tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888458418905431254.post1338457213300032249..comments2023-10-23T11:58:25.898-07:00Comments on Creativity or Insanity? Straddling the Line...: Genre Madness!Kalen O'Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131133469192904315noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888458418905431254.post-30663545345008749492020-04-23T02:15:27.285-07:002020-04-23T02:15:27.285-07:00I would like to thank you for the efforts you have...I would like to thank you for the efforts you have made in writing this article. I am hoping the same best work from you in the future as well. In fact your creative writing abilities has inspired me to start my own Blog Engine blog now. Really the blogging is spreading its wings rapidly. Your write up is a fine example of it. <a href="https://monabrand.com" rel="nofollow">Live resin</a><br />Alex seohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10077420150551022191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888458418905431254.post-20159171607722053272011-03-20T13:39:18.177-07:002011-03-20T13:39:18.177-07:00Hi Angelica and Anita! Nice to meet you both! An...Hi Angelica and Anita! Nice to meet you both! Angelica, I haven't actually read that book, though I do like a lot of Larry Niven's stuff, so I'll have to check that out!<br /><br />And Anita, yeah, I'l read anything that catches my eye, don't get me wrong. And trends do all eventually overstay their welcome, but I do enjoy comparing different authors takes on the same genres or tropes. I love how when done well, two authors can start from the same place and end up somewhere entirely unique and original.Kalen O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02131133469192904315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888458418905431254.post-22441511077650864732011-03-20T11:53:35.880-07:002011-03-20T11:53:35.880-07:00I'm not really into trends. Just want to read ...I'm not really into trends. Just want to read a good story.Anita Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888458418905431254.post-79395497799592896762011-03-20T11:40:48.488-07:002011-03-20T11:40:48.488-07:00Just stopping by to say hi (linked through the Sho...Just stopping by to say hi (linked through the Show Me the Voice Blogfest). One of my favorite "blended" books was The Flying Sorcerors by David Gerrold and Larry Niven. Parts of that are still capable of making me laugh hysterically, even after uncountable readings.Angelica R. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448717076699744259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888458418905431254.post-50646349126679324912011-03-20T10:42:45.626-07:002011-03-20T10:42:45.626-07:00Ugh. Fucking blogger ate my insightful, indepth a...Ugh. Fucking blogger ate my insightful, indepth analysis of both of your comments. So I'll just say I agree with both of you, so here here. Or hear hear. I can never remember which.Kalen O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02131133469192904315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888458418905431254.post-29991717760364977732011-03-20T10:32:16.009-07:002011-03-20T10:32:16.009-07:00I agree with Anita--I was just having this convers...I agree with Anita--I was just having this conversation about how I miss books that just make me sit back and read a paragraph 12 times just to roll it around in my head. Word sex, man.<br /><br />I'm not big on steam, but I love clockwork as an aesthetic, and it combines two of my favorite genres: historical and fantasy. I grew up reading Victorian and Regency lit and fantasy. Bam. Hits all the buttons.<br /><br />Just like fantasy/sci fi for you. I mean, I love sci fi, but I must admit: not as much.Kateyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727622678452936037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888458418905431254.post-62555690521880770482011-03-19T20:03:17.267-07:002011-03-19T20:03:17.267-07:00Hey Kalen! Great post as always. Mr. Intellectual ...Hey Kalen! Great post as always. Mr. Intellectual thinker. ;-)<br /><br />You know what I'd like to see catch on? A rash of Christina Rossetti-esque writers, who can capture imagery and sensory within a phrase; who can make your tongue tingle with the drop of a tangy word. Lush, evocative, vivid and robust. And Charlotte Bronte ... I miss the rambling yet powerful prose of the classical writers. I learned everything I know about description from one poem: GOBLIN MARKET. And everything about characterization from JANE EYRE.Anita Grace Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797870961916148616noreply@blogger.com