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littlemanpoet · 04-02-2002, 04:36 PM

Wow! What a thread! Great discussion!

Another author worthy of note is Meghan Whelan Turner. She has written two and a third is on its way. What's good about it? 1. It's literate. 2. It conveys wonder. 3. It is believable - the characters are real and where they are is real. 4. The action is not the only thing driving the tale - it's balanced by character development. 5. The action is governed by the logic of the story being told rather than stock in trade.

I realize a lot of this has been said already. But that sense of wonder is really key. Most junk novels don't do it.

04-02-2002, 04:36 PM	#13
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Wow! What a thread! Great discussion! Another author worthy of note is Meghan Whelan Turner. She has written two and a third is on its way. What's good about it? 1. It's literate. 2. It conveys wonder. 3. It is believable - the characters are real and where they are is real. 4. The action is not the only thing driving the tale - it's balanced by character development. 5. The action is governed by the logic of the story being told rather than stock in trade. I realize a lot of this has been said already. But that sense of wonder is really key. Most junk novels don't do it.