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The Shannarah books *NM* Hieshyn Send a noteboard - 20/02/2010 04:04:59 PM
By "spend time," I mean that we have to pretend that the characters of a book exist within the frame of what has been written for them, but also that they exist while not on-screen (so to speak). They don't just disappear between the PoVs in which they are featured, and they have free will outside of those PoVs. The towns exist, their individual personalities, homes, families, friends exist, etc.

You could, I don't know, hang with them while off-screen, observe or *gasp* mess up the narrative!

Otoh, which work would you avoid like The Plague?
(chuckle)
The God King mourns...
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If you could spend time in any written work, which would it be? And why? nossy - 19/02/2010 12:07:18 PM 1246 Views
Atlas Shrugged or maybe a song of ice and fire. *NM* Urza - 19/02/2010 12:14:04 PM 352 Views
Re: Atlas Shrugged or maybe a song of ice and fire. lil lady - 22/02/2010 05:42:40 PM 962 Views
Much <3 for that. *NM* Urza - 24/02/2010 02:26:47 PM 424 Views
Alice in Wonderland! *NM* cabbage - 19/02/2010 12:22:06 PM 351 Views
Oh, and why. cabbage - 19/02/2010 12:23:31 PM 890 Views
Try to nab me the Cheshire cat nossy - 19/02/2010 12:42:27 PM 868 Views
Off with her head!! StarrBecca - 19/02/2010 01:26:42 PM 790 Views
Re: But God would be a paedophile. *NM* Danae al'Thor - 19/02/2010 01:51:55 PM 470 Views
Would be my choice too. *NM* Jonielle - 19/02/2010 02:19:51 PM 358 Views
Yesssssss. Liam - 20/02/2010 01:47:59 AM 894 Views
I saw it. Lici - 20/02/2010 04:28:40 PM 791 Views
Maybe the Shire? ironclad - 19/02/2010 12:36:12 PM 915 Views
That's a good one. nossy - 19/02/2010 12:43:42 PM 872 Views
Iain M Banks's Culture novels snoopcester - 19/02/2010 12:40:48 PM 823 Views
That would make me nervous. nossy - 19/02/2010 12:45:24 PM 786 Views
You are such a wimp snoopcester - 19/02/2010 12:47:32 PM 723 Views
Maybe nossy - 19/02/2010 01:10:10 PM 757 Views
Bah snoopcester - 19/02/2010 01:20:10 PM 894 Views
You actually had a good answer for once. LiterateDog - 19/02/2010 02:14:19 PM 862 Views
Re: Iain M Banks's Culture novels lyringlas - 19/02/2010 04:12:56 PM 889 Views
(I'm just kidding; this would make me a horrible person *coughs *NM* lyringlas - 19/02/2010 04:13:30 PM 367 Views
me too! temeraire - 19/02/2010 05:24:45 PM 754 Views
Re: Do you know, I actually cannot say. Danae al'Thor - 19/02/2010 01:49:36 PM 868 Views
Re: OOH OOH I would love to be in the Jasper Fforde novels! Danae al'Thor - 19/02/2010 01:51:11 PM 884 Views
Is it that obvious that I just read The Eyre Affair? nossy - 19/02/2010 01:56:21 PM 843 Views
Re: You think you are competition for Elizabeth? Danae al'Thor - 19/02/2010 01:57:56 PM 892 Views
I'm not sure. I could always out-violence her, surely. nossy - 19/02/2010 01:59:56 PM 867 Views
Re: <laughs out loud> Danae al'Thor - 19/02/2010 02:01:58 PM 895 Views
Little House on the Prairie Elaine - 19/02/2010 02:06:45 PM 899 Views
I'd be totally useless in that series. nossy - 19/02/2010 02:39:58 PM 858 Views
Oooh I love the Outlander series! *NM* Lady Leslie - 19/02/2010 06:53:13 PM 479 Views
depends what "my role" can be LadyLorraine - 19/02/2010 02:21:54 PM 928 Views
You are you. So whatever you can do. nossy - 19/02/2010 02:41:11 PM 761 Views
oh in that case. I think i'm better off staying here LadyLorraine - 19/02/2010 06:43:02 PM 871 Views
One of those science fiction ones. jh - 19/02/2010 02:58:55 PM 759 Views
O c'mon now, surely you can think of one? nossy - 19/02/2010 03:11:14 PM 792 Views
Not really. Problem with most works of science fiction is that... jh - 19/02/2010 03:18:26 PM 887 Views
The Importance of Being Earnest Mark - 19/02/2010 03:12:17 PM 772 Views
heh nossy - 19/02/2010 03:17:27 PM 926 Views
All I would need to do is get christened Mark - 19/02/2010 03:27:26 PM 779 Views
I'd go into Robert Heinlein's Future History Brian - 19/02/2010 03:56:53 PM 828 Views
You forgot "free love" JasonD - 28/02/2010 11:31:18 PM 883 Views
That is a really tough question. Mats Gambling Buddy - 19/02/2010 04:04:35 PM 894 Views
I'd totally be a Narnian! *NM* ranagrande - 19/02/2010 04:08:37 PM 476 Views
House of Suns random thoughts - 19/02/2010 04:14:45 PM 798 Views
1984 smaug - 19/02/2010 05:19:48 PM 921 Views
The Culture, as written by Iain M. Banks. Tim - 19/02/2010 05:37:47 PM 790 Views
I haven't read that, but based on your description Lupine - 19/02/2010 06:59:37 PM 771 Views
Gondolin Maria - 19/02/2010 06:16:46 PM 864 Views
Mine is so lame. Lame lame lame. Lupine - 19/02/2010 06:57:54 PM 821 Views
Re: Babe, some of them would be ultra mean to you! Danae al'Thor - 19/02/2010 07:15:35 PM 814 Views
Young again? ironclad - 20/02/2010 04:29:24 PM 1060 Views
I'm totaly marrying Mr.Darcy... *NM* Milla - 21/02/2010 07:29:09 AM 313 Views
Letters to Penthouse. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 19/02/2010 07:29:13 PM 469 Views
Color me shocked. Mats Gambling Buddy - 20/02/2010 08:02:31 PM 876 Views
Re: Color me shocked. TaskmasterJack - 20/02/2010 09:06:24 PM 1015 Views
I'm pretty sure our whole existence Kuke - 19/02/2010 10:37:09 PM 775 Views
Thursday Next, maybe. Would that be cheating? Liam - 20/02/2010 01:59:24 AM 733 Views
Hogwarts Student Colonel Logain - 20/02/2010 04:07:25 AM 852 Views
Some really hot erotica. *NM* everynametaken - 20/02/2010 05:55:13 AM 438 Views
The Shannarah books *NM* Hieshyn - 20/02/2010 04:04:59 PM 400 Views
Nothing by Cormac McCarthy... *NM* TheCrownless - 20/02/2010 10:57:34 PM 460 Views
Anything I would touch would end up a la "Lost In Austen" Two Wongs - 22/02/2010 12:44:34 PM 785 Views
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