tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post4437971064336835118..comments2024-02-13T12:54:34.770-05:00Comments on Flowers of Quiet Happiness: Predictable? No Problem!Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-40278983350242452722014-06-28T13:38:25.402-04:002014-06-28T13:38:25.402-04:00Comfort. I think you hit the nail on the head with...Comfort. I think you hit the nail on the head with that, Alex! It really is comforting when you know the story and how it will end. Excellent point! :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-40013934346435984642014-06-28T13:37:04.020-04:002014-06-28T13:37:04.020-04:00Oh Ashley, you really DO need to read Cruel Beauty...Oh Ashley, you really DO need to read Cruel Beauty! I don't know if you saw my review or not, but it is a fabulous story! Especially if you love the original fairy tale. :)<br /><br />Thanks for reading!Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-36277298778953315262014-06-28T13:35:46.183-04:002014-06-28T13:35:46.183-04:00Thanks, Jamie! I've been fortunate to come acr...Thanks, Jamie! I've been fortunate to come across several awesome ones myself! I do admit to reading some disappointing ones as well, but overall my experience with re-tellings has been fabulous. Plus it's just so encouraging to remember that we all have the ability to make a story our own, regardless of what inspired it. :)<br /><br />Thanks for reading!Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-87573367811468307882014-06-28T13:33:49.546-04:002014-06-28T13:33:49.546-04:00Aw, thanks Rissi! :) And I'm a big fan of happ...Aw, thanks Rissi! :) And I'm a big fan of happy endings myself. So I'll be sappy right there with you.<br /><br />It was very inspiring to be reminded that no matter what you write, you'll make it your own. Simply because you're writing it! Everyone puts their own spin on a story, no matter how well-known the original is. And yes! I would so much rather read a predictable book, than to have my heart broken by the end. To end with disappointment is not fun.<br /><br />These sorts of posts/articles are so encouraging, aren't they? :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-35181954763962275682014-06-28T13:27:45.300-04:002014-06-28T13:27:45.300-04:00Exactly what I was trying to say, Grace. Thanks fo...Exactly what I was trying to say, Grace. Thanks for your input! :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-5822193628341790672014-06-17T01:32:04.767-04:002014-06-17T01:32:04.767-04:00I personally like predictable as long as it's ...I personally like predictable as long as it's well written. It's something that comes to me from watching many soap operas, I like how in those stories you know exactly how it's gonna end just by the first episode. there is comfort in that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-16692017920281007972014-06-16T18:54:53.320-04:002014-06-16T18:54:53.320-04:00So right! There are many different retellings with...So right! There are many different retellings with intriguing twists. Fairy tale ones are the best. :) I've heard the title Cruel Beauty, but I didn't realize that it was a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. That is one of my favorite fairy tales; I'll have to read this one. :)a.n.g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03667996517318905980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-16066366843819137562014-06-16T14:54:55.034-04:002014-06-16T14:54:55.034-04:00There's definitely something to be said about ...There's definitely something to be said about this! Retellings are often fabulous because you know a bit of it, but the journeys are so different from each other! Like you said, Cinder is such a great example of this! Of course there's people who don't do a great job, but luckily I've come across some rather awesome ones :) Enjoyed this post! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463977985232229217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-3031840992436413382014-06-16T12:30:39.242-04:002014-06-16T12:30:39.242-04:00Kara, this is an inspiring and TRUE post. You'...Kara, this is an inspiring and TRUE post. You're awesome for sharing your thoughts on the topic. <br /><br />I read one from Anne Elisabeth Stengel that sounds similar to Krista's also and as a girl who constantly "worries" about this in her own writing, the ideas and post was inspiring to read. So what if the story is predictable?? It's how the author sees the story or how well the characters come alive that makes it original. I'd rather read a predictable book (in the sense, as you say, that we know how it'll end), then just swept up in the story only to have my heart broken by that last page. <br /><br />Call me sappy but there's nothing better than a happy ending. :)Rissihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378400717440822186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-1308742307817394192014-06-16T00:23:59.218-04:002014-06-16T00:23:59.218-04:00So true. While I don't like it when stories se...So true. While I don't like it when stories seem to contain no originality, and I do like it when a story takes me by surprise, I do not mind reading a predictable story as long as the tale has heart and shows a different point of view. I've read a few fairy tale retellings, like Cinderella retellings, and all three were enjoyable because of the differences in how "Cinderella" got her happily ever after- or not. The plots were the similar, but the journeys were different. Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10509128604995424173noreply@blogger.com