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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 1229 Views
Atlas Shrugged or maybe a song of ice and fire. *NM* Urza - 19/02/2010 12:14:04 PM 341 Views
Re: Atlas Shrugged or maybe a song of ice and fire. lil lady - 22/02/2010 05:42:40 PM 945 Views
Much <3 for that. *NM* Urza - 24/02/2010 02:26:47 PM 414 Views
Alice in Wonderland! *NM* cabbage - 19/02/2010 12:22:06 PM 342 Views
Oh, and why. cabbage - 19/02/2010 12:23:31 PM 864 Views
Try to nab me the Cheshire cat nossy - 19/02/2010 12:42:27 PM 847 Views
Off with her head!! StarrBecca - 19/02/2010 01:26:42 PM 765 Views
Re: But God would be a paedophile. *NM* Danae al'Thor - 19/02/2010 01:51:55 PM 461 Views
Would be my choice too. *NM* Jonielle - 19/02/2010 02:19:51 PM 350 Views
Yesssssss. Liam - 20/02/2010 01:47:59 AM 863 Views
I saw it. Lici - 20/02/2010 04:28:40 PM 772 Views
Maybe the Shire? ironclad - 19/02/2010 12:36:12 PM 886 Views
That's a good one. nossy - 19/02/2010 12:43:42 PM 844 Views
Iain M Banks's Culture novels snoopcester - 19/02/2010 12:40:48 PM 804 Views
That would make me nervous. nossy - 19/02/2010 12:45:24 PM 769 Views
You are such a wimp snoopcester - 19/02/2010 12:47:32 PM 688 Views
Maybe nossy - 19/02/2010 01:10:10 PM 733 Views
Bah snoopcester - 19/02/2010 01:20:10 PM 871 Views
You actually had a good answer for once. LiterateDog - 19/02/2010 02:14:19 PM 845 Views
Re: Iain M Banks's Culture novels lyringlas - 19/02/2010 04:12:56 PM 865 Views
(I'm just kidding; this would make me a horrible person *coughs *NM* lyringlas - 19/02/2010 04:13:30 PM 356 Views
me too! temeraire - 19/02/2010 05:24:45 PM 722 Views
Re: Do you know, I actually cannot say. Danae al'Thor - 19/02/2010 01:49:36 PM 852 Views
Re: OOH OOH I would love to be in the Jasper Fforde novels! Danae al'Thor - 19/02/2010 01:51:11 PM 863 Views
Is it that obvious that I just read The Eyre Affair? nossy - 19/02/2010 01:56:21 PM 821 Views
Re: You think you are competition for Elizabeth? Danae al'Thor - 19/02/2010 01:57:56 PM 864 Views
I'm not sure. I could always out-violence her, surely. nossy - 19/02/2010 01:59:56 PM 841 Views
Re: <laughs out loud> Danae al'Thor - 19/02/2010 02:01:58 PM 871 Views
Little House on the Prairie Elaine - 19/02/2010 02:06:45 PM 881 Views
I'd be totally useless in that series. nossy - 19/02/2010 02:39:58 PM 842 Views
Oooh I love the Outlander series! *NM* Lady Leslie - 19/02/2010 06:53:13 PM 468 Views
depends what "my role" can be LadyLorraine - 19/02/2010 02:21:54 PM 905 Views
You are you. So whatever you can do. nossy - 19/02/2010 02:41:11 PM 737 Views
oh in that case. I think i'm better off staying here LadyLorraine - 19/02/2010 06:43:02 PM 856 Views
One of those science fiction ones. jh - 19/02/2010 02:58:55 PM 741 Views
O c'mon now, surely you can think of one? nossy - 19/02/2010 03:11:14 PM 767 Views
Not really. Problem with most works of science fiction is that... jh - 19/02/2010 03:18:26 PM 870 Views
The Importance of Being Earnest Mark - 19/02/2010 03:12:17 PM 743 Views
heh nossy - 19/02/2010 03:17:27 PM 901 Views
All I would need to do is get christened Mark - 19/02/2010 03:27:26 PM 755 Views
I'd go into Robert Heinlein's Future History Brian - 19/02/2010 03:56:53 PM 802 Views
You forgot "free love" JasonD - 28/02/2010 11:31:18 PM 861 Views
That is a really tough question. Mats Gambling Buddy - 19/02/2010 04:04:35 PM 870 Views
I'd totally be a Narnian! *NM* ranagrande - 19/02/2010 04:08:37 PM 466 Views
House of Suns random thoughts - 19/02/2010 04:14:45 PM 779 Views
1984 smaug - 19/02/2010 05:19:48 PM 900 Views
The Culture, as written by Iain M. Banks. Tim - 19/02/2010 05:37:47 PM 768 Views
I haven't read that, but based on your description Lupine - 19/02/2010 06:59:37 PM 747 Views
Gondolin Maria - 19/02/2010 06:16:46 PM 831 Views
Mine is so lame. Lame lame lame. Lupine - 19/02/2010 06:57:54 PM 799 Views
Re: Babe, some of them would be ultra mean to you! Danae al'Thor - 19/02/2010 07:15:35 PM 796 Views
Young again? ironclad - 20/02/2010 04:29:24 PM 1035 Views
I'm totaly marrying Mr.Darcy... *NM* Milla - 21/02/2010 07:29:09 AM 301 Views
Letters to Penthouse. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 19/02/2010 07:29:13 PM 457 Views
Color me shocked. Mats Gambling Buddy - 20/02/2010 08:02:31 PM 848 Views
Re: Color me shocked. TaskmasterJack - 20/02/2010 09:06:24 PM 985 Views
I'm pretty sure our whole existence Kuke - 19/02/2010 10:37:09 PM 740 Views
Thursday Next, maybe. Would that be cheating? Liam - 20/02/2010 01:59:24 AM 711 Views
Hogwarts Student Colonel Logain - 20/02/2010 04:07:25 AM 829 Views
Some really hot erotica. *NM* everynametaken - 20/02/2010 05:55:13 AM 426 Views
The Shannarah books *NM* Hieshyn - 20/02/2010 04:04:59 PM 393 Views
Nothing by Cormac McCarthy... *NM* TheCrownless - 20/02/2010 10:57:34 PM 448 Views
Anything I would touch would end up a la "Lost In Austen" Two Wongs - 22/02/2010 12:44:34 PM 757 Views
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