tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post1548667527680105650..comments2024-03-28T12:40:14.627+00:00Comments on MOODY WRITING: A is for Angry Young Menmooderinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-33227184709240025312011-04-04T22:14:49.253+01:002011-04-04T22:14:49.253+01:00Good post. Holden Caulfield is an excellent exampl...Good post. Holden Caulfield is an excellent example.Langley Cornwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064219496272043638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-37067525009431963022011-04-03T04:37:40.617+01:002011-04-03T04:37:40.617+01:00I think if it spills out and sounds good, then mor...I think if it spills out and sounds good, then more power to you. It's very difficult to stereotype, because every story is so different.McKenzie McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707799179783394809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-65146900512995439032011-04-02T23:10:59.914+01:002011-04-02T23:10:59.914+01:00Reading your blog makes me wish I was a writer, bu...Reading your blog makes me wish I was a writer, but eloquence is something I am lacking. I do love a good story though. And I am learning A LOT, this is awesome. <br /><br />Enjoying your A-Z's so far! :) <br />Thanks!!Heather Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754067768246898183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-50637542871681321372011-04-02T17:00:50.147+01:002011-04-02T17:00:50.147+01:00This is an excellent point. I've been having i...This is an excellent point. I've been having issues with my main character, who is a girl but still applies to this, as she didn't have a real goal. But I've worked it out and this post confirmed what I've planned. Thanks!<br /><br />Good luck with the A to Z Challenge! I'm looking forward to reading what's to come!<br /><br />P.S. Your blog is beautiful! I love it!Rachel Gieselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04805295573704710254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-4787911386808750612011-04-01T21:50:26.636+01:002011-04-01T21:50:26.636+01:00Good point! Everyone has a point of view but it is...Good point! Everyone has a point of view but it is difficult to make the expression of an opinion appealing to everyone . . . dilemma! The old truism holds true - you can't please all of the people all of the time.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-26187052649591854512011-04-01T21:35:10.214+01:002011-04-01T21:35:10.214+01:00I never thought about that having never been an an...I never thought about that having never been an angry young man. You've made me consider my own sons, two of them very goal driven and not angry at all and one still looking and yes, angry. I've encouraged him to put his energy in writing. Wish he would.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-73637046035311471432011-04-01T20:59:22.591+01:002011-04-01T20:59:22.591+01:00@lesleysmith-I agree, if you're good enough th...@lesleysmith-I agree, if you're good enough the muse is enough. But most writers aren't at that level, especially when they first start out. There are exceptions, of course, but often that hope that a writer has that he is one of those exeptions is more to do with a reluctance to do the hard work. Masterpieces don't fall out of the pen fully formed.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-91385807997820245942011-04-01T20:41:10.032+01:002011-04-01T20:41:10.032+01:00This post is thought-provoking. I'm not sure ...This post is thought-provoking. I'm not sure I agree entirely, however. Writers should go where the Muse takes them. As you say, Mooderino, there have been many masterpieces that were lacking in, shall we say, plot. A really good writer can write about anything! :)<br />Cheers!lesleylsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-81000430993063102072011-04-01T19:54:50.452+01:002011-04-01T19:54:50.452+01:00Wow! What an insight and something more to think a...Wow! What an insight and something more to think about.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting on my blog.<br /><br />Monti<br /><a href="http://marymontaguesikes.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">MaryMontagueSikes</a>Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-39023818402076850652011-04-01T19:21:17.819+01:002011-04-01T19:21:17.819+01:00Fascinating. I can see the light. Thankyou for thi...Fascinating. I can see the light. Thankyou for this inspiration, Mooderino.SpacerGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575342869714342370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-22700390035976810922011-04-01T18:24:07.833+01:002011-04-01T18:24:07.833+01:00I think everyone has an aim of sorts, even the dri...I think everyone has an aim of sorts, even the drifters have a reason for drifting - it might not necessarily be a dynamic reason though. But someone would have to be very sure of their craft and the story they are trying to tell to go down that road straight away. Great topic - lots to think about!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-27806171817663683972011-04-01T18:10:11.166+01:002011-04-01T18:10:11.166+01:00Thanks so much for all the wonderful comments. As ...Thanks so much for all the wonderful comments. As many of you have said, there is certainly room for, and examples of, listless young men in fiction (Holden Caufield and Hamlet were two good suggestions). My point is it takes a deft hand to draw them well, not something I would advise an inexperienced writer to try until they'd banked a little time in the cockpit.<br /><br />@Trisha-thanks for introducing me to "Grotesque" by Natuso Kirino, the only Japanese authors I've read are Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto, always looking to expand my horizons. Now I just have to find a copy...<br /><br />Paul Joseph-I would suggest teens are defined by what they DON'T want to do (anything you tell them to).