Date Posted:09:05:55 02/26/10 Fri Author: Fi Subject: Good advice overall >>> In reply to:
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's message, "I found this VERY helpful!" on 17:25:27 02/24/10 Wed
This advice made me baulk, though: "The components of a novel that readers care about most are, in order: story, characters, theme, atmosphere/setting."
I thought, NO, I'm greedy, I care about all these things at once! Give me a pageturning plot AND characters I care about AND themes that make me think AND a setting I feel I could walk about in. Then I'll not only finish your book, I'll remember it, recommend it to my friends, and put your next book on pre-order. But maybe DG has raised my standards too high ;)
