tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627214116764692432.post8400496154495487541..comments2023-07-30T04:02:45.477-07:00Comments on Jenny Kaczorowski | In Somnis Veritas: Writing Novels: Storytelling vs CraftJenny Kaczorowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00289053983485597342noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627214116764692432.post-71858343839941326062013-08-03T13:20:38.253-07:002013-08-03T13:20:38.253-07:00Great distinction between writing style and charac...Great distinction between writing style and characters. I've had the same thing happen, where I can't stop reading a book even though I *know* the writing isn't to my taste. I can't get enough of the character, though, so I keep going until, suddenly, the book is over and I'm sad. At the same time, I've read books with amazing writing and lackluster characters, and have had so much trouble keeping at them. Like you, I want to read about interesting people I can relate to and root for. (Which doesn't necessary mean ones I love and think are perfect. There's a difference.)<br /><br />Happy reading!Caryn Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338655819410392107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627214116764692432.post-22655124403325909512013-07-22T10:19:09.631-07:002013-07-22T10:19:09.631-07:00I am like this on a level well it comes to writing...I am like this on a level well it comes to writing. Twilight did have a decent plot and will be placed in my heart somewhere as my teen read that helped me through middle school. However, I can't forgive how stupid the fourth book seemed, almost as if she wrote it for money because of how stupid the plotline was.<br /><br />On the other hand, Maggie Stiefvater. I love her writing; it's so lyrical in ways I can't explain. She doesn't even need to detail a novel. She just finds the right words to suck you in, but one of her novels did disappoint me, but I couldn't not read it!<br /><br />In other words, you don't have to write a book to please everyone. Even if people hate it so much (like Twilight), then you did something right by giving everyone something to remember.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821950387864713990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627214116764692432.post-60133472574141391702013-07-18T22:17:35.520-07:002013-07-18T22:17:35.520-07:00I am also an unashamed Twilight lover. While her w...I am also an unashamed Twilight lover. While her writing may be flawed, her story wasn't. It took me four days to read all four novels, and opened my eyes to the YA world. So it will always reign high in my ranks.<br /><br />But yes, I also strive everyday to hit both of those aspects. And I hope that one day, we both are blessed enough to be able to reach that goal. Amber Cliteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537436446374599840noreply@blogger.com