tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post113198652812625753..comments2024-03-28T13:18:28.238+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Bookman: How to shock your readerMichael Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11338398159818400930noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1173364376853195732007-03-08T14:32:00.000+00:002007-03-08T14:32:00.000+00:00Funland was superb on a variety of levels. The bl...Funland was superb on a variety of levels. The blackness of the humour had me all the way through. I would find myself laughing at the various misfortunes, yet guilty that I found it so funny. Black humour at its very best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1132064567851507532005-11-15T14:22:00.000+00:002005-11-15T14:22:00.000+00:00First of all, I have to apoligize for my massacre ...First of all, I have to apoligize for my massacre of the English language - I am not English, and the therfore English is my second language. Nonetheless I hope that what I write will make sense.<BR/>I find the talk of the shocking ending or unexpected turn of the plot very interesting, not least because it takes great skill to do it right. As you point out the unexpected turn or endnin in it self is not enough, to make it work you have to make it fit not only the audience, but the entire story. There is nothing worse than reading a story with a turn that seems to nothing but cut the story in two seperate halves. Then again, if the writer knows what he or she is soing, then the twist can do excatly what you are saying: make the story memorable enough to make the reader recomend it to someoneelse, and thereby secure an increased number of readers - which I guess is what every writer wants!Camillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648983735042796520noreply@blogger.com