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08-26-2007, 11:02 AM
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| What do you think makes an author great? So, what does today's writer have to do, create as J.K. Rowlings did, a character with a life of its own in her Harry Potter series? Or can they genre write as Stephen King does for their success? Is “shock value” still a viable feature? Or is it possible to do something new and make it work? What do you think? |
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08-26-2007, 11:12 AM
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| What I think makes an author great is coming up with a story you don't want to put down until it's finished. Sometimes, IMO, even those good authors have stories that stink, but for the most part, that does it for me. If I can put down a book and forget what I've read, I probably won't read that persons books again.
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08-26-2007, 01:09 PM
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| Story telling. The ability for an author to transport you into their word.
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08-28-2007, 10:59 AM
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| For me it's all about language. An Author can have a great sense for story but all the characters might sound the same, or the dialogue could be dry. For me, a good story needs to have beautiful language that propels the story. But that doesn't mean it has to be a stuffy novel! A few examples, The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant. A comedy... Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Or even a biography... Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens by Jane Dunn.
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