>> > PS "Every story has been done in the history of mankind" doesn't look
>> > good for the future then Toots?
>>
>> I guess that depends on how you look at it. I'm just saying, it's
>> impossible to be totally original in every ( or perhaps any?) event in
>> your
>> story. The events are already there. They have been there. As an
>> author,
>> I think two of your biggest jobs are A. to pick the right events to
make
>> your story interesting, and B. to put those events down on paper in a
way
>> that really speaks to your writer, i.e. catches their interest, paints
>> them
>> a picture, etc. Whatever genre you choose to do that in is your own as
>> well.
>>
>
> True, but my point's still there. DE has stated that he writes to a
> formula nad yet people still complain that he writes to a formula.
> Something here seems a little pointless. You either like the formula
> or not. Even watered-down as it has become.
I think that's the problem his readers have is that he does write to
formula. See for me it isn't so much as a big deal. The similiarities
bother me, I admit, but not enough to keep me from reading. It just
lowers
my opinion of his stories. However, I'll read a series, and then I might
re-read it a few monthes, or a few years later, because it isn't fresh in
my
mind anymore, and I still enjoy the story. So if I can re-read the same
story twice, and still enjoy it, the fact that his books are written to
formula isn't going to hamper me that much.
However, for someone to come through and disagree that his books aren't
copies of each other, I have to step in and point out, hey. These are the
similarities. They're right there. Also, as you said, the man has
pointed
out that he writes his books the same. He follows a formula. It's in the
Riven Codex. I think that detracts from his writing and keeps him from
being a great author, but he's still an ok writer. He definately makes me
see the things he's talking about. But he isn't a great writer. His
books
are too predictable, and his character's narratives almost always follow
the
same cadence. I enjoy comedy, so the witty, bantering he uses doesn't
bother me in that there's so much of it, but, the joke isn't funny as much
the second time, so it definately detracts from the books.
Mathius
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