Narrative trademarks

[TheEarl]

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Heeeyyy. That's dragon's breath.

Well you should clean your teeth in the morning then, shouldn't you.

The Earl

 

[CharleyH]

Landscape may be a theme.

Eesh. I'm horribly transparent, it seems.

I was trying to think of a new, groovy narrative trademark. One must keep up her grooviness.

Isn't groovy a Brady Bunch term? LOL

 

[CharleyH]

Well you should clean your teeth in the morning then, shouldn't you.

The Earl

LOL - what a cool commercial this would make

 

[Black Tulip]

Nice reading so far. LOL

I think I have a thing with the light. From the sun or the absence of it.
Not that it's a conscious effort, but I realized some time back that I have a description of the light or the sky in most of my stories.

It's important in off-line life too. I decide on which house to live in by the way the light falls through the windows.

I like to think it's a Dutch thing. LOL Like Rembrandt became famous because of his use of light in his paintings.

On a conscious level, I try to come up with titles that have a double meaning or some form of wordplay.

 

[CharleyH]

Nice reading so far. LOL

I think I have a thing with the light. From the sun or the absence of it.
Not that it's a conscious effort, but I realized some time back that I have a description of the light or the sky in most of my stories.

It's important in off-line life too. I decide on which house to live in by the way the light falls through the windows.

I like to think it's a Dutch thing. LOL Like Rembrandt became famous because of his use of light in his paintings.

On a conscious level, I try to come up with titles that have a double meaning or some form of wordplay.

The thought of Rembrandt as something you use in a story makes me want to get out there and read - just to see! Thank you. Do you associate light with Rembrandt specifically? Or Do you think of it more ... mythologically? Ra? Apollo? for example? Something else?

Just curious, as I find sometimes a signature can be deeply personal or culturally associative.

 

[oggbashan]

I suppose my trademark in the stories I care about is:

A plot.

Og

 

[CharleyH]

I suppose my trademark in the stories I care about is:

A plot.

Og

ROFL - yes - that helps

 

[Penelope Street]

On a conscious level, I try to come up with titles that have a double meaning or some form of wordplay.

I like titles that make me think, "Now what could that be about?"- especially ones where the reader doesn't quite know the meaning until the last line ties it all together.

 

[TheEarl]

I suppose my trademark in the stories I care about is:

A plot.

Og

What would you use one of those for?

The Earl

 

[LadyJeanne]

Most of my stories are completely devoid of a physical description of the main characters, most are very descriptive of the woman's point of view, and most include the word "probe"... (heh heh heh, she said probe, heh heh heh, Beavis and Butthead, inside joke, you had to be there...)

 

[impressive]

Most of my stories are completely devoid of a physical description of the main characters...

Yeah. Mine are, too. I kinda like it that way, unless it's somehow pertinent.

 

[cloudy]

Yeah. Mine are, too. I kinda like it that way, unless it's somehow pertinent.

...as are mine. I may say something about hair color, or something vague about a character being tall, but that's about as descriptive of character as I get.

BTW - anyone but me notice the recent rash of PC's from someone who's REALLY PISSED OFF WHEN AN AUTHOR DOESN'T MENTION A CHARACTER'S MEASUREMENTS, AND WHO ALWAYS TYPES IN CAPS?

 

[rgraham666]

I had been wondering what I might regard as a trademark. With no luck.

Now I realise, I usually describe my characters quite fully. Without using measurements.

At least in my longer stuff.

 

[NoJo]

Yeah. Mine are, too. I kinda like it that way, unless it's somehow pertinent.

That's very good style, especially if all the readers still formulate similar images of the person.

When they make a movie of one of your stories, you'll be able to tell how well you did from the casting.

 

[The_Darkness]

...as are mine. I may say something about hair color, or something vague about a character being tall, but that's about as descriptive of character as I get.

BTW - anyone but me notice the recent rash of PC's from someone who's REALLY PISSED OFF WHEN AN AUTHOR DOESN'T MENTION A CHARACTER'S MEASUREMENTS, AND WHO ALWAYS TYPES IN CAPS?

yes.

Little goddamned prick.

Probably the same little prick that gave me a 1 last summer on a story because "he got off too fast."

Like it's MY fault his viagra wore off while he was reading my story.

 

[Honey123]

I just realized that most of my female characters exercise alot and do kickboxing and eat chips and drink wine....hmmmm...