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Subject:Re: Story Help
From:Dan
Date:Tue Jan 09 22:00:59 2001
Hey, a new name for a really hot hang glider - the Stephen King model.
Would fit it well if the glider flies really spooky!! Hummm, this could be
interesting.

Dan

"Betty Tindle" wrote in message
news:3A5B9F9B.4DB9433B@lvcm.com...
> I just had to answer this one even tho I said I would read all of these
later
> tonight. :)
>
> I happen to agree with my instructor.
>
> Case in point: Stephen King
>
> What do you find CREDIBLE in some of his writings?? Haunted cars? Clowns
that
> terrorize people? Granted he does also right some things that do hold
measures of
> credibility, Delores Claiborne, Id kill for my kid, as I am sure other
people
> might to protect their children too, so dont get me wrong, (Dont want
anyone
> blasting me for using Stephen King as an example!!!)he does use
credibility too!
>
> Just had to say it Keith! :)
>
> Betty
>
> Keith Wood wrote:
>
> > Betty Tindle wrote:
> > >
> > > The story will be graded not only for creativity but in this case
credibility
> > > (altho that is most certainly NOT needed in fiction)
> >
> > If your instructor told you that, FIND A NEW INSTRUCTOR.
> >
> > The NUMBER ONE factor in writing fiction is credibility. The third time
> > someone says to themselves "I know better than the writer, and this
> > couldnt happen," they will put the story down and never pick it up
> > again.
> >
> > I find it SO difficult to make fiction credible that I used to use a pen
> > name for fiction, in order to not trash my credibility for my other
> > writing.
> >
> > > to help us learn one aspect
> > > of research. (Not everyone, for those who go on to become writers,
will write
> > > only fiction).
> >
> > I know of no successful writer who only writes fiction (political
> > speechwriters excepted), though many successful writers dont write ANY
> > fiction.
>




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