tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321335108664734096.post6131308251945635282..comments2023-12-10T17:37:06.526+00:00Comments on Rob Sanders Speculative Fiction: Everything You Need To Know About Writing Successfully In Ten MinutesROB SANDERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15361589776704139759noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321335108664734096.post-18936642365071046502011-04-08T16:45:27.619+01:002011-04-08T16:45:27.619+01:00Hi Will. I actually have Aristotle’s Poetics on my...Hi Will. I actually have Aristotle’s Poetics on my shelf. I have read it with interest as a writer and I have used it as part of my English teaching, particularly at A-Level – when teaching Shakespeare. Several of Shakespeare’s most famous characters have hamartia or a tragic flaw (e.g. Macbeth). Hamartia is more complex than just a flaw and Aristotle explores the concept, among many others, in some depth. I would definitely recommend it to you in so much as it is a useful writing tool – especially if you are interested in writing plays and screenplays. Aristotle’s observations are no more fixed than Stephen King’s, however, and have been long debated. As one of the first ever pieces of literary criticism / theory, I think that it deserves attention. : )ROB SANDERShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15361589776704139759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321335108664734096.post-38789957009907284672011-04-08T14:29:02.738+01:002011-04-08T14:29:02.738+01:00Am going to post about that rule, Jon. Great minds...Am going to post about that rule, Jon. Great minds think alike!ROB SANDERShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15361589776704139759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321335108664734096.post-85754548265382633492011-04-08T11:25:39.165+01:002011-04-08T11:25:39.165+01:00Interesting. Several people have recommended this...Interesting. Several people have recommended this work by Stephen King to me, but like you, I am not such a fan of these lists.<br /><br />My English-Literature-degree-bearing Dad has recently recommended I read Aristotle's poetics, to get a good foundation on story telling. <br /><br />Have you read this one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321335108664734096.post-7439287046474138822011-04-08T10:21:16.431+01:002011-04-08T10:21:16.431+01:00Great post, Rob.
One of King's pieces of advi...Great post, Rob.<br /><br />One of King's pieces of advice that I struggle with is the old, 'Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.'<br /><br />Really? Then, according to King, I've already failed as a writer.Jonathan Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com