tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864423579966406496.post2335218887888184145..comments2024-02-17T13:12:02.048-06:00Comments on Rockets and Dragons: What Moves YouStephanie Barrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864423579966406496.post-39416669584158598682010-10-15T22:26:40.951-05:002010-10-15T22:26:40.951-05:00Same...Same...Jeff Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667419764890599092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864423579966406496.post-63900983914412223562010-10-15T08:17:18.504-05:002010-10-15T08:17:18.504-05:00And yet you see it, in published work, all the tim...And yet you see it, in published work, all the time. Ack.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864423579966406496.post-12166056448637882282010-10-14T22:00:09.744-05:002010-10-14T22:00:09.744-05:00And you highlight an important point. What makes p...And you highlight an important point. What makes perfect sense to one reader comes across as damn stupid to another. I love Ludlum, but feel that way about Clancy. Go figure. In other words, no one can really avoid this entirely. There will always be readers that just can't see it.<br /><br />But, as an author, you need to have a viable motivation for everything you do, something that makes sense to the world you've created. Even if everyone else doesn't get it, you need to. And, if no one's getting it, maybe you need to make the motivation a little clearer.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864423579966406496.post-52816347485181662422010-10-14T21:55:15.038-05:002010-10-14T21:55:15.038-05:00Yup, that's the reason why I can't read mo...Yup, that's the reason why I can't read most of the modern "thrillers", especially Robert Ludlum's stuff. Action for the sake of action doesn't do a whole lot for my reading pleasure.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.com