tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post5760993051361652074..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Those curtains againUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-80423012515133294802015-11-14T17:59:26.780-05:002015-11-14T17:59:26.780-05:00Oddly enough, there are curtains mentioned twice i...Oddly enough, there are curtains mentioned twice in my latest book. Now I have to go back and make sure I layered them with enough meaning.Holly Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910436592791818527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-49678706570027172532015-11-12T11:40:46.024-05:002015-11-12T11:40:46.024-05:00Kristopher,
Yeah, the author and reader each bring...Kristopher,<br />Yeah, the author and reader each bringing something seems to me to be the mark of a good book, where both sides are invested and contribute.<br /><br />John,<br />Good to think of it in terms of control, yeah, and an author knowing what he/she is doing.Steve Weddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876211586767139613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-65218965110827382552015-11-12T11:31:10.135-05:002015-11-12T11:31:10.135-05:00Thanks for this. Every time I see that meme I wond...Thanks for this. Every time I see that meme I wonder, "Well, if it doesn't matter why the curtains are blue, why'd you bring it up? Why did you choose to mention the curtains but not the carpet?"<br /><br />Why would it ever be okay for the writer not to be in control of what gets written? It's like getting into a car with someone and asking what the pedals are for and them saying, "They're just pedals, it doesn't matter."<br /><br />John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-27864509207816186202015-11-12T09:09:03.976-05:002015-11-12T09:09:03.976-05:00Having secured my degree in English, I still to th...Having secured my degree in English, I still to this day find it hilarious when folks tell me I read too much into something that is a novel. There is a reason some books are classics and there is a reason those classic books mean different things to different people.<br /><br />It's a combination of what the author intended and what the reader brings to the story. Maybe my interpretation is *not* what the author intended, but if I can show via the text why it can be read that way - it's valid. <br /><br />Some books are meant to be read - say on the beach with a beer - while others are meant to be experienced. One is not necessary better than the other, but only one of them will have the power to change you as a person. Those are the books that *I* want to read. Kristopherhttp://www.bolobooks.comnoreply@blogger.com