tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25705418.post4018045856038080291..comments2023-05-11T09:40:38.634-05:00Comments on Writings: Critiquing More Than Just BooksAnn (bunnygirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04938134750150653386noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25705418.post-64188203963380585022013-05-18T20:54:19.314-05:002013-05-18T20:54:19.314-05:00I experience it to a degree, but many years ago I ...I experience it to a degree, but many years ago I made a concerted effort to find ways to enjoy books and other media in spite of my burgeoning critical tenancies. Now I tend to note things like that a lot more than the people around me, but still manage to enjoy the parts that are enjoyable.Alice Audreyhttp://www.aliceaudrey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25705418.post-54162070822949148002007-02-25T09:54:00.000-06:002007-02-25T09:54:00.000-06:00Hiya, bunnygirl! Being a writer affects my enjoym...Hiya, bunnygirl! Being a writer affects my enjoyment of all kinds of fiction, whether other novels, TV, movies, plays -- any medium which involves storycraft is fair game. And like you, I notice dangling subplots, too much backstory, too much repetition, too much pointless jabber that doesn't do anything for the story, etc.<BR/><BR/>Being a writer makes my bar for suspension of disbelief a lot higher. As a writer, I often think, "Oh, that's silly... why was that movie, book, etc. written like that? That just <I>doesn't work</I>..." whereas if I focus on a story with my reader's mind alone I am more likely to go along for the ride.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25705418.post-14729046906709021552007-02-23T19:03:00.000-06:002007-02-23T19:03:00.000-06:00Yep! Though I've also written screenplays and am i...Yep! Though I've also written screenplays and am interested in filmmaking, and I've been an editor--after that experience, reading in particular became exceedingly frustrating because the smallest typo would pull me out of a work.<BR/><BR/>I think being a writer really does spoil reading for you (impersonal). And maybe if you're writing fiction, which is normally storytelling, it just spoils any kind of storytelling, as you've described, bunnygirl. I've found that the less expectations I have beforehand for a particular book/film/whatever, the more enjoyable it winds up being. So before I'm gonna experience something new, I sort of chant inside myself, "Clear your mind, forget you're a writer."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com