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Question of the Day Part 5
Rose:
^^^ Yeah, neither do I. I mean Nicholas Sparks is a decent writer but a lot of his stories seem the same and I'm kinda meh about him.
Side note - I always feel weird spelling Nicholas the "right"/nonBSB way LMAO.
Sakabelle:
I think most of my stories tend to fall under the drama/angst category. I have outlined a sci-fi story and have some of it written, but I'm waiting to post until I finish Running Up That Hill. But even that will have a lot of angst in it. I don't really do a lot of fluffy romance either... I usually put my characters through emotional hell whether it's a romance story or not lol. I doubt I would ever write a BSB slash story... but if I did it would be very angsty!
I don't know, really. I guess I just tend to do a lot of drama and angst, but the situations surrounding that drama and angst are widely different... if that makes sense?
Rose:
For the record - I'll probably be one of the first to flock to your sci-fi story LOL. :P
Drama/Angst are fun because of the way it causes the characters to really grow and change throughout the novel. To see them rise up against everything and try to face it down. That's how I see it anyway.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: Rose on August 05, 2012, 08:21:09 PM ---^^^ Yeah, neither do I. I mean Nicholas Sparks is a decent writer but a lot of his stories seem the same and I'm kinda meh about him.
Side note - I always feel weird spelling Nicholas the "right"/nonBSB way LMAO.
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LOL I know what you mean.
I have several Nicholas Sparks books, and the first few I read, I enjoyed. But since all subsequent books I've read by him have been basically the same, I don't really see the point in reading any more of his books.
Most published writers have their niche, but most do a better job of changing it up from book to book. Stephen King writes mostly horror set in Maine, but his storylines are all quite different from each other. Jodi Picoult writes books with lawyer characters and legal issues that make you think, but the situations in each are all very different. I guess it's not as easy to change it up when you're basically telling the "boy meets girl and they fall in love in North Carolina" story every time.
Rose:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on August 05, 2012, 08:30:34 PM ---LOL I know what you mean.
I have several Nicholas Sparks books, and the first few I read, I enjoyed. But since all subsequent books I've read by him have been basically the same, I don't really see the point in reading any more of his books.
Most published writers have their niche, but most do a better job of changing it up from book to book. Stephen King writes mostly horror set in Maine, but his storylines are all quite different from each other. Jodi Picoult writes books with lawyer characters and legal issues that make you think, but the situations in each are all very different. I guess it's not as easy to change it up when you're basically telling the "boy meets girl and they fall in love in North Carolina" story every time.
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I love Stephen King lol. I wish I could be as creative as he is.
Which... is there any real life author that inspires you?
That's another good question... For me it's Stephen King and Anne Rice, they inspire me heavily. Stephen King has the best storylines, each one is different and his characters are outstanding. Anne Rice, she has amazing characters with depth and quirks and I love them. Plus, ya know, Vampires that don't sparkle LOL.
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