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Action/Adventure: March 11, 2015 Issue [#6872]

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 This week: What was that again?
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Writing is a dance with the uncertainties of language. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie


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Letter from the editor

I recently saw Jupiter Ascending - and it had horrible reviews, and I think most of them were because of the romantic elements of the movie. I must say, I often ignore these. It's one reason James Bond doesn't bother me at all. We know he's going to get the girl(s) and if you take that as a given... There are some good parts within the stories.

So in Jupiter Ascending, the heroine meets the hero at a point where she's going to die if she isn't saved. The hero runs in and takes out the bad guys. It's Hollywood, so of course they're going to fall in love, right?

Other than that, there was a twisted story told among all the different pieces about Earth and humans and what everyone thinks is worth dying for in time. I'll also admit the heroine made some dubious choices that made her seem too gullible to get to the end of the story. But there were a few pieces of that movie that dragged me in and made me want to know more.

So the question is: What does it take to overlook something that might be annoying in a storyline? Is it the romantic things that you can discount, or is it flaws within the story structure like {xlink:http://www.amazon.com/Molly-Fyde-Parsona-Rescue-Bern-ebook/dp/B002CMLE04}Hugh Howey's astrology vs astronomy blunder in one of his books?

The next hurdle is to find someone you trust to help you root out those inconsistencies and fix them. There isn't much we can do when it's something done in Hollywood, because they have their own physics along with everything else. However, time and patience and research can overcome most of the flaws for many of the readers. None of us can snare everyone within our web of story, but we can provide escape for those who can follow us into our own made-up worlds.


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Ask & Answer

billikus
Enjoyed your name game. They call me Bill! Or W.D., or William, or Billy, etc.
         They call me... uh... yeah, I don't have enough room for the list. *Cool*

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Names are important, but we remember them because of the character. I don't agree with you that Henry wouldn't cut it. It didn't matter his name, as Indiana had nothing to do with him and made no relation to his actions or success. We remember Indiana for his character. Who is Kato? do you remember Tonto? They were side kicks. their unusual name holds in our memory and their relation to the hero. Pick strong names, but remember, its the character you build that will be remembered then their name. Do you know that we remember Lee Harvy Oswald? John Wanye Gacy. They all are refered to with their full names. I found many criminals have the name Wayne. I won't use that name for a character.
         And yet John Wayne did fine for himself. We all have our own favorites.

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A News Letter with the Name game points well made.
         *Cheshire* Thank you.

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