tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113120203192337228.post472101035681413965..comments2023-04-01T12:18:28.504-04:00Comments on Within the Ivory Palace: Candor Fridays- Week EightJennifer Sauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14648262887314057348noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113120203192337228.post-69827682724985878862014-09-17T14:29:48.589-04:002014-09-17T14:29:48.589-04:00When you read a book and really like all the chara...When you read a book and really like all the characters it is hard to say good-bye and move on to the next book. I usually take a day or two before I move on to the next. So I can not imagine how hard it must be to put those people and places away when you are done writing about them. But it is better to say good-bye after their happily-ever after, than to force the story. That would not be fair to you, your characters, or your readers. I think that is why a lot of writers kill off their mains. Next subject - I am a book first person. I have a very vivid imagination and love to see a story in my mind's eye first, otherwise all I picture is the movie. Frankly, I like my version better. I can edit it any way I like. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06660635682367310142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113120203192337228.post-30611313209085929832014-09-05T12:23:38.735-04:002014-09-05T12:23:38.735-04:00Good points about the movie first. I get easily c...Good points about the movie first. I get easily confused when there are multiple characters, so when I read Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit, I found it to be a blessing that I had already watched the BBC version, and could more easily sort out whom was who (or vice versa). Also, two other pros come to mind: (a) I already know I enjoy the story, so I don't mind reading it then (rather than thinking through the first half "I hope I don't put all this time into reading something I'm not going to like..."), and (b) it's kind of like the onion thing... you get the first view with the movie, and then get to start peeling back some layers when you read the book. I love those "ooooh, this wasn't in the movie" "bonus" moments!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111411005112495779noreply@blogger.com