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Originally Posted by Hawkshaw_245  Let's consider the two basic approaches.
1)fanciful stories about far and away places, improbable beings, and they simply drop humans into the mix.
2) HUMAN stories about believable characters, put into fanciful settings.
I go with the second choice. I tell human stories, and place them in exotic times and places. |
You just made this up. It's completely meaningless. There are between 3 and 36 basic plots, depending on which authority you choose to follow. There are 5 main choices of narrative voice -- omniscient, third person loosely-coupled, third person tightly-coupled, first person, and the infrequently-done second person. There are an uncountable number of stylistic choices you can make when writing a story. In all cases, characters should be plausible, situations should be plausible, and settings should be plausible. That's what suspension of disbelief is all about.
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Originally Posted by Hawkshaw_245 All the gimmicks and "OMG! That's so Incredible and Original!" stories have been told. |
How do you know this?
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Originally Posted by Hawkshaw_245 I'm too thick-skinned for anyone to faze me with unfavorable critiques. That's why I freely share ideas with others. So, you need not ask me why I'm here, because you think I'm afraid of criticism. You won't live long enough to hurt MY feelings.  |
I haven't criticised you or the piece you posted. I merely asked a question.
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Originally Posted by Hawkshaw_245 Good stories always sell to SOMEBODY, SOMEWHERE... |
Er, no. That's why there's a slush pile. That's why lulu.com exists. A huge number of manuscripts never make it into print. Some of them are good.
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Originally Posted by Hawkshaw_245 Dune, 1984, Naked Lunch, 2001: a Space Odyssey...These are some of the strangest, most indescribable novels and films ever made. Yet they're considered classics in their own way. |
They're not indescribable. They're classics, yes. Although that label applies more to the book than the film. With the exception of 2001, that is. But then the novel 2001 was based on the script for the film.