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I love the richness of metaphor, iam a fanatic, your explanation is very rich and authentic. I would add and say if you want to be a good swimmer you should enjoy playing in the river both for the betterment of your swimming and for the love the water, meaning even the cliches you must play around with them in your everyday speech but not use them in your actual writing, it locks you in to the metaphoric zone by default and creating your own becomes easier.
This was very helpful and covered tons of stuff. She is great, thank you. I couldn’t get the slides now so I took a screenshot of each one to print off and make notes on. Regarding age, I think it’s an emerging market, especially for Indie writers. It’s so narrow minded of publishers to think that older people don’t have romantic relationships! But they don’t own the Indie market, do they? I got married to my amazing husband six years ago when I was 58! Age doesn’t change those feelings. Bear in mind I was in my mid-30’s when Bridget Jones came out. Myself and all those women of that age who lapped that up are still here, thankfully! Ignoring that group just because we aged is gob-smacking. I plan to go with that niche. Thanks again!
A very clear and articulate presentation on the role of 'theme' in memoir writing by author Prince Shakur. Well done. I learned a lot, and have much to consider as I put pen to paper.
Thanks, Madeline, for this excellent presentation and discussion on structures! This opened up a lot of possibilities for some stories I was struggling to tell with linear/"tension arc" approaches. And thanks, Jacob, for moderating all of these informative talks!
Thanks for the lecture. It was enlightening and reinforced in my mind that the novel I just finished is not a romance, although it has many of the elements that make up a romance. First of all, my novel has two main characters, but the protagonist is male. It clocks in at 145 K words. It is paranormal, SCI-FI, mystery. But at the center is the love story. The novel absolutely does not work without the love story. Seems to me that there should be a genre of books that overlaps with the romance genre but broadens the rule set. For example, encapsulates a male character's journey, just as Women's Fiction follows a woman's journey. Many men want to read a good love story, but the romance genre as it currently exists makes it hard to find novels that hit our sweet spot. Don't get me wrong, there are no doubt many good romance novels out there. But there are niches still to be filled, be it in the romance genre or some other genre.