<br /><br />@Ben-Kevin Smith goes the other way and revels in it. His expert knowledge of his subject (pop culture) makes him the ideal person to write about it. Most people know similar stuff but they only gain that kind of info from external sources (like Kevin Smith) while he actually generates it himself which is why it isn't boring or cliched. Also, humour is a good tool to use, but not one available to most serious young men.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-842115789244099022011-04-01T17:47:07.402+01:002011-04-01T17:47:07.402+01:00Learn to craft your prose so it's awe inspirin...Learn to craft your prose so it's awe inspiring? :o)<br /><br /><a href="http://thealliterativeallomorph.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jessica @ The Alliterative Allomporph</a>Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-72227693735655941792011-04-01T17:39:29.543+01:002011-04-01T17:39:29.543+01:00Good question. I guess you have to have characters...Good question. I guess you have to have characters with in-you-face personalities. They will be more interesting that just loping about.<br /><br />Interesting post, Mood.<br /><br />I like it.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-81062175495177142652011-04-01T17:36:51.981+01:002011-04-01T17:36:51.981+01:00Excellent post. Angry, lost young men are viable a...Excellent post. Angry, lost young men are viable as characters with stories to tell, but it takes a skillful writer who's not in the throes to polish it up and give it the necessary direction.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443736284850057306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-68468538795320645092011-04-01T17:23:48.740+01:002011-04-01T17:23:48.740+01:00There's a place for reflective type stories, b...There's a place for reflective type stories, but something has to happen for a good read. Good literature is action packed: To Kill a Mockingbird, A Christmas Carol, Little Women, the list goes on and on...Luana Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940192586072864886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-84826164042846645952011-04-01T17:08:11.712+01:002011-04-01T17:08:11.712+01:00You know, listless young men is pretty much how th...You know, listless young men is pretty much how they are in real life, but that is so boring in a book. I shake things up a bit by throwing obstacles at him left and right. Like a rat in a maze!<br /><br /><a href="http://elizabethmueller.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">♥.•*¨ Elizabeth ¨*•.♥</a>Elizabeth Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028099814857743134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-76735239196195737472011-04-01T17:06:46.435+01:002011-04-01T17:06:46.435+01:00Ugh, I agree with you. Boring, plot lacking stori...Ugh, I agree with you. Boring, plot lacking stories are never a good read!Rebecca Dupreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687364861479901764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-40017553845518203912011-04-01T16:45:36.169+01:002011-04-01T16:45:36.169+01:00Good point you make. But I just slightly disagree....Good point you make. But I just slightly disagree. Look at Kevin Smith, he's a slacker that never really figured out what he did and kind of surf the wave of life. His most popular works detail the joys of slacking and taking life at it comes. If you want to paint it as frustrating struggle (hence Angry Young Men)yeah, you need to have outgrown that phase. But existential void is not a pain for everybody.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-15186119205970730972011-04-01T16:08:41.721+01:002011-04-01T16:08:41.721+01:00I have often wondered about this too. Great postI have often wondered about this too. Great postAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-50288323795040841212011-04-01T15:29:01.882+01:002011-04-01T15:29:01.882+01:00One of the reasons I like writing YA is because te...One of the reasons I like writing YA is because teens NEVER know what they want. As a teacher, I can tell you that the kids in first period couldn't tell you what they wanted for lunch that same day. My approach is always to focus on the situations a character is experiencing, and I develop their mood and characteristics accordingly. I try approaching it psychologically. I also try to live life through my characters as much as possible to feel their needs, though many think that just makes me psychotic :)Paul Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219724579550337686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-16560104965207464982011-04-01T15:20:10.631+01:002011-04-01T15:20:10.631+01:00It would be hard to write a character that doesn&#...It would be hard to write a character that doesn't want something. Sometimes it's just what they think they want, and that changes as the story goes along. Sometimes the goal is more immediate, even if they don't have a sweeping life goal.<br /><br />Thanks for the post!Laura Josephsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239501665574945313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-20570793311830798052011-04-01T15:10:57.811+01:002011-04-01T15:10:57.811+01:00Interesting post. My first thought was that if I w...Interesting post. My first thought was that if I wanted the mundane, everyday life would suffice. Then I realized the extraordinary is also all around. Which led to reading to be entertained and gain insight. So...what you said. ;)Tamara McRillhttp://tamara-writes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-50809384311243375902011-04-01T14:43:02.756+01:002011-04-01T14:43:02.756+01:00CassaStar's main character was an angry young ...CassaStar's main character was an angry young man, but he had set goals of what he wanted in life. Or rather, what he thought he wanted.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-57802596134952845032011-04-01T14:23:14.371+01:002011-04-01T14:23:14.371+01:00Yes, everyone wants something. Not being able to g...Yes, everyone wants something. Not being able to get it right away is what makes the story. Nice post.Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.com