tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post3347300049319276134..comments2023-09-13T06:33:53.638+10:00Comments on Jem Jones, Writer: A piece of writing from meUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-80507822141523521942017-03-23T02:04:35.638+10:002017-03-23T02:04:35.638+10:00Haha, I don't know actually. Normally I just ...Haha, I don't know actually. Normally I just call it fantasy when it contains elements that can't actually happen in real life, you know? But I'm really not well versed when it comes to classifying things by genre. :)<br /><br />Ah, fairytales. I guess that <i>would</i> be slightly different than fantasy...though in my mind I sort of tend to mesh the two, I think. :P Modern day runaway stories sound like fun. :) (Haha. I know what you mean! I'm lazy about the research part of it, too. :))Miss Marchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03088465083055515308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-40799853670476727862017-03-21T15:21:19.689+10:002017-03-21T15:21:19.689+10:00Probably it's fantasy, yes, although at the mo...Probably it's fantasy, yes, although at the moment it doesn't contain any 'fantastical' elements, so... what do you call a fantasy/fairytale with no fantasy/fairies?? (I've always wondered. Fake-historical, maybe??)<br /><br />I like writing mashed-up fairytales (light fantasy, I suppose), as well as modern day runaway stories (in my mind that's a actual sub-sub-[sub-?]genre). I read and enjoy many genres, but those are mostly what I write. (I'm too lazy to research for historical!) ;)Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-58422040427098665102017-03-21T09:45:17.154+10:002017-03-21T09:45:17.154+10:00Aww. Thanks for giving me more details. It sound...Aww. Thanks for giving me more details. It sounds intriguing. Especially the bit about Ella giving up, or becoming unworthy of, her wind ability. Would you classify this as a fantasy then? What types of stories do you normally write? Fantasy, historical, modern day...Miss Marchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03088465083055515308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-73963231692717943792017-03-20T09:18:08.112+10:002017-03-20T09:18:08.112+10:00Thanks for your kind words, Andrea! And welcome to...Thanks for your kind words, Andrea! And welcome to my blog! I hope you pop back sometimes :)Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-30454514804370898702017-03-19T21:04:26.440+10:002017-03-19T21:04:26.440+10:00OOOOH this was really good! My favorite sentence w...OOOOH this was really good! My favorite sentence was 'For a moment the kite soared, fierce but contained.' This was definitely so poetic and the vision in my head as I read the words... wow. I like the simplicity of the story and I'm sure whatever decision you make, if you prefer to make this story a bit longer, it would still work! It's great you have a frame to work with in deepening your characters and the atmosphere :)<br /><br />- Andrea at <a href="https://asurgeofthunder.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> A Surge of Thunder </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-81545846152618481992017-03-18T11:57:58.998+10:002017-03-18T11:57:58.998+10:00Aww, Miss March! *blushes* :D
It's currently ...Aww, Miss March! *blushes* :D<br /><br />It's currently the only scene, but when writing it I tried to keep things open, so I could write the rest of the story later if I wanted. Yes, the king/father is dead (I enjoyed making up a mourning/memorial tradition for him!). I couldn't think of a name for the son... so I pretended it was a deliberate writing choice! And I think the young widow Ella is the main character. <br />(When writing it I was thinking about what might have happened to get to this point, and when I wrote <br /> "She lifted her face... to the wind. 'Please,' she murmured. 'One last time'" <br />in my head I was imagining that she used to have some sort of wind ability, which was somehow connected to the king's death, and which she'd either given up or become unworthy of. Which is why I was interested in her as a character.)<br /><br />And no, the questions are great! Ask away, whenever/whatever you like!Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-86931917798593162272017-03-18T00:59:46.255+10:002017-03-18T00:59:46.255+10:00A lovely bit of writing, Jem! No really. This is...A lovely bit of writing, Jem! No really. This is GOOD! I like this sentence especially. "Ella passed him the spool and wrapped her slim hands around his boyish chubby ones." Aww. That's such a darling description. :) <br /><br />I'm gathering the father must have died? :( Is this the only scene, or have you written more of this story? Is the son the main character? Does he have a name? (Sorry if that was too many questions. :))Miss Marchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03088465083055515308noreply@blogger.com