tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post472428680227160615..comments2024-03-16T11:09:05.148-07:00Comments on TalkToYoUniverse: TTYU Retro: Seeking Uniqueness? Make a TwistJuliette Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-515803013893080462012-01-25T13:37:20.170-08:002012-01-25T13:37:20.170-08:00Karen, sounds like a cool project. Good luck with ...Karen, sounds like a cool project. Good luck with your stories, and thanks for the comment!Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-31603604966441048042012-01-25T09:01:29.724-08:002012-01-25T09:01:29.724-08:00Useful tips. I rewrote an ancient Chinese tale tha...Useful tips. I rewrote an ancient Chinese tale that was already a fantasy story, but changed it for today's children and added a couple of twists. Actually worked well.<br /><br />I especially like the change genre role tip. That's being worked into the sequel to the above story.Karen Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-37466352275156090332012-01-17T11:41:46.178-08:002012-01-17T11:41:46.178-08:00Thanks for extending my suggestions, Calvin! I thi...Thanks for extending my suggestions, Calvin! I think the idea of deliberately defeating cliché is a wonderful one - I use it a lot, too.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-24090720794338890142012-01-17T11:19:51.183-08:002012-01-17T11:19:51.183-08:00Good points, Juliette. I find it useful to be ale...Good points, Juliette. I find it useful to be alert to conventional thinking and cliches and to reverse them. Too often I've found myself writing a cliche--<i>boy rescues girl</i>--often with dominant cultural stereotypes (i.e., the woman is young, pale, and slim). Sometimes when I catch myself doing this, I try to reverse things--girl rescues boy; or make the woman older, darker, tall/large; and so on. <br /><br />Also--think about the villain/antagonist's motives. If the villain has a motive (other than being eeviiilll) it makes for a more complex, more interesting story.<br /><br />This is just extending your suggestions, of course-- CWJCalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558762473911106563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-39547871587399992252012-01-17T11:00:21.271-08:002012-01-17T11:00:21.271-08:00I can't remember if I read this the first time...I can't remember if I read this the first time, but I like your breakdown. Oddly, I think I've done each of these types of twists at least once :).Margaret M. Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537558539259791284noreply@blogger.com