tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post7849130542789985076..comments2022-11-09T01:20:16.534+11:00Comments on Inkfever: That Which MattersAmy Laurenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16782528327499574711noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-37662030375770859572008-10-31T08:07:00.000+11:002008-10-31T08:07:00.000+11:00I wish my writing could be classified as fluff. Bu...I wish my writing could be classified as fluff. But I'd have to call it drivel, at best.<BR/><BR/>I do (obviously) agree with the point that if you're going to consume 20 hours of someone's life with your wit, you should leave them invigorated and thinking in new paradigms in return.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772115162429818530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-81040304306799080202008-10-30T09:42:00.000+11:002008-10-30T09:42:00.000+11:00*grin*But at least it's not fluff :D*grin*<BR/><BR/>But at least it's not fluff :DAmy Laurenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782528327499574711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-9867157361884519662008-10-30T03:53:00.000+11:002008-10-30T03:53:00.000+11:00LG- you may not sell, but you'll win pretty awards...LG- you may not sell, but you'll win pretty awards and critical acclaim :o)<BR/><BR/>*tries to think of characters as being nonfluffy*<BR/><BR/>Um, if people stop to *think* about what I say, I'm going to get lynched. You realize that, don't you? Mobs with tar and feathers. Book burnings. Boycotts. Everyone gets insulted in Genesis. And DoJ will never sell in Europe once they get the joke about the Europa System.Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-916725019803275542008-10-29T13:35:00.000+11:002008-10-29T13:35:00.000+11:00Yes, it will. Majoring in English took all the flu...Yes, it will. Majoring in English took all the fluff right out of me.<BR/><BR/>My writing has fluff elements....some not good, mind you. But on the whole, I cannot read or write anything that has no point.<BR/><BR/>Twilight....that was fluff.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-35288145644036069682008-10-29T12:59:00.000+11:002008-10-29T12:59:00.000+11:00It still boggles me that people set out to write f...It still boggles me that people set out to write fluff simply to write absolute, pure fluff. I'm not satisfied unless I can find a /point/ to the story o.O I guess too many years of English lit will do that to a gal, hey :DAmy Laurenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782528327499574711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-20031489289967832062008-10-29T12:16:00.000+11:002008-10-29T12:16:00.000+11:00Fluff....Is lyrical, poetic text interspersed with...Fluff....<BR/><BR/>Is lyrical, poetic text interspersed with suspense and character growth fluff???<BR/><BR/>Breakaway isn't fluff.<BR/><BR/>The whole idea I had behind this book was to entertain, but write something literary at the same time. <BR/><BR/>As much as I don't want to call Breakaway LITERARY (because that means it won't sell, most likely), I might have to. But it seems kinda silly to call it literary. <BR/><BR/>Literary means no fluff, no fun, usually. It means "smart" and "intelligent" - I'm not sure Breakaway is smart and intelligent...<BR/><BR/>Ahem.<BR/><BR/>I like fluff. I should try and write some <I>pure</I> fluff, shouldn't I? :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-52126819824892190952008-10-29T12:00:00.000+11:002008-10-29T12:00:00.000+11:00Ya know, I'm going to disagree with you there....Ya know, I'm going to disagree with you there.<BR/><BR/>I think you /can/ make the world a better place whilst blowing things up and offing characters ;)<BR/><BR/>It's about making your reader think, in my opinion, not telling them WHAT to think.<BR/><BR/>Mai, in Finn Genesis, is a perfect example. She's a character people are going to react strongly to, either one way or the other - and that makes people think. <BR/><BR/>Merc's Hell Team novels: superficially fluff, but Heckler /grows/. He changes. He learns stuff, about himself, about others, about what it means to be a thinking, feeling human being. About which choices we have, and which we don't. And because he's thinking about it, as a reader I am too.<BR/><BR/>For me, the dividing line between fluff and meaning is your characters: do they grow? Do they change? Do their actions, somehow, in someway, prompt the reader to think?<BR/><BR/>So, there is fluff, there is D&M (deep and meaningful), and then there is D&M Fluff. Which personally, I like the best. Who /doesn't/ like to be entertained AND made to think, all at the same time? :)Amy Laurenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782528327499574711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-63698193608198618792008-10-29T08:51:00.000+11:002008-10-29T08:51:00.000+11:00Fluff.I don't think I'm going to improve the world...Fluff.<BR/><BR/>I don't think I'm going to improve the world by blowing things up and offing characters like there's no tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>I might get someone to laugh, but if anyone "gets" something from my book I'll be amazed.Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.com