tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post1456463379869919126..comments2024-03-29T07:16:30.418+00:00Comments on MOODY WRITING: Bunch of Cults No.3: Monstermooderinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-49529689147979423682011-07-13T05:23:38.783+01:002011-07-13T05:23:38.783+01:00A useful backlog post for me! I'm considering ...A useful backlog post for me! I'm considering picking up the first few volumes after hearing so much praise over the years.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-13016849882609159962011-06-22T21:45:44.100+01:002011-06-22T21:45:44.100+01:00Believe it or not, I've never heard this advic...Believe it or not, I've never heard this advice before, and its good, thank you: "You may have read the advice of some writers who say when you have an exceptional ability in a character, or you have made a grand claim (the greatest magic trick, the best chat-up line, the greatest treasure) never show it as the reader’s imagination will always be more powerful than anything you can come up with."<br /><br />Fascinating article on Manga. To answer your question, I could definitely see myself getting sucked into a serial story (though maybe not one so dark!) But writing one... right now it's too unfamiliar to me.Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-91624832643542205972011-06-19T23:38:45.904+01:002011-06-19T23:38:45.904+01:00@Rebecca - I think it could work in either format....@Rebecca - I think it could work in either format. I think it would need a hook of some kind though, famous name, high concept, clever marketing... something.<br /><br />@JA - 74 episodes is a bit of a time committment.<br /><br />I think you could start off for free to see if it would work as a concept. The art could be quite basic. Maybe I'll have a go myself. All I need is a really good idea, and then learn how to draw...mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-37963333134057890952011-06-19T23:21:21.310+01:002011-06-19T23:21:21.310+01:00Ah, Monster. I always meant to watch the anime ada...Ah, Monster. I always meant to watch the anime adaptation but somehow always kept pushing it off.<br /><br />The other day I reviewed a serial novel segment (self-published). It surprised me because that model somewhat make senses, but I haven't seen it much. Then again, I think given the price pressures on e-books, it might be hard to convince people that the value relative to what they are receiving is worth it on a wide-scale.<br /><br />The closest wide-scale example I can think of off-hand is the subscription model used by Harlequin, but that was still for full works (category romances) rather than serial fiction and preceded even the e-readers.J.A. Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866515198865656164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-5277126193880294972011-06-19T09:56:38.665+01:002011-06-19T09:56:38.665+01:00That's a fantastic premise for a story, saving...That's a fantastic premise for a story, saving someone who then turns into a serial killer. <br /><br />I'm not sure I could read a serial in comic book format, but would probably be able to read a serial without the pictures.Rebecca Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194524230109997420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-53747675533006988682011-06-19T00:19:42.382+01:002011-06-19T00:19:42.382+01:00@stina - i think with the japanese model, there ar...@stina - i think with the japanese model, there are all sorts of genres,and there are longterma nd short terms series. <br /><br />@misha - I expect it would take an established writer to relaly get the ball rolling. i think Stephen King tried something like this a few years ago, but that was before the internets really took offf. Can't remember what it was called.<br /><br />@Christa - I think it's inevitable, especially once kids start using them at school (at least school bags will be lighter). Updating text books will be a lot easier too. And once a generation of kids grow up with them...<br /><br />@HK - it's early days so I don't now if it will go in this direction, but some kind of weekly downloadable content would seem to be an obvious way to generate steady revenue. <br /><br />I could see something like Gaiman's Sandman series appealing to a large swathe of the online audience. Mind you who the hell knows what the kids will be into next? (not me)mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-80577340801964617212011-06-18T23:47:43.080+01:002011-06-18T23:47:43.080+01:00I do find the idea of serialized fiction intriguin...I do find the idea of serialized fiction intriguing. <br /><br />On the other hand, I've moved in the other direction when it comes to TV shows -- I only watch when an entire season (if not more) has been released.<br /><br />So I'd like to see the idea gain traction, but I don't know if I'd buy in practice.Hektor Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908146663251226473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-86810728925081350312011-06-18T12:20:52.215+01:002011-06-18T12:20:52.215+01:00I am in love with my e-reader for all content. It&...I am in love with my e-reader for all content. It's become truly addicting and with the exception of the difficulty of reading it in direct sun because of the glare, I have few problems with it.<br />My kids are also very savvy on it and prefer to read their books on it. I just discovered the Curious George books are available for e-reading and my 4 year old loves it. <br />Whatever people think about it, this is the way the tide is turning so it's time to get on the bus.Christa Desirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614441465633549710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-49004457628656108342011-06-18T07:34:03.180+01:002011-06-18T07:34:03.180+01:00Monster sounds like an incredible ride. :-D
I thi...Monster sounds like an incredible ride. :-D<br /><br />I think serialized books are an intriguing idea, although I don't think I'm brave enough to write one.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-36929516298440165132011-06-17T23:17:51.244+01:002011-06-17T23:17:51.244+01:00They have those in YA. I hate them. My attention l...They have those in YA. I hate them. My attention lasts for 3-5 books, but then I want the series to end. I think I used to read a few adult crime suspenses like that too. <br /><br />Okay, that hook sounded really cool. Bummer that it's not a novel. :(Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-60076410202222231892011-06-17T08:58:18.042+01:002011-06-17T08:58:18.042+01:00@Alleged - you're welcome.
