tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post7432298236048273426..comments2024-01-27T16:10:28.502-08:00Comments on Tara Maya's Tales: What if Your Story Were a Fairy-tail?Tara Mayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-12178492005113842052009-03-23T13:50:00.000-07:002009-03-23T13:50:00.000-07:00Tara Maya,A late response, but one nonetheless.As ...Tara Maya,<BR/><BR/>A late response, but one nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>As Davin says, this is a really useful observation about stories. I do think that no matter how much you dress up a story in "modern" or "literary" language, a story is at heart a simple tale about how one person deals with conflict, and a good story--be it an action adventure, literary story or a romance--will tell us something about human nature, as fairy tales do, and will resonate with readers for that reason. We all have to overcome obstacles and resolve conflict, changing ourselves or our world in the process, or there will be consequences. <BR/><BR/>"Indeterminate" endings usually leave the reader with an idea of how the characters *should* or *could* overcome/resolve their problems, but either don't show the resolution or show that the characters cannot make those steps even if they should/could. Or, you know, indeterminate endings show that there are either a multiplicity of possible outcomes or even that there is no good solution at all. I'm being deliberately vague so as not to oversimplify, sorry.<BR/><BR/>I love the idea of St. George as Falstaff, by the way.<BR/><BR/>"re-write your story as a fairy-tale" could be a very useful exercise to help a writer better define the story for herself. I've been thinking of my own story in those terms since you first posted this. Thanks!scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-69351701655162652742009-03-21T11:30:00.000-07:002009-03-21T11:30:00.000-07:00Scott, as Davin said, it's a dialog. I really enjo...Scott, as Davin said, it's a dialog. I really enjoy your blog because you think so deeply about things, it gets me thinking too. I hope to hear more.Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-7911908194938188422009-03-21T11:16:00.000-07:002009-03-21T11:16:00.000-07:00Tara Maya,Wow, this is a much more helpful discuss...Tara Maya,<BR/><BR/>Wow, this is a much more helpful discussion than my post was. I am going to try the 5-sentence experiment with my novel. I am also going to have a more thoughtful and better-written comment than this, but not now. Right now we're heading out for a late breakfast!scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-60163570592903821812009-03-20T18:38:00.000-07:002009-03-20T18:38:00.000-07:00This is great. I can't wait to look at the synopsi...This is great. I can't wait to look at the synopsis for Book 2 in this light. I actually think it might help us organize things a bit. Great post!lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-83433346956959206762009-03-20T18:28:00.000-07:002009-03-20T18:28:00.000-07:00Janet, thanks so much. You are such a sweetie for ...Janet, thanks so much. You are such a sweetie for saying that.<BR/><BR/>Ban, let me know how it goes. I'd be curious to see what you come up with.<BR/><BR/>Davin, I'm really enjoying the discussion on the blogs too.Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-5443499326685850942009-03-20T17:02:00.000-07:002009-03-20T17:02:00.000-07:00This is great information and really useful. I'm g...This is great information and really useful. I'm going to try it. There is some great dialog happening among the blogs! I have to get to bed unfortunately, but I'm going to get back to this tomorrow!Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-36902253220051122112009-03-20T16:17:00.000-07:002009-03-20T16:17:00.000-07:00DITTO ! this sounds like fun ... gonna give it a ...DITTO ! this sounds like fun ... gonna give it a try using the above little outline :)Banhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450115293974960761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-64015743817268052592009-03-20T15:01:00.000-07:002009-03-20T15:01:00.000-07:00You, Tara, are a wealth of information. Thank you ...You, Tara, are a wealth of information. Thank you - I'm going to try out your theory as I struggle again with writing a clear and concise synopsis.<BR/><BR/>I love this blog :)<BR/><BR/>JanetJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297537075103893956noreply@blogger.com