The Telltale Heart - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T22:50:38Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:10589?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A10673&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThere are 2 schools of though…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-23:537324:Comment:108152007-03-23T05:55:38.486ZLeAnnDraDhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LeAnnDraD
There are 2 schools of thought on that. One says that every storie has some essence of your subconcious. It has to because if the storie comes from your mind then.. there it is.<br />
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The other school of thought is that our imaginations are indepedant of our real subconscious and that we use it to seperate ourselves from ourselved by writing something totally on the other spetrum from who we really are.<br />
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Me I think that you cannot seperate from yourself.. there are area of yourself that you…
There are 2 schools of thought on that. One says that every storie has some essence of your subconcious. It has to because if the storie comes from your mind then.. there it is. <br />
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The other school of thought is that our imaginations are indepedant of our real subconscious and that we use it to seperate ourselves from ourselved by writing something totally on the other spetrum from who we really are. <br />
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Me I think that you cannot seperate from yourself.. there are area of yourself that you might not be aware of, however it is still apart of you. and it may show itself through your writing. <br />
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Or maybe not. To paraphrase Dorothy Sayers…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-23:537324:Comment:107372007-03-23T01:52:27.000ZJoy Calderwoodhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Dragonlily
To paraphrase Dorothy Sayers and Charlie, who cares, if it makes a good story? On the other hand, the same good story theme over and over again can wear out a series a' la Anne Perry. <br />
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Has she changed her theme in the ten years since I stopped reading her books?
To paraphrase Dorothy Sayers and Charlie, who cares, if it makes a good story? On the other hand, the same good story theme over and over again can wear out a series a' la Anne Perry. <br />
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Has she changed her theme in the ten years since I stopped reading her books? As for themes, I never start…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-23:537324:Comment:107052007-03-23T00:47:36.696ZJude Hardinhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
As for themes, I never start out with any in mind. Writing to themes is a slow and painful story death, IMO. If I notice a theme on third rewrite, and it seems to be working, I go with it. Otherwise, I leave explication of high ideas to people much smarter than I am.
As for themes, I never start out with any in mind. Writing to themes is a slow and painful story death, IMO. If I notice a theme on third rewrite, and it seems to be working, I go with it. Otherwise, I leave explication of high ideas to people much smarter than I am. You got to dance, dance, danc…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-23:537324:Comment:107002007-03-23T00:41:04.516ZJude Hardinhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
You got to dance, dance, dance, like nobody's watchin'. It's the only way to get Truth on the page.
You got to dance, dance, dance, like nobody's watchin'. It's the only way to get Truth on the page. I ooze all over the page. It…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-23:537324:Comment:106962007-03-23T00:31:34.240ZM.G. Tarquinihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/funnygirl
I ooze all over the page. It gets messy. Except for the chapter involving the Navy SEAL pastry chef and the trapeze artist. That chapter is totally birthed of my imagination.<br />
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Mostly.
I ooze all over the page. It gets messy. Except for the chapter involving the Navy SEAL pastry chef and the trapeze artist. That chapter is totally birthed of my imagination.<br />
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Mostly. You know, I'm having trouble…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-23:537324:Comment:106922007-03-23T00:28:06.757ZJohn McFetridgehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMcF
You know, I'm having trouble remembering a good book that DIDN'T have strippers...
You know, I'm having trouble remembering a good book that DIDN'T have strippers... The link between memory and i…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-22:537324:Comment:106732007-03-22T23:54:38.480ZSandra Parshallhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/SandraParshall
The link between memory and identity is also a strong theme in everything I write -- I don't plan it, it just happens. I also gravitate toward stories of dysfunctional families (as in, they want to kill each other and sometimes do). I will spare you all the deep, dark reasons that might lie beneath these predilections. I think each of us reveals something personal in our choices of theme and character. What else do we have to work with, after all, except our minds, memories, and personalities?
The link between memory and identity is also a strong theme in everything I write -- I don't plan it, it just happens. I also gravitate toward stories of dysfunctional families (as in, they want to kill each other and sometimes do). I will spare you all the deep, dark reasons that might lie beneath these predilections. I think each of us reveals something personal in our choices of theme and character. What else do we have to work with, after all, except our minds, memories, and personalities? Thanks for referring to my di…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-22:537324:Comment:106422007-03-22T22:28:30.442ZElizabeth Zelvinhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/lizzelvin
Thanks for referring to my discussion, Vincent. I think the short answer to that question is "Of course." The long answer for me is that I have to be very, very careful about what I disclose because I'm a shrink as well as a writer, and good boundaries are part of my stock in trade. On the other hand, I've lived long enough (cf the discussion on what someone called the geezer first novel or words to that effect), that sometimes I just say to hell with it and let 'er rip. And of course the whole…
Thanks for referring to my discussion, Vincent. I think the short answer to that question is "Of course." The long answer for me is that I have to be very, very careful about what I disclose because I'm a shrink as well as a writer, and good boundaries are part of my stock in trade. On the other hand, I've lived long enough (cf the discussion on what someone called the geezer first novel or words to that effect), that sometimes I just say to hell with it and let 'er rip. And of course the whole issue is complicated by the nature of the Internet, where the veil between public and private is so very thin. Liz<br />
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(demonstrating the interface between disclosing and promoting one's work) Dead girlfriends. Whatever st…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-22:537324:Comment:106342007-03-22T22:17:20.510ZSteve Mosbyhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/stevemosby
Dead girlfriends. Whatever storyline I think about, if I wait long enough, a dead or absent girlfriend will form there of her own accord. I think I'm just interested in ideas of loss and regret, and the fallout from them in whatever shape that might take. Personal fears of losing people, and so on. <br />
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I can live with it for now, but I do worry about repeating myself. I'm in the right genre for it, at least. The theme, I mean, not the repetition.
Dead girlfriends. Whatever storyline I think about, if I wait long enough, a dead or absent girlfriend will form there of her own accord. I think I'm just interested in ideas of loss and regret, and the fallout from them in whatever shape that might take. Personal fears of losing people, and so on. <br />
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I can live with it for now, but I do worry about repeating myself. I'm in the right genre for it, at least. The theme, I mean, not the repetition. A lot of my characters seem t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-22:537324:Comment:106312007-03-22T22:16:22.805ZJ.D. Rhoadeshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JDRhoades
A lot of my characters seem to have suffered some kind of crippling permanent damage, often psychological but just as often physical. I'm not sure what that means about me. <br />
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Strippers are also a recurring theme, or so my wife has noted.
A lot of my characters seem to have suffered some kind of crippling permanent damage, often psychological but just as often physical. I'm not sure what that means about me. <br />
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Strippers are also a recurring theme, or so my wife has noted.