@Brent @Alexis - I...@Alleged - you're welcome.<br /><br />@Brent @Alexis - I think an end point is important too and this story has a very definite one it builds towards throughout, although I have read soem that over-extend the story once they get popular. I think that is always going to be a risk, as with tv series.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-6152434004775647842011-06-17T02:48:23.810+01:002011-06-17T02:48:23.810+01:00I like stories to have an end. Pretty sure the on...I like stories to have an end. Pretty sure the only reason I stuck with Harry for so long was because i knew his fate would be decided by book eight.<br /><br />But this is really interesting e-reader comic book info that I hadn't heard before. Thanks for keeping me 'in the know'.Alexis Basshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635465457833459349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-52201288056273346362011-06-16T23:37:55.854+01:002011-06-16T23:37:55.854+01:00I for one get bored with stories that go on foreve...I for one get bored with stories that go on forever. I can't read many series of novels without abandoning them on the third book. I read comic books but enjoy the most the ones that are complete stories: Bone, Y the Last Man, for instance.<br /><br />I haven't read comics on my Kindle. Do you really get the full effect of a comic book page on a small, black and white device? Do you see full splash pages or just parts at a time? Just curious.Brent Wescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313269993916969201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-48956710100854138272011-06-16T21:17:48.396+01:002011-06-16T21:17:48.396+01:00I am so going to get that for my husband. He's...I am so going to get that for my husband. He's been on a comic craze lately (The Watchmen, Final Crisis, etc.). Thank you so much for sharing your analysis with us!Alleged Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869021184116123477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-90646406107003799032011-06-16T17:01:21.182+01:002011-06-16T17:01:21.182+01:00@Suze - cool.
@Ben - exactly, but I think the emp...@Suze - cool.<br /><br />@Ben - exactly, but I think the emphasis needs to be on story, as in manga, rather than on art, as is more the case over this side of the world.<br /><br />@Lee - it would also be easy to download wirelessly so you wouldn't even need to go shopping for the latest issue.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-16125133873090654682011-06-16T16:05:45.379+01:002011-06-16T16:05:45.379+01:00Sounds like an interesting story.
Serialized cont...Sounds like an interesting story.<br /><br />Serialized content for E-readers makes perhaps more sense than in book form. I would not probably read them, but I don't follow this type of thing anyway. But if a series has many installments and there are more to come, the ereader would be better for storage.<br /><br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-27931838063772628662011-06-16T15:28:32.432+01:002011-06-16T15:28:32.432+01:00It will have to be a revolution that starts from t...It will have to be a revolution that starts from the ground up. Indie artists and writers will have to create them and market them. Big executives are dead scared of change and originality. They want to cash in on each other's success.<br /><br />But yeah, this has amazing potential.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-58037565944122634182011-06-16T15:08:16.359+01:002011-06-16T15:08:16.359+01:00Crystal.Crystal.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-58158890913661381042011-06-16T14:59:27.065+01:002011-06-16T14:59:27.065+01:00@Suze - i can try. Let's say i have an idea fo...@Suze - i can try. Let's say i have an idea for a story about a guy who has discovered a line he whispers into women's ears that without fail makes them jump into bed with him. Thing is, I don't actually know what that line is but if I just show women falling at his feet after he (inaudible to us) says the line then the reader gets the idea. I say that is weak kung fu.<br /><br /><br />Thing is, for all the claims that there is no line that would satisfy everyone into thinking, oh yes, that would work, a good writer wouldn't just leave it to the reader's imagination, he would come up with something or not write the story. <br /><br />Personally I have read stories where there is an outrageous claim and the writer has never revealed it, and stories where he has put something forward. And when what he puts forward lives up to the hype, it's brilliant. But even if he doesn't pull it off, i would still rather that than the pussy-hearted approach of the writer who never shows his hand.<br /><br />I have no idea if that's clearer or not.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-67122879482261770622011-06-16T14:03:48.385+01:002011-06-16T14:03:48.385+01:00'... not because they think it would be cool t...'... not because they think it would be cool to come up with a good idea and then act like they have without ever mentioning it.'