tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post2143784726052950674..comments2024-03-29T01:13:40.953-04:00Comments on Writers On The Move: What Makes a Good Fiction Story? Plot Driven vs. Character DrivenKaren Cioffihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-70004862093412222242017-10-02T20:53:30.590-04:002017-10-02T20:53:30.590-04:00Have to check to see if Joseph Campbell mentions t...Have to check to see if Joseph Campbell mentions this in any of his books!Carolyn Howard-Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041591136206289558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-37221797106688048812017-10-02T13:52:11.370-04:002017-10-02T13:52:11.370-04:00Linda, very interesting. Every story needs emotion...Linda, very interesting. Every story needs emotion, but I never thought of love being a constant in every story, either in an undertone or overt. Something to think about.Karen Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-32589158291862528012017-10-02T13:45:32.145-04:002017-10-02T13:45:32.145-04:00That's so true, Carolyn. It's kind of like...That's so true, Carolyn. It's kind of like 'in the eye of the beholder'!Karen Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-401298172205395402017-10-02T00:27:41.172-04:002017-10-02T00:27:41.172-04:00Thanks, Karen, for a very helpful post. Your expla...Thanks, Karen, for a very helpful post. Your explanation is thorough and motivating. I've been thinking about what makes good fiction for a future post, maybe next month, because I've decided that there needs to be LOVE between two characters! That includes boy and dog, siblings, friends--stories that do not contain heartfelt love only make it part-way, I'm thinking.Linda Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196966007010708558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-63088452692751464752017-10-01T21:29:46.896-04:002017-10-01T21:29:46.896-04:00I I like that you asked the question "what ma...I I like that you asked the question "what makes good fiction?" Everyone seems to have a different answer. That's probably why genres came to be, do you think?Carolyn Howard-Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041591136206289558noreply@blogger.com