tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879471721147949241.post213090107399681693..comments2024-01-15T09:38:41.593+00:00Comments on Stories from The Edge: What lies beneath?Edge Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17472330166263235360noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879471721147949241.post-47193693136305012692011-07-23T15:51:22.422+01:002011-07-23T15:51:22.422+01:00Reviewers are partly to blame - they always mentio...Reviewers are partly to blame - they always mention the themes up front! Or the construction of character and/or the character's past history, not how lost they were in the story. Maybe that's why some writers think they need to put it in their approach letter.Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901762227181916940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879471721147949241.post-87593869573293661862011-07-23T12:29:52.752+01:002011-07-23T12:29:52.752+01:00Fantastic post Sara and so true. The importance of...Fantastic post Sara and so true. The importance of not trying to shoe-horn issues/messages into a story was a theme of my PhD and hopefully something I achieved in the novel to accompany it. It is something close to my heart so will be sharing your post with all my students!Ness Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879471721147949241.post-27254013069906957112011-07-23T12:16:40.551+01:002011-07-23T12:16:40.551+01:00Great post, Sarah. I write about things I feel pas...Great post, Sarah. I write about things I feel passionate about, too. I don't think in terms of themes or subjects, for me it's about the characters and their story.Savita Kalhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977368691995933130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879471721147949241.post-22745856610672185632011-07-22T20:24:55.849+01:002011-07-22T20:24:55.849+01:00Lovely post Sarah. I write to take my readers on a...Lovely post Sarah. I write to take my readers on a journey they might not make on their own and I write to communicate. Usually something quite passionate.Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841164190139769948noreply@blogger.com