tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523894008809901092.post6934936693875450178..comments2024-03-28T21:30:49.608-04:00Comments on Christine L. Henderson... Reading and Writing Books: Interview with Author, Scott Fields on "Dead Man Writing"Christine L.Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06351506882885055776noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523894008809901092.post-47183855647070950762011-08-23T10:52:16.151-04:002011-08-23T10:52:16.151-04:00Excellent interview, Chris and Scott.
I can agree...Excellent interview, Chris and Scott.<br /><br />I can agree about the tendency of contemporary literature to be plot-driven, and I think visual media - TV and movies - have a lot to do with that. We've come to expect a book to entertain us the same why a film or TV show does.<br /><br />That's not an unreasonable expectation, but unfortunately it often means writing craft is sacrificed for plot advancement. I can't tell you how many times I've been watching a movie or show and I said a line of dialogue before the character did because it was just so obvious what was coming next. In books, you hope it will be different, but sadly, all too often it isn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523894008809901092.post-24187266456300385762011-07-22T14:11:10.483-04:002011-07-22T14:11:10.483-04:00Great interview.
Great points, Scott, about Mark ...Great interview.<br /><br />Great points, Scott, about Mark Twain and contemporary literature. I can think of more than a few short stories in the past few decades that did not have a great deal of plot but it was clear the author knew how to write dialogue (Hemingway) or the story was very original and memorable (Bradbury).MGallowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718621627004679271noreply@blogger.com