tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3380326694253422719.post2040538284725704067..comments2023-10-24T06:38:16.467+10:00Comments on Vonnie Writes: How authors and moviemakers hold their readers' attention Vonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07092475086889028716noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3380326694253422719.post-24750684759668098332015-08-28T19:13:03.958+10:002015-08-28T19:13:03.958+10:00Thanks peeps!Thanks peeps!Vonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07092475086889028716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3380326694253422719.post-67194114227244002932015-08-28T17:16:42.486+10:002015-08-28T17:16:42.486+10:00Great selection of examples, and a perfect illustr...Great selection of examples, and a perfect illustration of how/why some popular authors are so fondly read.Clare Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392142798976142547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3380326694253422719.post-9156409045368573082015-08-23T22:59:36.064+10:002015-08-23T22:59:36.064+10:00Excellent post, Vonnie!Excellent post, Vonnie!Joanne Guidocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01549891566216750230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3380326694253422719.post-31558893018752459422015-08-23T11:37:59.294+10:002015-08-23T11:37:59.294+10:00I've always thought the best writers were the ...I've always thought the best writers were the ones that manipulate you, but you don't realize it until you've put the book down, walked away for a while and then went, "Heeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyy..." Dean Koontz is really, really good at that. <br /><br />Intriguing analysis of how writers do what they do as far as keeping readers engaged and turning the page. Thanks for this, Vonnie!J.S. Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11993081328357055085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3380326694253422719.post-7093363441714783182015-08-23T11:13:32.285+10:002015-08-23T11:13:32.285+10:00Marvelously written post. (Yeah, I guess Milton g...Marvelously written post. (Yeah, I guess Milton got us to empathize with Satan. A loser who wouldn't stop fighting, even against overwhelming odds.)Tom Olberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816824395647735536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3380326694253422719.post-14213258336612691172015-08-22T01:49:05.939+10:002015-08-22T01:49:05.939+10:00Great post, Vonnie!Great post, Vonnie!Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05336751801229275253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3380326694253422719.post-56418735562345674622015-08-21T17:54:39.375+10:002015-08-21T17:54:39.375+10:00Great post. Love the manipulation honesty comment....Great post. Love the manipulation honesty comment. You are spot on but also there sometimes comes a time when a character just can't seem to get out of their own way and I'm almost happy (relatively) for them to get a comeuppance too. The "too stupid to live" characters who put others at risk by their very incompetence. IMHO only of course; not making a statement on behalf of others. Thanks, Vonnie. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170779435360101609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3380326694253422719.post-14507170345079448632015-08-21T11:39:45.113+10:002015-08-21T11:39:45.113+10:00Love this post, Vonnie! Best part of being an auth...Love this post, Vonnie! Best part of being an author is manipulating a reader's emotions. After all, someone has to do it! Cheers for pushing my buttons!Sharon Ledwithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644863176118657689noreply@blogger.com