<br /><br />I've read this several times and I don't get it. Can you explain this another way?Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-17506130547690183602011-06-16T10:06:37.037+01:002011-06-16T10:06:37.037+01:00@Ted - I think serialised fiction could work, espe...@Ted - I think serialised fiction could work, especially if you start off offering it for free. The main thing is to have a premise that immediately attracts attention. The quandry in Monster is only the start of a very long story, but the idea of doing the noble thing and it be wholly disastrous is compelling, and then each issue tightens the screw. <br /><br />But if you can come up with something that's as engaging as an episode of Lost, or Sporanos or The Wire, or whatever, I think there'd be an audience for it. Maybe.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-50382088622041710242011-06-16T10:00:58.129+01:002011-06-16T10:00:58.129+01:00@Donna - from what I've seen of magazines I do...@Donna - from what I've seen of magazines I don't think they work on e-readers, it's all too small and over-detailed. iPad and tablets probably suit it better. I think whatever the idea it would have to be designed with the e-reader in mind, comics just happent to be naturally suited to the machine.<br /><br />I've only just got the Kindle so am still learning how to use it. Am thinking about 'jailbreaking' it so I can change the screensaver and use whatever font I want. There's a whole bunch of stuff you can do if you hack the software, aparently. So I'm not really ready to do a post about it at the moment, but would be interested once I've got to grips with it.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-47488867864402951882011-06-16T09:55:51.685+01:002011-06-16T09:55:51.685+01:00@Elizabeth - you ca do th epictures bigger and the...@Elizabeth - you ca do th epictures bigger and then shrink them on the computer, and you can keep the very simple, like in Calvin and Hobbes.<br /><br />@Suze - the Dickens model of serialised chapters could be reborn with the right kind of story.<br /><br />As for the talent thing, describing something like music or painting is quite tricky in print. But whatever the 'thing' is I think a writer should wrote about it because they had a cool idea which sparks the story, not because they think it <i>would</i> be cool to come up with a good idea and then act like they have without ever mentioning it. That's just annoying.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-78943852538750288512011-06-16T08:12:56.859+01:002011-06-16T08:12:56.859+01:00It makes me wonder if serializing standard fiction...It makes me wonder if serializing standard fiction might ever work. I bet it might for very famous writers, such as Stephen King. If I tried doing it, I'd be lucky to have one or two people purchase the episodes.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-69039796985802893292011-06-16T05:27:37.185+01:002011-06-16T05:27:37.185+01:00I haven't picked up any graphic novels, but I&...I haven't picked up any graphic novels, but I've been considering them for my 13 year old son. He's hooked on the online video games: Black Ops only the first that comes to mind. But he plays some games on PC, and I've seen some of the story lines on todays comic book venues.<br /><br />I can't get him to read a paper book; but several times he's looked at my Kindle and asked if a title or two are available, and if I'd let him take it to his room at night when I've kicked him off the computer.<br /><br />I like the subject matter here Moody; I like how you transitioned the graphic novel/comic book to the Kindle series. I own a Kindle, and have read about 70% of the manuel, and I still feel I don't know how to access all its features.<br /><br />In answer to your question; yeah, I wouldn't mind a weekly subscription to my Kindle for a serial. I know there are magazine subscriptions, but they seem kinda expensive to me; especially since I don't always read the free e-zine subscriptions I have on my e-mail.<br /><br />Would you be willing to discuss this topic in a guest post on my blog sometime in July? How you discovered the feature and what benefits you get from it? Difficulty - or not - in set up, subscription, monthly vs yearly payment, overall satisfaction of paper mailing/purchasing vs portable electronic reading.<br /><br /> I think the subject of graphic novels, and illustrated publications in general, are an under-represented topic in the e-reader/paper copy controversies.<br /><br />I doubt I'd be the only one educated in this subject matter, and I'm betting, if properly advertised (my specialty) there'd be lots of bloggers with opinions for a discussion topic. So if you agree to a guest post, make it a day you can be available for consistent response, as I know NOTHING about the subject, and expect to be as educated as my readers.<br /><br />Thanks for your consideration Moody. Hope to see an e-mail from you soon.<br /><br />.........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.com