tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924177687424620844.post6887596086465272365..comments2023-10-12T12:39:14.159+01:00Comments on Nyki Blatchley, Fantasy Author: Which World Is Your Story Set In?Nyki Blatchleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07707481035530963855noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924177687424620844.post-46347717339744875222015-08-20T22:09:50.368+01:002015-08-20T22:09:50.368+01:00I would not describe soaps as slice of life. They ...I would not describe soaps as slice of life. They are heavily exaggerated and I don't think any one pretends otherwise.<br /><br />Also, whats wrong with the Bond books...? :)Thomas H Pughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031400689222292866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924177687424620844.post-52419456050062822142015-08-10T09:13:38.244+01:002015-08-10T09:13:38.244+01:00No one ever claimed that US soap operas are set in...No one ever claimed that US soap operas are set in anything approaching an objective reality :D<br /><br />This is interesting, because it reminds me of some conversations I've had with fellow authors lately. There's a sense many have that one's own values or biases shouldn't color our worlds or stories, but I don't think it's ever possible to get away from that completely. Your example about the two cop stories definitely touched on that. Even if the writer attempted to make the reality of the cop story more ambiguous or in-between re the costs and benefits of a cop being "by the book" versus more "ruthless," that reflects a take on reality to some extent.<br /><br />I think an author's ideology and take on reality can be portrayed in ways that are more subtle, and they can certainly present character with different views as reasonable human beings, but I suspect they're always there.E.L. Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631080231126783838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924177687424620844.post-26570114966969307412015-08-10T03:25:23.675+01:002015-08-10T03:25:23.675+01:00Literary realism is an aesthetic, an artistic styl...Literary realism is an aesthetic, an artistic style. It has its uses and its place, but I find it troublesome when it is held up as the superior form of representation. Objectivity is for science and math.Subjective and/or abstract truths are what the arts explore. Art is representative not descriptive. All fiction is speculative. Interesting Wizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848094641768322110noreply@blogger.com