The 3 Mortal Sins of Fiction
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Uploaded by KMWeiland on Jul 26, 2011
Explains how interrupting, apologizing, and preaching are three gaffes writers can't afford to make.
Historical and speculative novelist K.M. Weiland offers tips and essays about the writing life to help other writers understand the ins and outs of the craft and the psychology behind the inspiration.
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@scifiwritir1 Been there, done that!
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@KMWeiland yeah. that's why I said I was off to erase my internalizations. Had put the novel aside for a few months to come at it with clearer eyes...and boy did I overwrite. So been editing away stuff. Apologies and explanations seem to flaunt themselves in internalizations.
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@scifiwritir1 Modern readers can actually learn a lot of what *not* to do from classic books! In this case, of course, you're right that the three mortal sins weren't so mortal when this book was published. But agents, editors, and readers will nail you for them now days.
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The Darbyshire novelist, which shall continue to be unnamed, lived at a time when such things were de rigueur. Victorian novel-readers actually liked those tongue-in-cheek (or not-so-tongue in cheek) meanderings and philosophizing. And Tristram shandy, Moby Dick, 1984, all work in their weird way. But that was THEN. Nowadays one has to be skilled to get away with such sins, although not having the courage of one's conviction is just as bad. Now.. off to erase some internalizations. ;-) Thanks!
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I am impressed by your presentation on facebook, website, blog and youtube! well organized!
2bseeker2 6 months ago
@2bseeker2 Thanks! I'm glad you've enjoyed the sites and the info.
KMWeiland 6 months ago
so, it's ok for a character to interupt another character, an apologize to another character. you're saying it's a sin if the author does it, right?
DpwCreative 7 months ago
@DpwCreative Yes, it's absolutely fine for characters to interrupt and apologize (and even preach, within certain reasonable limits). The mortal sins I'm talking about here are ones only the author can be guilty of.
KMWeiland 7 months ago