tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post6863160977906269702..comments2023-05-30T08:29:42.770-04:00Comments on The Erotica Readers & Writers Association Blog: Patterns in Time: Character Lifelines and Story StructureCroco Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417265522875605547noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-11022559729049063702015-06-26T00:55:12.007-04:002015-06-26T00:55:12.007-04:00Yes, I agree, after editing your book. It's so...Yes, I agree, after editing your book. It's sometimes hard to remain conscious of structure, though, without stifling the creative impulse.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-49243551161105801442015-06-26T00:54:12.101-04:002015-06-26T00:54:12.101-04:00Hi, Donna,
I don't always get it right the fi...Hi, Donna,<br /><br />I don't always get it right the first time. And when I read what I've written, I can tell. I think it was RG who did a crit on one of my stories once and suggested doing a loopback structure instead of a linear one. It made a huge difference in the effectiveness of the story.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-23999218185133849882015-06-26T00:52:31.418-04:002015-06-26T00:52:31.418-04:00Hi, Jean,
I was thinking about retelling Cinderel...Hi, Jean,<br /><br />I was thinking about retelling Cinderella from a step-sister's POV, actually, as I was writing this. <br /><br />Feel free to assign this blog as reading for your students!!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-53029444277823767042015-06-23T10:18:59.043-04:002015-06-23T10:18:59.043-04:00Thanks for that Lisabet! I use a lot of temporal j...Thanks for that Lisabet! I use a lot of temporal jumps in my stuff. Good to see the mechanics presented in such a pragmatic and clear fashion. May make it easier for the next story.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-89092239599605635762015-06-21T16:02:33.763-04:002015-06-21T16:02:33.763-04:00Excellent post! While I'm in the midst of writ...Excellent post! While I'm in the midst of writing, the structuring impulses seem to be intuitive, but definitely in the planning and editing stages, this sort of clear-sighted approach is extremely helpful in making any story better.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615190390845433428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-17570594075678800502015-06-21T15:00:32.703-04:002015-06-21T15:00:32.703-04:00Lisabet, this is a great explanation. Your example...Lisabet, this is a great explanation. Your examples of different ways to tell the story of Cinderella make the structural differences perfectly clear.<br />(Of course, a writer might decide halfway through a "parallel-structure" version of the story to make the Prince the central character or the narrator instead. This might require starting over.) <br />One modern approach to traditional fairy and folktales is to focus on a previously "minor" or unsympathetic character (e.g. an evil stepsister, stepmother or bad fairy). This often seems to require a change in structure to go with the change in viewpoint. You're right: narrative structure hasn't been discussed enough, at least here on the ERWA blog.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.com