tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513702670120363707.post7241070144078761124..comments2024-01-05T05:32:54.346-05:00Comments on S.A. Larsen, Award-winning author of middle grade & young adult fiction: A Robin's Mirror ImageS.A. Larsenッhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513702670120363707.post-2494745780936788142010-04-09T19:28:20.052-04:002010-04-09T19:28:20.052-04:00Thanks for overlooking my 'intriguing' pro...Thanks for overlooking my 'intriguing' problem. Fixed it. Dang dry eye.S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513702670120363707.post-70884236588315783302010-04-09T17:39:09.684-04:002010-04-09T17:39:09.684-04:00Thanks Angela. Great to see you over here! Dianne,...Thanks Angela. Great to see you over here! Dianne, I hear you & I'm sure you've got a great thing. Positive thoughts. ";-)S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513702670120363707.post-91742796773767159822010-04-09T17:19:13.437-04:002010-04-09T17:19:13.437-04:00In my most recent manuscripts, I've tried to m...In my most recent manuscripts, I've tried to mirror the elements that most intrigued and fascinated me as a YA reader -- hauntings, family secrets, damsels in distress, wicked guardians, murders, hidden passages, mysteries that appeared to be heading for one solution, then veered off to a totally unexpected (but logical) different conclusion. I have tried to write some historical/paranormal/mysteries that I would have wanted to read as a teenager. <br /><br />Now I just have to hope that my editors think there are other readers out there like me!Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513702670120363707.post-55886624811425178352010-04-09T14:58:02.550-04:002010-04-09T14:58:02.550-04:00Great post! I do this all the time. I think every ...Great post! I do this all the time. I think every writer I know, published or pre-published has something in their writing for me to admire and strive to do better. :)Angela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513702670120363707.post-6960987373807692452010-04-09T13:36:54.506-04:002010-04-09T13:36:54.506-04:00You know, I think that's one way we all find o...You know, I think that's one way we all find our unique voices, by emulating others. If feels suspiciously like a parent-child relationship.S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513702670120363707.post-35073935502066831872010-04-09T13:01:40.858-04:002010-04-09T13:01:40.858-04:00I think we pretty much taught ourselves to write b...I think we pretty much taught ourselves to write based on imitating writers that we love. Granted we have a voice that's uniquely our own, but we never ever would have been able to start writing if we hadn't been readers first.lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513702670120363707.post-74286379304789682262010-04-09T12:55:19.480-04:002010-04-09T12:55:19.480-04:00I think we do it instinctively, whether we realize...I think we do it instinctively, whether we realize it or not. I'll admit I would give anything to be able to write like Kathi Appelt did in The Underneath! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513702670120363707.post-36593871685727698152010-04-09T11:59:41.797-04:002010-04-09T11:59:41.797-04:00I definitely think we all try to emulate those wri...I definitely think we all try to emulate those writers we admire the most. It is my goal to be the next Ursula LeGuin, to write great literary fantasy. A lofty goal, I know, but if you don't aspire to be better than you are then you never will be. And as my son says, "Practice makes pretty good."mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513702670120363707.post-36426465362418917252010-04-09T08:49:21.429-04:002010-04-09T08:49:21.429-04:00Oooohhh thought provoking so early *Cough*
I think...Oooohhh thought provoking so early *Cough*<br />I think Matthew said it. I'm sure inspired by the way my heroes write, and don't TRY to write like them, but I'm sure somehow they've burrowed into my subconscious and made me a better writer.Candylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956196611348299424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513702670120363707.post-51473329794833010132010-04-09T08:16:02.804-04:002010-04-09T08:16:02.804-04:00My point exactly, Matthew. The Dickens' exampl...My point exactly, Matthew. The Dickens' example is perfect. And yeah, I was just heading over to check out your guest blog. (Another sick kid at home today. Blah...messes with ME schedule.)<br /><br />Thanks for the comment and insight.S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513702670120363707.post-45837090871977968012010-04-09T08:09:03.048-04:002010-04-09T08:09:03.048-04:00Great post Sheri, thanks for making me think. I th...Great post Sheri, thanks for making me think. I think as writers we emulate each other more often than we know. I've never copied another writer's idea/metaphor/voice on purpose but I know I am influenced by everything I've ever read.<br /><br />There is a great scene in the otherwise good but not great film "Flash of Genius". In it Greg Kinnear is arguing his case against Ford and he uses Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities as an example.<br /><br />Without going into great detail what he basically says is that Dickens did not invent any of the single words: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." But what he did do was put them together in a way that had never been done before and now is one of the most well known passages in English Literature.<br /><br />Just my two cents.<br /><br />Shameless promotion:<br /><br />I have an awesome guest post today on my blog by Cole Gibsen.<br /><br />This one is pure query/submission gold folks in which she shares the ACTUAL query that landed her an agent and the correspondence that ensued.<br /><br />Please stop by to read, comment and follow.<br /><br />Thanks!Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com