tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post2328325902463898632..comments2024-01-19T13:24:15.734+00:00Comments on ::Acquired Taste: Tim Strettonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-20435134632947607122008-05-21T15:49:00.000+01:002008-05-21T15:49:00.000+01:00Ah, so that's how you've really solved the problem...Ah, so that's how you've really solved the problem of a writer's income...David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-5656684690454654432008-05-20T15:14:00.000+01:002008-05-20T15:14:00.000+01:00As you say, Alis, fantasy does not acquit the auth...As you say, Alis, fantasy does not acquit the author of the obligation to create nuanced characters who strike some emotional resonance with the reader (although reading some fantasy I'm not sure how widely the point is acknowledged).<BR/><BR/>What the fantasist doesn't need to do is to create an environment which is familiar to the reader - so when I'm writing I don't need to know how teenagers dress, say, or what songs are in the chart. And that's probably for the best...<BR/><BR/>And as for gigolos, David - I run a course on the subject. For only $2,000 I can provide informative materials via the Internet, with your diploma and accrediation for free!Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-29604846639304287552008-05-20T12:41:00.000+01:002008-05-20T12:41:00.000+01:00'A fantasist, who arguably has less point of conta...'A fantasist, who arguably has less point of contact with the real world, has less need of that kind of interaction.'<BR/><BR/>Apart, presumably, from the need to study human nature and human interactions as the best fantasy (the best writing in any genre) has believable characters interacting in psychologically real and emotionally truthful ways?<BR/><BR/>Your 'gigolo' did make me laugh - another example of incongruity in comedy - just wasn't expecting it!Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-88347657729160954652008-05-19T19:54:00.000+01:002008-05-19T19:54:00.000+01:00The gigolo option sounds intriguing. How exactly d...The gigolo option sounds intriguing. How exactly does one prepare for that as a secondary career? Are there trade schools? Do you get a certificate?David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.com