tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post3009885801242598014..comments2023-10-30T03:57:36.471-07:00Comments on Creepy Query Girl: That Doesn't Make Sense...Creepy Query Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-31875989012198668982011-08-17T10:45:28.574-07:002011-08-17T10:45:28.574-07:00I'd give the historical films a 'pass'...I'd give the historical films a 'pass' on their use of English accents. Few people want to read subtitles. As I write my historical novel, I struggle with spoken language constantly. I don't want to bog down the pace, but I want the 'feel' of the old times. It's tricky.<br /><br />I was proud of my daughter the other night. We were reading A Bad Case Of Stripes and she kept yelling at all the doctors, specialists, and scientists to just imagine the stripe-afflicted girl 'normal'. Considering the storyline, her solution would have worked (but there goes the story!)Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-21122264815004338752011-08-16T11:46:22.345-07:002011-08-16T11:46:22.345-07:00Forget the historical movies - how come the baddie...Forget the historical movies - how come the baddies in American films are always English? ;-)K M Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09801740095715755112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-9918509136182777292011-08-16T09:18:20.739-07:002011-08-16T09:18:20.739-07:00Oh, loads. I have to say, though, those things don...Oh, loads. I have to say, though, those things don't really bother me. I guess I'm easily entertained! :)Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-64119141532488810442011-08-16T05:47:24.093-07:002011-08-16T05:47:24.093-07:00ROFL! SO true! "English" just means fore...ROFL! SO true! "English" just means foreign, right?<br /><br />And yes, I just finished a book where the MC was so DUMB I wanted to throw the book across the room (and not in a good way). :)<br /><br />Inconsistencies drive me nuts, too!Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-89777181235089555092011-08-15T20:04:03.137-07:002011-08-15T20:04:03.137-07:00hmm... you're making a really good point here....hmm... you're making a really good point here. And I used to stringently avoid anything even close to this when I wrote. And I got zinged for being boring. Then I tossed in just a few "obvious" things like this, and suddenly everyone was all into it...<br /><br />What's the lesson here? Well... either we're just too dang smart (LOL!!! *snort*snort*) or maybe the audience likes to feel a little bit of control?<br /><br />I think too much of this, though will sink your ship. Like in all those examples up there... :D <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-30332213092079322802011-08-15T18:55:36.269-07:002011-08-15T18:55:36.269-07:00Mooderino beat me to it with those English-speakin...Mooderino beat me to it with those English-speaking aliens. <br /><br />And I couldn't agree more about Lost. I'm so angry that I kept trying to figure it out--when there was nothing to figure: just writers out of control. I guess Lost serves as a cautionary tale warning writers to ALWAYS pay attention to continuity. I bet that's one of the lowest-selling/renting TV series on Netflix. Why would anybody bother?<br /><br />Thanks for letting us rant, Katie!Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-2974895397741815132011-08-15T12:45:00.070-07:002011-08-15T12:45:00.070-07:00BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh, this was beautiful. And the...BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh, this was beautiful. And the same exact things bug me and will drive me off of TV. This is the stuff I really count on my beta readers to catch because the inconsistencies DO crop up. The stupid MCs though, THAT is inexcusable. I hate that.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-71456739466371617962011-08-15T12:28:43.100-07:002011-08-15T12:28:43.100-07:00LOL! You and the comments had me laughing. You kno...LOL! You and the comments had me laughing. You know, you're right. About Miley, Scully, and Rose...duh! <br /><br />Well, I hat to say it, but the Harry Potter stories kinda bug me.<br /><br />Almost EVERY situation could be avoided if Harry just DID NOTHING.<br /><br />Three headed dog attack, deadly giant chess game, strange strangling vines...they were all PROTECTION for something he had no business going after.<br /><br />And the 3rd book, the prisoner of Azkaban...Harry isn't even in danger. The guy "AFTER" him is his loving uncle. 0_0<br /><br />Entered in a dangerous and deadly contest? Your team already has a player? Do Nothing. The Tri-Wizard tournament was a GAME...like the Olympics. What would happen if you declined to play? Can't be worse than what actually happened.<br /><br />And still...I love the books. Have read them so many times. I don't know. Maybe adventure for the sake of adventure is its own fun.Raquel Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870113745683162915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-58451168965842030012011-08-15T11:43:33.572-07:002011-08-15T11:43:33.572-07:00THANK YOU. Oh my goodness, I can't watch Titan...THANK YOU. Oh my goodness, I can't watch Titanic anymore because I start screaming at Rose to just move over! There is plenty of room for Jack on that door! Alright, enough ranting. :)Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462382909938737612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-86992553275799207732011-08-15T11:38:25.841-07:002011-08-15T11:38:25.841-07:00I love this post, so so much Yes, I always asked m...I love this post, so so much Yes, I always asked myself how NO ONE in ALL THOSE YEARS ever figured out Miley was Hannah Montana. Also, i hate convenient rain for kissing scenes, & how every time a novel character is smart she always goes to an Ivy League school, like smart people don't go to other schools.NiaRaiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13245742876021926812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-5807374658521396452011-08-15T11:27:08.264-07:002011-08-15T11:27:08.264-07:00Haha oh god, you are definitely right about that. ...Haha oh god, you are definitely right about that. I hadn't given this much thought, but after reading this several examples came to mind. Like someone else mentioned, Lost!