tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864423579966406496.post1351488982936162084..comments2024-02-17T13:12:02.048-06:00Comments on Rockets and Dragons: It's All About the StoryStephanie Barrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864423579966406496.post-14862982412078077802012-10-08T12:41:39.245-05:002012-10-08T12:41:39.245-05:00goatman, I have read some fantastic writing that h...goatman, I have read some fantastic writing that had little or nothing to do with story, but it was more essay than a story. On the other hand, the boundary isn't sharp. Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864423579966406496.post-87922292592172944512012-10-08T12:35:59.809-05:002012-10-08T12:35:59.809-05:00I am not sure that it is the story, as you propose...I am not sure that it is the story, as you propose. Some of the best, short stories' at least, writing I have seen expanded on a relatively small story line. A fellow I read recently (Poe Ballantine by name) managed a wonderful short story about riding a Greyhound bus from LA to a town in Kansas. The story was background and secondary to the descriptions, recalls, and wonderings.goatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317617928368945316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864423579966406496.post-34392670381252919432012-09-04T18:30:08.234-05:002012-09-04T18:30:08.234-05:00Story matters. It's why I don't like a lot...Story matters. It's why I don't like a lot of indy films about five guys who get together and whine about their problems. <br /><br />I want stuff to happen. And what happens matters a lot to me. I am far more plot driven than you are, and the scene is where I want to be.Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864423579966406496.post-68923187725791916512012-08-22T22:40:05.905-05:002012-08-22T22:40:05.905-05:00Good, wasnt' it?
I've only written two sh...Good, wasnt' it?<br /><br />I've only written two short stories where I've captured anything approaching that. <br /><br />Pity. <br /><br />But we all need goals. Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864423579966406496.post-78687098838733228002012-08-22T22:34:13.694-05:002012-08-22T22:34:13.694-05:00You do get to decide. But you're right about t...You do get to decide. But you're right about the story, anyway.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.com