tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post6919180188520305759..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: KURT VONNEGUT'S HOW TO WRITE A GREAT STORYRoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-69507593399007567372012-11-17T13:23:36.875-06:002012-11-17T13:23:36.875-06:00I love that last one on the list. The visual of th...I love that last one on the list. The visual of the cockroaches eating the last few pages and the reader smiling because he knows where the story ends up! Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-58001290328674711212012-11-15T12:32:39.561-06:002012-11-15T12:32:39.561-06:00Great stuff Roland! I used to read a lot of Vonneg...Great stuff Roland! I used to read a lot of Vonnegut back in the day..he was a genius. E. M. Prokophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395951217528199963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-25157795672853016232012-11-15T11:39:25.360-06:002012-11-15T11:39:25.360-06:00"Start as close to the end as possible" ..."Start as close to the end as possible" - awesome!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-7297654205515231862012-11-15T09:33:00.539-06:002012-11-15T09:33:00.539-06:00Tammy:
I'm happy to introduce you. I think you...Tammy:<br />I'm happy to introduce you. I think you would like Nick's choice: BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS. :-)<br /><br />D.G.:<br />Like Ann Rand, Kurt Vonnegut, is an acquired taste in literature for some. As for his humor, I think he and Mark Twain would have gotten along famously (pun intened!) :-)<br /><br />Siv:<br />LOL. Ah, yes the dog excuse. Yes, Kurt was talking about short stories here.<br /><br />Nick:<br />Weren't there an amazing amount of layers to his work? Now, I'll have to go back and re-read BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-41063638590126390282012-11-15T06:57:32.132-06:002012-11-15T06:57:32.132-06:00Breakfast of Champions is one of the best books I&...Breakfast of Champions is one of the best books I've ever read! Great quotes. There were so many layers to his work.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-5683001571030991132012-11-15T05:42:32.662-06:002012-11-15T05:42:32.662-06:00Good advice for short stories but not all of this ...Good advice for short stories but not all of this applies to a novel.<br /><br />"Give your readers as much information as possible as soon as possible. To hell with suspense. Readers should have such complete understanding of what is going on, where and why, that they could finish the story themselves, should cockroaches eat the last few pages"--------First thing I thought of when I read this is my daughter saying, "The dog ate my homework..."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218651886143284455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-54298390994005928482012-11-15T02:32:40.569-06:002012-11-15T02:32:40.569-06:00Hi Roland .. open the window and your story will c...Hi Roland .. open the window and your story will catch pneumonia ... love that description - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-17313349043590371962012-11-15T01:23:49.894-06:002012-11-15T01:23:49.894-06:00Read Slaughterhouse 5, but not sure I liked it. V...Read Slaughterhouse 5, but not sure I liked it. Vonnegut was an acquired taste but fit in well at the time he was writing. <br /><br />Writing tips with a touch of cynicism are always welcome. (cockroaches eat the pages?)D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-85856121231936330772012-11-15T00:54:35.696-06:002012-11-15T00:54:35.696-06:00never heard of him. thanks so much for introducing...never heard of him. thanks so much for introducing me!!Tammy Theriaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128574900510175415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-61122523944876092012012-11-14T21:59:41.144-06:002012-11-14T21:59:41.144-06:00Heather:
I am so happy you enjoyed this post by Vo...Heather:<br />I am so happy you enjoyed this post by Vonnegut. Yes, he was, indeed, an amazing writer! Thank you so much for visiting and commenting! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-65968019267589159732012-11-14T21:11:47.274-06:002012-11-14T21:11:47.274-06:00And that's why his writing was so amazing. Wha...And that's why his writing was so amazing. What a great compilation of his advice. I love this Roland!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-88581250736404699122012-11-14T20:31:26.289-06:002012-11-14T20:31:26.289-06:00Catherine:
Vonnegut was a genius and made you both...Catherine:<br />Vonnegut was a genius and made you both think and smile at the same time: a hard thing to do. I wish you fun and success in your lit class! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-78559546033402964072012-11-14T20:28:34.910-06:002012-11-14T20:28:34.910-06:00I love Vonnegut and the quotes you picked are grea...I love Vonnegut and the quotes you picked are great. I'm teaching one of his books right now in a lit class: Bluebeard, his satire on the art world, which is right on target.Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.com