tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post2241299561483793088..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: New Beginnings from an Old Story - Guest Post by Pippa GoodhartKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-7814695595691440722015-01-04T11:50:43.264+00:002015-01-04T11:50:43.264+00:00What a great 'story of the story'! Thank y...What a great 'story of the story'! Thank you!Sandra Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761260568729338471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-53042030716236149092015-01-01T11:55:16.724+00:002015-01-01T11:55:16.724+00:00Thank you for the new year good wishes. Happy New...Thank you for the new year good wishes. Happy New Year to all of you too! Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-11315829412239253702015-01-01T10:20:20.612+00:002015-01-01T10:20:20.612+00:00always pleased to hear from another former booksel...always pleased to hear from another former bookseller - and loved this story about a storyjulia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-47485995453691366622014-12-31T19:26:35.279+00:002014-12-31T19:26:35.279+00:00It's always interesting to read the history of...It's always interesting to read the history of a book - especially one that's so close to the author's heart! Yet again we see one of the boons of ebooks, giving out of print or old books another lease of life. Happy new year to you! Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-62665299127898767122014-12-31T15:57:38.408+00:002014-12-31T15:57:38.408+00:00Apologies, Lee. Yes, I gave the impression of a c...Apologies, Lee. Yes, I gave the impression of a closed mind where there isn't one. 'My bad,' as my daughter would say!Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-84804680271977789082014-12-31T15:51:13.807+00:002014-12-31T15:51:13.807+00:00'I went to a talk by Annie Dalton in which she...'I went to a talk by Annie Dalton in which she told that <i>the way</i> [italics mine] to play with fantasy in fiction isn’t to create a whole new world that needs every bit of that world explaining (because telling what people look like, what they eat, how they dress etc inevitably slows down the actual story), but to set a story in a recognisable world, and then take just one strand of that world into fantasy.'<br /><br />If I'm missing the point, mapwippet, then it should have been explained better. Please note the italicised words above, which clearly suggest there is only one way to tackle fantasy. There isn't.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-46115688857155600792014-12-31T15:35:39.299+00:002014-12-31T15:35:39.299+00:00Oh, thank YOU, Pauline! I remember the excitement...Oh, thank YOU, Pauline! I remember the excitement of finding Dark Threads as brilliance (that made me cry!) amongst the mass of less than brilliant slush pile texts. You're a wonderful writer. Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-40886950092594573022014-12-31T14:48:52.198+00:002014-12-31T14:48:52.198+00:00And I was one of those lucky authors you picked fr...And I was one of those lucky authors you picked from the slush pile! Thank you, Pippa! Without whose support, I might never have been published at all! XPauline Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260428070144389154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-75630633369853501172014-12-31T12:47:35.820+00:002014-12-31T12:47:35.820+00:00Oh, I'm sure Annie Dalton has read, and apprec...Oh, I'm sure Annie Dalton has read, and appreciated, total fantasies but was making the point that it's not a question of 'all or nothing' when it comes to fantasy, and that taking just one strand into fantasy to look at something in new ways can give as good a fictional experience as imagining a whole new world. <br />Yes, isn't it interesting feeling the effect different cover styles have on us? And interesting too that different people react differently!<br />Thanks for your comments.Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-66029131815807095892014-12-31T12:09:06.566+00:002014-12-31T12:09:06.566+00:00And I think you are missing the point being made L...And I think you are missing the point being made Lee - that there are many skilled complete-world writers - Tolkien is possibly the best example of having gone to town on this - but that it is possible to create a fantasy world without having to necessarily go quite that far ... madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-50787865040596747602014-12-31T12:06:40.226+00:002014-12-31T12:06:40.226+00:00Although I do read other-world fantasy, I much pre...Although I do read other-world fantasy, I much prefer what I call "contemporary fantasy" - something different about our own world. But yes - characters are everything for me too. If the characters are good enough, the world-building (or indeed plot) aren't that important to me.Debbie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761474820689143835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-78189885210729348392014-12-31T12:05:56.518+00:002014-12-31T12:05:56.518+00:00Covers 1 and 3 have got me hooked ... and do I sen...Covers 1 and 3 have got me hooked ... and do I sense another great post about that story of how you found Jessica Goode on a blackboard? :-) Looking forward to reading both the book and the anecdote!madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-9507118826185470712014-12-31T11:59:47.179+00:002014-12-31T11:59:47.179+00:00I like the idea of setting a fantasy in the world ...I like the idea of setting a fantasy in the world of normality, but I must admit I'm not overly keen on the type of fantasy novels which spend more time on the world-building than character-building! Give me characters any day.Chris Longmuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488093821886798927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-73683106720334112352014-12-31T11:03:17.586+00:002014-12-31T11:03:17.586+00:00Annie Dalton has obviously not read Ursula LeGuin,...Annie Dalton has obviously not read Ursula LeGuin, to name just one example of a skilled world-building fantasist.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.com