1. Share your story with peer editor.
2. Return Mudbound, go down to library for Bloodsucking Fiends
3.HMWK: Read through Ch. 8 in Bloodsucking Fiends
Christopher Moore on Vampires and Writing
http://www.chrismoore.com/interviews/writing-the-vampire/
Videos:
http://www.watchmojo.com/video/id/8357/
Read first chapter online:
http://www.chrismoore.com/books/bloodsucking-fiends/
http://www.chrismoore.com/interviews/writing-the-vampire/
Watch the following videos and the videos on the video bar.
http://watchmojo.com/index.php?id=8330
http://watchmojo.com/index.php?id=8357
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bhb744dw18
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/22/the-new-vampires-9-possib_n_620202.html#s103541
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBsNmM3ADp0&feature=related
Kayli Zeluff:
ReplyDeleteThe author seems really down to Earth and easy going. He seems really easy to talk to. What I really like is how the author answers the interviewers questions straight forward. He doesn't try to get all philosophical and deep with his answers like some authors do. He answers the questions in a way everyone can understand and relate to.
He also gives a lot of good advice for writers.
ReplyDeleteChristopher Moore is a comedic talented author who takes the idea and perspective of another piece. Observing the different writing techniques other authors use, he creates his own version of the story and thats his creativity.
ReplyDeleteI thought that Cristopher Moore had some pretty solid advice. Like, he said that symbols are important, but you shouldn't waste too much energy focusing on them when you're writing. He seemed pretty unassuming, and not too pretentious, which is kind of a breath of fresh air when it comes to authors. I don't get how he writes for four hours a day, though. Four hours seems like a lot. Maybe he should try to find a hobby? It sounds like he has too much time on his hands.
ReplyDeleteChristopher Moore seems pretty at ease with his writing. Not worked up or nervous about competing for other vampire novels. He shouldn't worry, because his is different, bringing in the popular vampire story and adding comedy to it, giving it a new twist. Other vampire fiction, such as the Twilight series or older fiction pieces such as Dracula are vampire fiction with added romance. Twilight seemed to zone in on the audience they appealed to, however Bloodsucking Feinds seems to have a wider audience and better appeal with the vampire-comedy-romance genre.
ReplyDeleteThe interview with Christopher Moore was very insightful. He made it clear how to write a decent horror story, as well as a good parody. He also shared how important it is to come up with new ideas, not just writing the same things other people have already written. For example, instead of writing about the history or science of vampires, he wrote about a vampire in love with a human, and they try to find out if all the stereotypes about vampires are true. Furthermore, Moore describes why vampires are so appealing to people, and I think he is completely right. He said the reason people loved vampires is because vampires have super powers and with one bite, anybody can become a vampire. It's like in a vampire novel, even the most average joe has a chance to become a superhero if bitten by a vampire.
ReplyDeleteI liked the Christopher Moore interview because of his advice on character creation. He said that before anything happens, you have to figure out what your characters are like and what they want. Once you develop your characters and decide what their personalities are like, then you can logically deduce what someone with their personality would want. Those desires and goals on the part of the character develop the story plot line. I really liked that piece of advice, because I thought it was really succinct and insightful. His comments on what makes vampires popular were also interesting, but I liked his advice to writers best.
ReplyDeleteThis interview really demonstrates Christopher Moore's dedication to writing. He has a clear adoration for writing and expressing the ideas he likes to write about. Moore gives good advice on how to write good parodies and stories. HIs advice to writers is helpful but opinionated in the way that the advice that he gives is really directed towards the way he writes and those who write similar to him. from this interview I can tell Moore dedicates a considerable amount of his time of his time to writing as Gena said.
ReplyDeleteThis interview with Christopher Moore was very interesting, he answered all his questions with honesty and gave helpfully advice while doing it. I personally liked the way he wasn't to wordy with his responses, most of his answers were one to two sentences long. The examples he gave to answer those questions were worded very carefully. For example, when his friend wanted to stop to do research. Christoper basically said don't stop to do research on unnecessary things. He exemplified good attributes of a contemporary writer, who "Concentrate on characters and story telling".
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