tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545724276587519907.post1154485330666719745..comments2024-01-02T03:39:28.812+00:00Comments on All Write - Fiction Advice: Why you shouldn’t always give the reader what they wantAllWriteFictionAdvicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381125356850555606noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545724276587519907.post-76743148797650184922012-02-01T21:09:47.123+00:002012-02-01T21:09:47.123+00:00Ah, Baggy, but it has the clauses and hyphens in t...Ah, Baggy, but it has the clauses and hyphens in the right places! I like to challenge readers :)AllWriteFictionAdvicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03381125356850555606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545724276587519907.post-54054289507903716482012-01-29T20:58:17.553+00:002012-01-29T20:58:17.553+00:00"You need to give the reader what they want i..."You need to give the reader what they want in terms of delivering the complete story – watertight plot, rounded and believable characters, background and pacing, lots of conflict and tension, atmosphere and emotion etc - but when a writer deliberately doesn’t give the reader what they want, it’s because they are teasing the reader and prompting them to want to know more."<br /><br />Blimey - this reader wants a break - that has to be the longest sentence ever. Seriously, I do agree with you. There's nothing worse than being short-changed by a weak piece of writing.Helen Baggott https://www.blogger.com/profile/03672002857462638219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545724276587519907.post-43593844155226033542012-01-29T20:52:42.382+00:002012-01-29T20:52:42.382+00:00I've noticed it seems to be easier to do with ...I've noticed it seems to be easier to do with writing than with movies. Not that I'm good with either one.grinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916101406698502578noreply@blogger.com