tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689704930820315029.post2781630368901873866..comments2023-10-23T06:31:29.964-07:00Comments on Fantasy Thoughts from My Easy Chair: Hard Hook, Soft HookAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14115085533635353291noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689704930820315029.post-75179200912664460232010-05-13T14:07:31.919-07:002010-05-13T14:07:31.919-07:00I'll have to look at an Agatha Christie novel....I'll have to look at an Agatha Christie novel. It's been so long since I've read one. But, I'd think it'd still have some sort of story arc to it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115085533635353291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689704930820315029.post-31479660083902942112010-05-13T11:01:44.454-07:002010-05-13T11:01:44.454-07:00Where have I been? I have never heard of Dorothy G...Where have I been? I have never heard of Dorothy Gilmore before. As usual you provide interesting insights. <br /><br />And I love how you describe story-arcs: "Imagine a covered esplanade with arches letting in the sunshine leading you from one point to another."<br /><br />Would you consider an Agatha Christy book as having a story arc? Miss Marple pretty much stays the same. I haven't read these in a long time, but I was just trying to think of successful books that don't have the prescribed arc.Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689704930820315029.post-65158460941120811872010-05-12T09:43:56.440-07:002010-05-12T09:43:56.440-07:00The red pencil. My advisor in grad school used his...The red pencil. My advisor in grad school used his pencil without hesitation. I haven't thought of that until now. I'm going to check out some of your fiction reads...been reading too much nonfiction of late.Linda L. Henkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00525464842660116879noreply@blogger.com