tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post2655228411766219201..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: SuspenseKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-90175406775241200302011-11-16T08:29:52.217-05:002011-11-16T08:29:52.217-05:00Laughingwolf, I'll try.
Liane, I know what yo...Laughingwolf, I'll try.<br /><br />Liane, I know what you mean. I'm especially bad that way with TV. So much is predictable.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-84301093299828803182011-11-13T23:00:04.703-05:002011-11-13T23:00:04.703-05:00Looking forward to that post, Charles.
Maybe one...Looking forward to that post, Charles. <br /><br />Maybe one of the reasons I'm not devouring fiction with the old appetite is that I'm pretty jaded indeed. I've read more nonfiction this year than I usually read in five years.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-41816189326814146192011-11-12T09:23:57.551-05:002011-11-12T09:23:57.551-05:00cool... we all expect a critique, of both book and...cool... we all expect a critique, of both book and writer! ;)laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-34423122054195336472011-11-12T00:25:43.222-05:002011-11-12T00:25:43.222-05:00Laughingwolf, hum, my last comment to you didn'...Laughingwolf, hum, my last comment to you didn't go through. I said that King may be going to have a reading here in New Orleans for that book. I'll have to try and go.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-20194559490212860892011-11-11T22:51:01.798-05:002011-11-11T22:51:01.798-05:00combinations of types are good, cuz you don't ...combinations of types are good, cuz you don't want to write everything the same way, and become predictable<br /><br />speaking of suspense: stephen king's new one involves time travel, mostly to do with the assassination of jfk, and king's take on it...laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-22337324334842757512011-11-10T20:29:08.944-05:002011-11-10T20:29:08.944-05:00David J., Thankee, man.David J., Thankee, man.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-77568642231948757432011-11-10T16:49:01.411-05:002011-11-10T16:49:01.411-05:00Now I'm angsty for that next post-thanks Charl...Now I'm angsty for that next post-thanks Charles.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-21231081198243345402011-11-10T15:31:37.133-05:002011-11-10T15:31:37.133-05:00Oscar, glad you enjoyed.Oscar, glad you enjoyed.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-68740566869261684552011-11-10T15:14:38.919-05:002011-11-10T15:14:38.919-05:00Nice article on suspense, Charles. It reminds me I...Nice article on suspense, Charles. It reminds me I need more of it.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-53364446580309664352011-11-10T13:36:02.981-05:002011-11-10T13:36:02.981-05:00Chris, my son taught me a lot about baseball and I...Chris, my son taught me a lot about baseball and I did come to appreciate it more after he'd played. I still don't really keep up with it, though.<br /><br />Patti, exactly so!Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-5277749323270075192011-11-10T11:25:22.747-05:002011-11-10T11:25:22.747-05:00Great observations here, Charles. I only enjoyed w...Great observations here, Charles. I only enjoyed watching baseball when my son was watching (or playing) it too. His excitement became mine.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-40187171030245771782011-11-10T11:00:34.447-05:002011-11-10T11:00:34.447-05:00Suspense is what makes everything better. To conti...Suspense is what makes everything better. To continue the baseball theme, the Texas Rangers were one strike away from winning the World Series twice <i>in one game</i> a couple weeks ago, and ultimately it didn't turn out the way they or their fans were hoping it to. And people say that particular game will go down as one of the best ever.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070278104646895235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-91538553546084999162011-11-10T10:18:06.448-05:002011-11-10T10:18:06.448-05:00Sean, I appreciate that. a lot of this is from a r...Sean, I appreciate that. a lot of this is from a recent talk I gave on the subject to a reading group.<br /><br />Mark, I think most works need a combination of the quick and slow, but only the slow is likely to carry a full novel.<br /><br />Bernardl, my next post will talk more about the characters and how they add to the slow suspense.<br /><br />Alex, if you're going to be good at one, that's the one to pick.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-28204815874820380362011-11-10T10:06:41.598-05:002011-11-10T10:06:41.598-05:00Since my focus is characters, I'm better at sl...Since my focus is characters, I'm better at slow suspense.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-73591058579168923482011-11-10T09:53:57.015-05:002011-11-10T09:53:57.015-05:00I'm a fan of incorporating a series of suspens...I'm a fan of incorporating a series of suspenseful moments involving cared for characters. Jaws is a great example. The Stand is another. A mixture of both slow building and fast moments of suspense make for the best mixture in novel or movie form. But the key is as you write - caring for the characters.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-58410905116207853442011-11-10T08:57:12.643-05:002011-11-10T08:57:12.643-05:00Charles Dickens seemed to usually start out within...Charles Dickens seemed to usually start out within the first ten pages building that fast suspense. A Christmas Carol being a prime example but I just read Hard Times and in that one book he used almost the entire narrative to bring you to the reason you had to keep reading. The concluding chapter was the place where all the suspense for me anyway was. so far of all his books I have read that one was the best. <br /><br />But then there comes in the question of almost every one of his books were first published in serial form a taste at a time and the end of the serial of the month had to have some sort of cliff hanger that would make his audience pick the magazine up again the next month. So he had to use a variety of "suspense" to be as popular as he was in his day.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-24729721425366463522011-11-10T08:55:26.916-05:002011-11-10T08:55:26.916-05:00Great post, which could certainly be expanded to s...Great post, which could certainly be expanded to some great conversations and debates. I read a novel, "The Great God Pan" by Athur Machen, based on Stephen King talking about it. This most certainly fell into the catagory of me wanting to know more. Tremendous story and suspenseful as Hell. Still freaks me out. Looking forward to the Nov 26 post, and following this blog.Sean Patrick Reardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051252366031997054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-81577586040905655982011-11-10T08:35:54.040-05:002011-11-10T08:35:54.040-05:00Ty, the slow suspense is what makes novels truly m...Ty, the slow suspense is what makes novels truly memorable, I believe. I think you're right about the quick suspense. Been over done.<br /><br />Merisi, thankee. I appreciate you visiting.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-16499636860640751072011-11-10T07:20:48.170-05:002011-11-10T07:20:48.170-05:00Very interesting, I am looking forward to hear mor...Very interesting, I am looking forward to hear more about this subject from you!Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-52813747864334052412011-11-10T05:01:58.096-05:002011-11-10T05:01:58.096-05:00Great post, Charles.
Personally, I wish the slow ...Great post, Charles.<br /><br />Personally, I wish the slow suspense elements were more in vogue, because I generally prefer that kind of tale, reading them and writing them. The fast-suspense story can be done well, but it feels as if it's been used so much over the last few decades that it's been done to death. But that's just my opinion.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09192814826756623212noreply@blogger.com