tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post840896786720474320..comments2024-03-20T08:27:29.290+11:00Comments on .W.I.P. It: Subtlety vs the Sledge HammerLynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-85764852358014413472010-06-26T19:24:15.261+10:002010-06-26T19:24:15.261+10:00I love a book that can do that :)I love a book that can do that :)Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-52360389571862272422010-06-26T12:40:09.313+10:002010-06-26T12:40:09.313+10:00Can there be richness in subtlety? If there is, th...Can there be richness in subtlety? If there is, then<br />Angela Hunt's The Note delivers this beautifully. 'I never saw it coming' is the best cliche I can use to say what happened to me as a reader when I put the book down and only then, recognized all the hints for what they were. Yes, they were subtle, but heavy with reference and woven in like a true master storyteller. Sigh... :)Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622521834128746217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-28134888552492580582010-06-26T09:25:41.790+10:002010-06-26T09:25:41.790+10:00Whenever I read screaming hints I just cringe and ...Whenever I read screaming hints I just cringe and it taints the whole journey.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-23799754977418477982010-06-25T23:55:19.000+10:002010-06-25T23:55:19.000+10:00Subtlety is important. Clues would be telling if t...Subtlety is important. Clues would be telling if they weren't subtle. Hints would be screaming if they weren't subtle. And if your readers guess the end or the twist before you get to it, you'll lose them.<br /><br />Great post.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-6192775580496568402010-06-25T23:05:40.508+10:002010-06-25T23:05:40.508+10:00Yes, exactly. Self-realisation for the reader is t...Yes, exactly. Self-realisation for the reader is the goal :)Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-80326190197493864472010-06-25T21:47:28.743+10:002010-06-25T21:47:28.743+10:00Subtlety is certainly a powerful technique in fict...Subtlety is certainly a powerful technique in fiction writing. As a reader, I find that it's the self-realized impressions that stay with me the longest after I finish reading a story or novel. As a writer, I want to give my readers that same sense of long-lasting self-realization. You don't do that through blunt "telling." You do that through subtle and consistent hints.Dr. Mohamedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13673867214475179890noreply@blogger.com