tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post4792063299009378528..comments2024-03-28T05:34:42.670-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: The Big StretchMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-86805821793879423182011-02-14T11:44:55.698-06:002011-02-14T11:44:55.698-06:00Morgan, A wise editor of mine once said that autho...Morgan, A wise editor of mine once said that authors should write what they know, but only need to provide the illusion they are experts on the subject. Those of us who have been writing a while can fabricate a story that is absolutely believeable, which, I suppose, qualifies us either politicians or news writers.Mark W. Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127689413680147200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-50812835902090515042011-02-14T08:24:57.889-06:002011-02-14T08:24:57.889-06:00As long as it makes some kind of sense, authors ca...As long as it makes some kind of sense, authors can get away with writing stuff that could never happen. It's a lot of fun!<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://facebook.com/foreveryoungbookMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-16173217813567414902011-02-13T14:45:12.070-06:002011-02-13T14:45:12.070-06:00Well said, Jean. But iPhones, iPads, the Internet...Well said, Jean. But iPhones, iPads, the Internet, music video TV, video games, and special effects movies also dull imaginations. Thankfully, there are readers willing to translate our words into visual images.Mark W. Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127689413680147200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-71629552716116748212011-02-13T11:34:49.599-06:002011-02-13T11:34:49.599-06:00Great article, Mark.
TV has dulled the imaginatio...Great article, Mark.<br /><br />TV has dulled the imaginations of children and future generations of writers, so I'm all for stretching the truth, as long as it doesn't suspend belief. <br /><br />Beam me up, Scotty.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.com