Comments on: What can Ian Fleming teach us about writing?

By: nella randone

nella randone — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 20:11:42 +0000

Critics rarely get it right. But yet, their voice is so loud it deafens the creative spirit. As the great Martha Graham said to a pal at a cocktail party, “You’ll never see a statue erected of a critic.”
This was such a fantastic article. Thank you!!

By: Hidden Gems

Hidden Gems — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 18:40:30 +0000

In reply to Geoffrey Hild. Fixed that, thanks!

By: Geoffrey Hild

Geoffrey Hild — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:33:37 +0000

In regard to your Fleming piece: One thing Ian Fleming could teach even successful authors about writing is to avoid compelling your reader to re-read a sentence (twice in my case), in an effort to guess what it was that the author actually meant to express. For example, writing “toe the line” when you meant to write “cross the line”. Just saying.

By: Isabel Jolie

Isabel Jolie — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:29:10 +0000

Love this post! Couldn’t agree with it more. I’ve never read Ian Fleming, but he’s now on my TBR. I must add, not to spoil the ending, being a lover of romance, the ending of the most recent film did not satisfy. It most definitely left the wheelhouse of the franchise. And, I can’t help but wonder, would Ian Fleming really approve? He could have easily crafted a similar ending to any one of his books…but he chose a brighter path. Would his hero…his powerhouse agent who repeatedly defies all odds and reality…his James Bond…choose this path?