tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post6771001893438761971..comments2024-03-17T02:12:53.713-05:00Comments on POD People: Thoughts on The Craft -- cannegardnerveingloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709708573358649383noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-1980814758053710672009-01-28T09:44:00.000-06:002009-01-28T09:44:00.000-06:00Nicely done, this is the sort of dialog and cross-...Nicely done, this is the sort of dialog and cross-blog discussion I was looking to start with this. So bravo! I myself am a huge Jarry fan.<BR/><BR/>But in speaking of what a work is about, yes of course, a piece of art will mean something different to each person exposed to it. I do not set out to write a story that is about anything either, they just are what they are. Yes, certain events, emotions, and beliefs affect my stories to a great degree. My personal truths make the fiction real. I wouldn’t have written it if it didn’t mean something to me initially, but my underlying subconscious intent generally makes itself known to me during the editing process, when my simple story starts to become more cohesive and its depth more apparent -- to me. Redemption is broad term. My version of it may not be the same as everyone else’s, but I also need to know what it means in order for my story to have impact. I think that one must paint in broad strokes and allow some room for the reader or viewer to fill in some of the detail. Remove the veils, yes. But every piece of art has an underlying theme, whether its creator is cognizant of it or not. Intent is what made you write the story, paint the painting, take the chisel to the boulder in the first place. I also thing that it is imperative to for an artist to understand the intent and thus the meaning, to not understand it would be disrespectful to those it will ultimately affect – your readers/viewers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-1174704811938623132009-01-28T09:21:00.000-06:002009-01-28T09:21:00.000-06:00And here we are: http://www.genjipress.com/2009/01...And here we are: http://www.genjipress.com/2009/01/punchy-dept.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-41560893753467102782009-01-28T08:42:00.000-06:002009-01-28T08:42:00.000-06:00I've actually got a blog-length reply to this to b...I've actually got a blog-length reply to this to be posted later; I'll drop a link here when it's up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com