Some other thoughts

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Thoughts that have been inspired by reading of other blogs of late.

There’s a lot of fiction out there that is popular and loved by the general public. And I mean loved. Look at the Harry Potter books, at Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight books.

Undoubtably, from a writer’s standpoint, these books are flawed. I’ve seen people complaining about them and decrying the general public as being idiots for liking such trash. These people are, more often than not, writers.

Now, i’m not claiming that these books are wonderful, not by any means. But they have something. Something that makes Joe (or Jane) Bloggs clamour for more, to dress up as their favourite character, to write really bad fan fiction so they can feel closer to that world.

These books are popular for a reason. I have a multitude of thoughts on what draws me to them. There’s a revelation of a secret world beyond our own, demonstrating that there’s more to the world than just the mundane nine to five. There’s the kind of epic love that many dream about – the kind of thing that just is and doesn’t need justification.

These books describe worlds that people want to live in. Perhaps it is the simplicity of the writing that actually aids in helping the popularity of the books. Readers don’t feel talked down to, they don’t feel like they have to wade through oceans of prose to hear the author.

Thoughts?

Mirrored from Stephanie Gunn.