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146136846875431598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-91317313460865262222011-08-15T10:25:47.844-07:002011-08-15T10:25:47.844-07:00don't you people know that everyone in those a...don't you people know that everyone in those alien shows wears translating devices?mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-53801036460157811572011-08-15T09:13:59.659-07:002011-08-15T09:13:59.659-07:00Hahahaha So True every single word of it! I am alw...Hahahaha So True every single word of it! I am always ranting about these little inconsistances and ridiculousness. I hate it because I feel like screaming at the author DO YOU THINK I AM STUPID. geez entertain me but don't insult my intelligence.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232979489927013323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-2637877964321163082011-08-15T08:49:25.444-07:002011-08-15T08:49:25.444-07:00Now that's why I don't watch television. I...Now that's why I don't watch television. I see it collaterally, when others are watching it. The few times in my life I lived alone, the television slept but during cartoons, which in my humble opinion are the only intelligent shows on television.<br /><br />Or at least they aren't the dumbest.<br /><br />I much dislike plot conveniences.<br /><br />At issue is the pressure of time-to-press. Time is money. Cycle time is everything.<br /><br />It's better to publish an imperfect story NOW, than a perfect story LATER.<br /><br />Our haste forces us to accept sub-par works of any media.<br /><br />And you think television is bad? Rapid-fire e-books are only making it worse!<br /><br /> - EricEric W. Tranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842968931062056407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-49562120930972586572011-08-15T07:55:00.447-07:002011-08-15T07:55:00.447-07:00I don't even want to think about it. As a form...I don't even want to think about it. As a former Days of Our Lives addict (been clean since '04), what drove me bonkers other than the kids growing quickly was how things in conversations got repeated ALL. THE. TIME. <br /><br />I agree with the comment above about aliens speaking English. So true.Kathryn Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270893925385208665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-27626550013971037332011-08-15T07:49:15.414-07:002011-08-15T07:49:15.414-07:00I used to have a friend who stopped watching the X...I used to have a friend who stopped watching the X-files because Scully kept trying to find a rational explanation for the crazy-ass @#*% that happened every week. <br /><br />Didn't she notice that every week she was faced with yet another inexplicable or disgusting monster? Eventually, she would be forced to abandon the rationality.Cynthia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14595677706434920552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-18353748081138261532011-08-15T07:36:35.097-07:002011-08-15T07:36:35.097-07:00I can only think of a few that ARE logical! :) Thi...I can only think of a few that ARE logical! :) This is a great post...contrary to popular opinion, readers are not stupid.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-56382698622139194232011-08-15T06:24:22.505-07:002011-08-15T06:24:22.505-07:00You are SO right.
First, I'm just like you. ...You are SO right.<br /><br />First, I'm just like you. Ask my daughter how frustrated she gets when I rant at audiobooks. <br /><br />Second, nobody saw the connection between Clark Kent and Superman? Not the woman who worked with Kent and flew with Superman? Measly black glasses made all the difference? That bugged me when I was only 7.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-31386928286104846582011-08-15T06:18:01.927-07:002011-08-15T06:18:01.927-07:00OMG -- Don't get me started on LOST! I investe...OMG -- Don't get me started on LOST! I invested years watching that show, and the final season made me so angry, I spit when I talked about it for days! There were so many lapses in logic, so many unanswered questions, so many plot lines that were dropped without explanation.<br /><br />I maintain that I could have written a better final season that tied everything up. I don't know why they didn't ask for my help. ;)Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-26880145109459499042011-08-15T06:09:22.984-07:002011-08-15T06:09:22.984-07:00Hubs was watching Kingdom of the Crystal Skull las...Hubs was watching Kingdom of the Crystal Skull last night and I think I was driving him nuts with my constant 'oh, like that would ever happen' remarks. I can only suspend my disbelief so far - even for Harrison Ford. How that writing ever got past the watchdogs I'll never know. I've read books with huge gaps in logic and wondered the same thing. :shrug: We may never know.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-34523387603479706642011-08-15T05:55:30.529-07:002011-08-15T05:55:30.529-07:00As a mystery writer, I live in constant fear of so...As a mystery writer, I live in constant fear of somebody uncovering what you speak of in my own work. *sigh*DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-88813402756862348142011-08-15T05:51:12.662-07:002011-08-15T05:51:12.662-07:00My 7 yo is starting to question things while watch...My 7 yo is starting to question things while watching movies. She has some very valid points. Sometimes it's done intentionally, and it's funny when you realize this. Other times you're left scratching your head. <br /><br />I wondered the same thing about the Titanic.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-79789558784626747802011-08-15T05:18:52.285-07:002011-08-15T05:18:52.285-07:00I can't stop laughing about the soap kids thin...I can't stop laughing about the soap kids thing, because I have always found that kind of perverse. I think a good story keeps these lapses at a minimum. When I'm beta-reading, I will write things like, "you've framed your character up as smart, but when she thinks or does something like this, I question that," for the exact reason you're mentioning (and I expect my betas to do the same thing for me). It pulls me right out of the story when a character seems to be willfully stupid in the service of the writer's construction of the plot.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636585111057799728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-37715754650225952132011-08-15T04:44:35.642-07:002011-08-15T04:44:35.642-07:00I believe the word is 'contrived' and I ha...I believe the word is 'contrived' and I hate it. Forcing things to happen just to further the plot annoys me.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-76790081387076865282011-08-15T04:43:03.708-07:002011-08-15T04:43:03.708-07:00Erm.. John Wayne as Genghis Khan. Tony Curtis as s...Erm.. John Wayne as Genghis Khan. Tony Curtis as some slave person in Spartacus...! LOL!!Oh I can't think of more modern examples - sorry! LOL!<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.com