Comments on: gaps http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/04/gaps/ a writer in search of zen-like clam Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:24:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ray-Anne http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/04/gaps/comment-page-1/#comment-32919 Ray-Anne Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:23:31 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/04/gaps/#comment-32919 As an aside - I noticed that Jenny Crusie is working on a story idea about a mystery writer, and is using the covers of pulp mags/comics to help her develop the characters - http://www.arghink.com/2008/02/29/the-liz-danger-mysteries/ and http://www.arghink.com/2008/03/02/getting-rosie/ Fascinating stuff. I had no idea you could develop these kind of covers yourself using templates in Mac! And yes, I would buy these books and she had not written a word. Maybe one day I could be as clever as that... As an aside – I noticed that Jenny Crusie is working on a story idea about a mystery writer, and is using the covers of pulp mags/comics to help her develop the characters -
http://www.arghink.com/2008/02/29/the-liz-danger-mysteries/
and http://www.arghink.com/2008/03/02/getting-rosie/
Fascinating stuff. I had no idea you could develop these kind of covers yourself using templates in Mac!
And yes, I would buy these books and she had not written a word.
Maybe one day I could be as clever as that…

]]> By: Julie http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/04/gaps/comment-page-1/#comment-32854 Julie Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:32:03 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/04/gaps/#comment-32854 That's interesting about silent movies and comics, Ray-Anne. I wonder if because moving pictures were so new, a lot of the tradition of static storytelling was still being used. Liz, I didn't like the HP epilogue. While it was nice and cosy and confirmed what I wanted to know, there was a real sense that nobody had changed at all from the age of 18, and that in fact their lives had been completely uneventful for years and years and years. It sort of flattened what was a more rounded series, if that makes sense. I wanted a sense of HP as an adult, and instead I got a cardboard cut-out. But it was a hard job to do. I wouldn't have wanted to write that epilogue. That's funny about your mother and your friend disagreeing about the ending of your book. That’s interesting about silent movies and comics, Ray-Anne. I wonder if because moving pictures were so new, a lot of the tradition of static storytelling was still being used.

Liz, I didn’t like the HP epilogue. While it was nice and cosy and confirmed what I wanted to know, there was a real sense that nobody had changed at all from the age of 18, and that in fact their lives had been completely uneventful for years and years and years. It sort of flattened what was a more rounded series, if that makes sense. I wanted a sense of HP as an adult, and instead I got a cardboard cut-out.

But it was a hard job to do. I wouldn’t have wanted to write that epilogue.

That’s funny about your mother and your friend disagreeing about the ending of your book.

]]> By: liz http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/04/gaps/comment-page-1/#comment-32844 liz Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:57:02 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/04/gaps/#comment-32844 I tend to dislike epilogues for that reason. I like to finsh the story myself. It was interesting to hear my mother and a friend discussing their views of what happened at the end of August Rock - quite humourous as they were very different! The last HP had an epilogue which all the teans I spok to thought was so important. i enjoyed it but I found I didn't need it. Thanks for the insight into comics. i had never really thought about the process :-) I tend to dislike epilogues for that reason. I like to finsh the story myself. It was interesting to hear my mother and a friend discussing their views of what happened at the end of August Rock – quite humourous as they were very different!

The last HP had an epilogue which all the teans I spok to thought was so important. i enjoyed it but I found I didn’t need it.

Thanks for the insight into comics. i had never really thought about the process :-)

]]> By: Ray-Anne http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/04/gaps/comment-page-1/#comment-32772 Ray-Anne Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:46:49 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/04/gaps/#comment-32772 When I was studying Screenwriting, I recall an article about Silent Movies in the 1920s. They were created for an audience who were often made up of: a. Immigrants and migrant workers who had just come to the US b. Folks who could not read English subtitles. even when they were a foot high on a screen c. People who were familiar with comic books or picture books or novels, and were therefore familar with the idea of filling in the gaps themselves between scenes. If you ever watch a silent movie, it is often just like pages from a comic. I wonder if that is why comics are still popular even in this era of CGI blockbuster movies? Comics ARE so cool! Brilliant idea. When I was studying Screenwriting, I recall an article about Silent Movies in the 1920s.
They were created for an audience who were often made up of:
a. Immigrants and migrant workers who had just come to the US
b. Folks who could not read English subtitles. even when they were a foot high on a screen
c. People who were familiar with comic books or picture books or novels, and were therefore familar with the idea of filling in the gaps themselves between scenes.

If you ever watch a silent movie, it is often just like pages from a comic.
I wonder if that is why comics are still popular even in this era of CGI blockbuster movies?
Comics ARE so cool! Brilliant idea.

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