tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post7030560268623956128..comments2024-03-04T02:09:30.979-06:00Comments on One Man's Pony Ramblings: Mini-Reviews Round 58Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-57009340916326847122014-11-10T15:15:45.806-06:002014-11-10T15:15:45.806-06:00It's an excellent approach. Quite a few shows...It's an excellent approach. Quite a few shows I watched growing up used pre-existing phrases or references, usually with a pun, so I'm drawn to those kinds of titles. The minute detail/phrasing approach is similar to a lot of songs I liked back when I was super into indie pop, like Death Cab's <i>Tiny Vessels</i>, where they'd just draw it from the bridge (unrelated, but isn't AABA just the best song form? So much better than verse-chorus)Holly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-59711389158619811182014-11-10T12:53:24.265-06:002014-11-10T12:53:24.265-06:00Oh, and on the subject of titles... For some time,...Oh, and on the subject of titles... For some time, I've liked something fairly concise but evocative, often an existing phrase. In fact, a lot of them have been like that in the last year. Where the heart is, duet in the folk style (jargon-y, but still a phrase heard in music circles), luck of the draw, the voice of reason, love thine enemy, etc. Another I like to do is use a seemingly minute detail or phrasing from a minor moment in the story. I also went through a phase of a specific literary reference. My stories "At Close of Day," "Curse, Bless, Me Now" (still unpublished), and "The Sun in Flight" (the original title of "The Wrong Side of Tomorrow") are all lines from "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night."Pascoitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861834765162800926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-36708434865788765762014-11-10T11:09:40.129-06:002014-11-10T11:09:40.129-06:00This is pretty much the description of all the sto...This is pretty much the description of all the stories I've read by Cloud Hop. A lot of people seem to like that kind of thing, though.Pascoitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861834765162800926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-28777068292173946592014-11-10T09:20:55.380-06:002014-11-10T09:20:55.380-06:00Hey, thanks for taking a look at The New Crop. I ...Hey, thanks for taking a look at <i>The New Crop</i>. I knew when I was writing it that it certainly wouldn't be for everyone, but I do think it has a place for people that want something darker.<br /><br />Pascoite has the same objection to the clue at the end as to what is going on with this story. He said that he didn't think it added anything. I get that, but I don't think it subtracts anything either. I don't think two paragraphs is yanking the story away from the overall plot or characters enough to jettison. The reason that it is there is as a lead in to a sequel that I hope to write that further explains what has happened to Equestria and what the ponies there are doing about it.<br /><br />It comes down to taste, and mine seems to be different than most people's. I don't mind some meandering in a story as long as that meandering is interesting. I do think it was in that story, since several of the commenters have specifically honed in that, wanting more. <br />xjuggernaughtxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286896058684660654noreply@blogger.com