tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981609828734332286.post1633571439249233036..comments2023-05-17T14:48:44.098+01:00Comments on That Elusive Line: Back to the SourceThomas Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987047131104943571noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981609828734332286.post-3990215760327255992010-05-27T17:20:41.693+01:002010-05-27T17:20:41.693+01:00Thats a good point, Simon. And it's a book I h...Thats a good point, Simon. And it's a book I have very little interest in reading, partly because it sounds like a cry for controversy.Thomas Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987047131104943571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981609828734332286.post-86134441474618951152010-05-27T14:26:34.609+01:002010-05-27T14:26:34.609+01:00I have to admit I do sometimes like to sneak in a ...I have to admit I do sometimes like to sneak in a Point, but I do agree with you that the story is paramount and that you have to entertain first.<br /><br />Given Pullman's latest book - which I've not read yet - I wonder if he has changed his mind about the "message business"?Simon Kewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537163555998763769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981609828734332286.post-31072258244422376822010-05-27T08:23:22.413+01:002010-05-27T08:23:22.413+01:00Thanks for the comments.
I think kids will mostl...Thanks for the comments. <br /><br />I think kids will mostly smell a rat if you start preaching at them anyway. Better to make someone think than tell them to.Thomas Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987047131104943571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981609828734332286.post-20499607852353907312010-05-26T21:28:44.311+01:002010-05-26T21:28:44.311+01:00"Once upon a time" stories probably do m..."Once upon a time" stories probably do more to change people's lives in an uplifting way. So you may be changing the world more than you think. One young person at a time.Terry Stonecrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726985400500572770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981609828734332286.post-29179663006897186452010-05-26T20:58:30.552+01:002010-05-26T20:58:30.552+01:00That is such a good way of looking at it!! I'm...That is such a good way of looking at it!! I'm with you all the way!K M Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09801740095715755112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981609828734332286.post-42973372166983922542010-05-26T20:41:25.899+01:002010-05-26T20:41:25.899+01:00My writing is frivolous too. I sometimes feel lik...My writing is frivolous too. I sometimes feel like I should write something that will make the world a better place, but then I decide it's just too hard. I'd rather write stories that are fun to read.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861022355718378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981609828734332286.post-87368017812190570172010-05-26T09:58:47.960+01:002010-05-26T09:58:47.960+01:00Hurray for once upon a timers!Hurray for once upon a timers!Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.com