tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post4790723147611187457..comments2024-01-01T18:42:01.363-08:00Comments on International Christian Fiction Writers: Story Rules, Not RulesLisa Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358581487206184033noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-90415928999083174252012-04-04T05:08:25.489-07:002012-04-04T05:08:25.489-07:00I think I'd have to say 'A Thousand Splend...I think I'd have to say 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' by Khaled Hosseini, Kara, was the one I found hardest to put down in recent years. Really sad, like 'The Kite Runner', but spellbinding.Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-67684242481929761292012-04-03T14:48:56.735-07:002012-04-03T14:48:56.735-07:00Amen, Donna. You have to use the rules, but stick...Amen, Donna. You have to use the rules, but sticking to them mindlessly can result in a story that is too predictable and doesn't engage. <br /><br />However, judiciously broken rules can lift a manuscript out of the ordinary.Judith Roblhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896616623573839165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-40038017811811249262012-04-03T08:56:20.928-07:002012-04-03T08:56:20.928-07:00When I was an English teacher I always told my stu...When I was an English teacher I always told my students, "You have to know the rules before you can break them." I allowed my students to break rules, but they had to explain to me why they had done it.Donna Fletcher Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986333915483142722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-51469047482841237092012-04-03T01:27:18.827-07:002012-04-03T01:27:18.827-07:00The Keeper by Suzanne Woods Fisher. I felt so invo...The Keeper by Suzanne Woods Fisher. I felt so involved with the story, the family, that I couldn't put the book down.Darla Sue Dollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-21248591874211790502012-04-03T00:02:55.311-07:002012-04-03T00:02:55.311-07:00I'm with Rita in that I'll soon set the bo...I'm with Rita in that I'll soon set the book aside if I'm not convinced. Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks was one recently that hooked me from the word go.Dale Harcombehttp://www.daleharcombe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-69310169940271587082012-04-02T16:17:05.053-07:002012-04-02T16:17:05.053-07:00I agree one hundred per cent. In fact it's rat...I agree one hundred per cent. In fact it's rather fun to pick out rules broken here and there yet find it doesn't really bother you because you're hooked. But if they can't reel me in by the first chapter,(I'm patient)then I'll set the book aside.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-14164415980277435562012-04-02T07:55:29.867-07:002012-04-02T07:55:29.867-07:00The last one that really worked for me Kara, was a...The last one that really worked for me Kara, was a contest entry and I only got to read the first ten pages. Like you, I hope that book makes it onto the shelves, because it's going to be great. The author was a chapter mate of mine, Anna Markland. Watch for her. You won't be sorry.Alice Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218095053108888830noreply@blogger.com