I think that the last paragraph is saying that modern writing has to go beyond just normal things and think of more crazier things to keep the readers attention. Now we know what the fever may consist of and what may happen and a long time ago the just ordinary fever could be something real major. And so now in order for writers to make things more interesting they have to go beyond to think of things to write about.
Writers now have to go way out of the ordinary to grab and keep a readers attention because readers have gotten so used to reading the same kind of stories or even seeing the same kind of movies so the writer has to think of some bizarre things in order to keep interest
I agree with the last paragraph. I think that modern writers, unless writing about older times, make things in their books too modern so that it will fit peoples every day lives. Writers now have to come up with crazy schemes to keep us wondering whats going to happen to the character or to just keep our attention. But back in the day when a "fever" could actually be about 100 different ailments you would be thrown for a loop when someone would die a different way from what we figured they would. Now though there are cures for everything and thanks to tv we know what just about every sickness looks like so the gruesome details are less significant to readers now a days then to readers from back then. There's no more mystery and that hurts the story line.
The idea foster is trying to get across or the idea he gives me is that he thinks that present day authors/writers write stories that cope with everyone life somehow. Writers and authors think outside of the box to grab and hold the readers attention. If every book was about the same thing no one would ever have any interest in reading. Authors use ideas that they know are attention grabbers so they can grab a readers attention and get their point across, without this a story wouldn't even be worth taking the time to read.
YES I AGREE. IT IS SAYING THAT WE HAVE LOST THE WAY THAT ANYTHING REALLY CAN BE SOLVED THESE DAYS SO NO ONE CAN BE ORIGINAL AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE HASN'T HEARD OF. SO EVERYTHING WRITTERS WRITE ABOUT NOW IS NEW STUFF WORRIED THAT SOMEONE WONT LIKE IT BECAUSE IT ISN'T NOW IT IS THEN. WHEN YOU READ LITATURE NOW IT IS DIFFRENT FROM HOW IT WAS THEN.
I think this part of the book is trying to explain that now a days its very hard to come up with a story-line that is completely original and different from anything ever written so writers are having to think outside the box and go totally beyond the ordinary to hold people's attention.
I agree with Kelly...I've seen so many episodes of NCIS and other shows that are way to similar. It's kinda stupid how some of these writers aren't original enough to come up with stories that aren't in the news or on other shows.
I think writers have to keep the story original as possible because in this day of age we see so much crazy stuff on the news and television and movies that books have to give us something that cannot be seen with the visual eye, but only the imagination.
I believe writers have lost their originality in stories because there is so much more that everyone has already been exposed to already. It's just hard to top what movies and music have brought. Writers have to start exercising the reader's imagination as much as possible.
To me, in the last paragraph Foster is saying that modern readers have lost the ability to easily keep a reader's attention, because of all the technology that has come about, people are getting bored with stories before they get past the first sentence. Therefore, writers have to come up with stories so much out of the ordinary to keep someone interested. Doing that takes away from the originality in writing.
I think that the last paragraph is saying that modern writing has to go beyond just normal things and think of more crazier things to keep the readers attention. Now we know what the fever may consist of and what may happen and a long time ago the just ordinary fever could be something real major. And so now in order for writers to make things more interesting they have to go beyond to think of things to write about.
ReplyDeleteWriters now have to go way out of the ordinary to grab and keep a readers attention because readers have gotten so used to reading the same kind of stories or even seeing the same kind of movies so the writer has to think of some bizarre things in order to keep interest
ReplyDeleteI agree with the last paragraph. I think that modern writers, unless writing about older times, make things in their books too modern so that it will fit peoples every day lives. Writers now have to come up with crazy schemes to keep us wondering whats going to happen to the character or to just keep our attention. But back in the day when a "fever" could actually be about 100 different ailments you would be thrown for a loop when someone would die a different way from what we figured they would. Now though there are cures for everything and thanks to tv we know what just about every sickness looks like so the gruesome details are less significant to readers now a days then to readers from back then. There's no more mystery and that hurts the story line.
ReplyDeleteThe idea foster is trying to get across or the idea he gives me is that he thinks that present day authors/writers write stories that cope with everyone life somehow. Writers and authors think outside of the box to grab and hold the readers attention. If every book was about the same thing no one would ever have any interest in reading. Authors use ideas that they know are attention grabbers so they can grab a readers attention and get their point across, without this a story wouldn't even be worth taking the time to read.
ReplyDeleteYES I AGREE. IT IS SAYING THAT WE HAVE LOST THE WAY THAT ANYTHING REALLY CAN BE SOLVED THESE DAYS SO NO ONE CAN BE ORIGINAL AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE HASN'T HEARD OF. SO EVERYTHING WRITTERS WRITE ABOUT NOW IS NEW STUFF WORRIED THAT SOMEONE WONT LIKE IT BECAUSE IT ISN'T NOW IT IS THEN. WHEN YOU READ LITATURE NOW IT IS DIFFRENT FROM HOW IT WAS THEN.
ReplyDeleteI think this part of the book is trying to explain that now a days its very hard to come up with a story-line that is completely original and different from anything ever written so writers are having to think outside the box and go totally beyond the ordinary to hold people's attention.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kelly...I've seen so many episodes of NCIS and other shows that are way to similar. It's kinda stupid how some of these writers aren't original enough to come up with stories that aren't in the news or on other shows.
ReplyDeleteI think writers have to keep the story original as possible because in this day of age we see so much crazy stuff on the news and television and movies that books have to give us something that cannot be seen with the visual eye, but only the imagination.
ReplyDeleteI believe writers have lost their originality in stories because there is so much more that everyone has already been exposed to already. It's just hard to top what movies and music have brought. Writers have to start exercising the reader's imagination as much as possible.
ReplyDeleteTo me, in the last paragraph Foster is saying that modern readers have lost the ability to easily keep a reader's attention, because of all the technology that has come about, people are getting bored with stories before they get past the first sentence. Therefore, writers have to come up with stories so much out of the ordinary to keep someone interested. Doing that takes away from the originality in writing.
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