much in scenery at all... they could have been set anywhere. And character is definitely more important than setting, but a lot of times they go together. The voice of the characters brings you a flavor of their world in the same way.<BR/><BR/>I think I tend to like the more descriptive better... but that's a taste thing. I think a story that's very plot and character driven can make you forget there's nothing special about the setting.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-86690697626632248362009-02-19T07:21:00.000-06:002009-02-19T07:21:00.000-06:00I set a lot of my books in NYC becausre that's hom...I set a lot of my books in NYC becausre that's home. And it has a rhythm all its own. But in general, I don't care as much about setting as I do characters. I don't know if that's because I read nonfiction in my free time versus fiction. I read American Prometheus this year, and I couldn't tell you where it was set (I could . . . but . . . )--because it was all about, in each place he lived, this tight community of physicists. It was always more about this powderkeg of intellect than being "swept away" to a place.<BR/><BR/>EErica Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415925758466527671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-27676646361016949502009-02-18T13:09:00.000-06:002009-02-18T13:09:00.000-06:00Yes, I want to know as much as possible about the ...Yes, I want to know as much as possible about the smells, the sounds, the whole feel of a place. If we're on a ship, I want to hear the timbers groan and the canvas sails snap in the wind; if we're in a desert, I want the grit of sand in my teeth and the dryness of the air searing and sharp. I can enjoy a story without all that about as much as I can enjoy a meal without salt...Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-65674133557451786402009-02-17T15:00:00.000-06:002009-02-17T15:00:00.000-06:00yes! I read to escape this world and I want to be ...yes! I read to escape this world and I want to be sucked into the new one! I want to feel what it's like in those places I've never been. Bring me to that place!silkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051933946463393399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-31456291795279196952009-02-17T12:22:00.000-06:002009-02-17T12:22:00.000-06:00Hi Stephen,Okay, I'm not quite as rigid on this as...Hi Stephen,<BR/><BR/>Okay, I'm not quite as rigid on this as you are. I've read stories that kept my interest even though there was nothing particular about the location. But I do love it... I think most of my favorites have that flavor of the place.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35866870.post-38591817953082465682009-02-17T10:50:00.000-06:002009-02-17T10:50:00.000-06:00Setting rules. Local color binds the story. Take...Setting rules. Local color binds the story. Take it out and the story feels shallow, even contrived. If you can transfer your story to another geographical location without making significant changes, I don't want to read it.Stephen Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883165490847664389noreply@blogger.com