tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post4247620646174253537..comments2024-03-08T20:57:25.380-08:00Comments on Julie Musil, Author: Using Classics to Deepen our FictionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-10395593983138675902012-10-23T14:15:33.376-07:002012-10-23T14:15:33.376-07:00My son, 17, who used to be an avid two-book-a-week...My son, 17, who used to be an avid two-book-a-week reader when he was younger but not since HS, is reading Lesson for English his senior year. He LOVES the book so much -- has declared it his favorite of all time, making me feel the need to read it. I never have. Look forward to reading your story and how you incorporate it! gae polisnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491813685110351809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-36813618441358064992012-10-15T16:04:21.784-07:002012-10-15T16:04:21.784-07:00Hmm... I've never referenced a classic, althou...Hmm... I've never referenced a classic, although I've had classics in mind when I've written many times. I should probably just throw them in there, yes? :D <br /><br />These are great points as always. Thanks, Julie! Hope you're well. <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-28080157422082844202012-10-15T14:20:44.438-07:002012-10-15T14:20:44.438-07:00Twilight is the only one I can recall offhand, whe...Twilight is the only one I can recall offhand, where she used Wuthering Heights & Romeo and Juliet, I believe. Seems righ since she was lit major. Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-16062612634979308312012-10-15T07:36:49.618-07:002012-10-15T07:36:49.618-07:00I think these references, when done well, help dee...I think these references, when done well, help deepen the story and can help the reader understand the character on another level. If it's just tossed in, though, the reference can be distracting. And I just added A LESSON BEFORE DYING to my tbr list.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258263307771178398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-24712393238548049052012-10-14T03:04:13.606-07:002012-10-14T03:04:13.606-07:00I like that quote: "We're all floating pi...I like that quote: "We're all floating pieces of drift wood until we decide to become something better." Classics can teach us a lot sometimes. I plan to read more of them in the future. Traci Kenworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336373871521363649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-58133913025873131632012-10-13T20:30:31.828-07:002012-10-13T20:30:31.828-07:00I think I'll be needing to do this a bit in th...I think I'll be needing to do this a bit in this year's NaNo novel. My MC will be getting through year 1 of university. I'm going to use my own essays and stuff from first year, which I still have 12 years later, to plot her way through. ;) Should be fun.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-20522842992947489242012-10-13T14:14:43.177-07:002012-10-13T14:14:43.177-07:00I try to roll in a classic every third book I read...I try to roll in a classic every third book I read. The use of language and tolerance of the "literary meander" seem to be lost arts. I'm reading Les Miserables right now - better than chocolate.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-81384081697670294932012-10-13T06:44:17.492-07:002012-10-13T06:44:17.492-07:00I have not referred to classics in anything I'...I have not referred to classics in anything I've written since most of my work is fantasy/paranormal. But you've given my some food for thought. Thanks :)<br /><br />Oh, and I do like the classics, some better than others - Jane Austin, Dickens, James Fenmore Cooper, and George McDonald for example.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-8927666171029890182012-10-13T06:11:02.911-07:002012-10-13T06:11:02.911-07:00Referring to one in my stories would be odd!, alth...Referring to one in my stories would be odd!, although referencing the storyline would work.<br />Sorry, not a fan of the classics. A couple authors I like, but the rest just moves to slow for me.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com