tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048985128503615518.post4416824617157885978..comments2023-10-07T05:06:24.692-07:00Comments on Capturing Joy: Films and Books...Same Rules ApplyPatty Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00085225715086624172noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048985128503615518.post-48114510630072036092008-02-09T14:02:00.000-08:002008-02-09T14:02:00.000-08:00I love going to the festival every year and usuall...I love going to the festival every year and usually come away with inspirations for my own storytelling from the films I see there. Missed it this year. Great point about getting to the "heart" of a story and staying there. Sounds like you and Neil had a great time too! BTW...I would have been SO jazzed to see Ellen Page. She's fantastic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048985128503615518.post-34020673623304396862008-02-06T19:16:00.000-08:002008-02-06T19:16:00.000-08:00I love lyrical books, too...just can't write them....I love lyrical books, too...just can't write them. I should have said that it was my goal to keep the dialog real. I just read a book that had forced dialog. Just didn't sound authentic. That's my goal: to make my characters sound as real to the reader as they do in my head.<BR/>Thanks for weighing in!<BR/>PattyPatty Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085225715086624172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048985128503615518.post-74404068183555328732008-02-06T09:06:00.000-08:002008-02-06T09:06:00.000-08:00You've hit the nail on the head. It is all about ...You've hit the nail on the head. It is all about the story. <BR/><BR/>The language part I'm still deciding on. The books I love the most are lyrical, not the type that simple language works best in. <BR/><BR/>If the book is written in plain language, I've got to be captivated by the imageries I see from the words. <BR/><BR/>I say write what you love and your audience will find you.Vivian Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285339307161020541noreply@blogger.com