tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post2550769683309364622..comments2024-03-26T01:10:13.720+00:00Comments on Teach Me Tonight: Art and Craft: Bachelor Dad on Her Doorstep (2)E. M. Selingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426524354823232002noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-67202994481008093852011-12-14T00:00:24.098+00:002011-12-14T00:00:24.098+00:00Thanks very much for agreeing to be interviewed, M...Thanks very much for agreeing to be interviewed, Michelle!Laura Vivancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906661869372622821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-38029498375026581372011-12-12T21:02:19.110+00:002011-12-12T21:02:19.110+00:00Laura, I'm really looking forward to reading F...Laura, I'm really looking forward to reading For Love and Money and hearing your (further) thoughts on the differences between popular fiction and "Literature," and the poetics of category fiction.<br /><br />Thanks so much for having me here at Teach Me Tonight.Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-67466986818904850352011-12-12T11:58:38.225+00:002011-12-12T11:58:38.225+00:00I'm glad you found the interview interesting, ...I'm glad you found the interview interesting, Annie and Kaz.<br /><br /><i>I particularly enjoyed the discussion on the difference between popular fiction and "Literature".</i><br /><br />I have to admit that that's a particular interest of mine at the moment; Thursday sees the launch of my <i><a href="http://www.vivanco.me.uk/popular_romance_scholarship/love_and_money" rel="nofollow">For Love and Money: The Literary Art of the Harlequin Mills & Boon Romance</a></i>.Laura Vivancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906661869372622821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-71329386486373300392011-12-12T02:56:56.087+00:002011-12-12T02:56:56.087+00:00Hi Annie and Kaz,
I'm so pleased you enjoyed ...Hi Annie and Kaz,<br /><br />I'm so pleased you enjoyed the interview. I was delighted when Laura asked me along.<br /><br />It has always seemed strange to me that just because a book is labelled as entertainment (ie, popular fiction) that it is then perceived to have no depth, or that it must be poorly written. Bad writing, in my mind, is not synonymous with popular fiction. Like the two of you, I think emotional truth in fiction is an essential element.Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-7570652346013065432011-12-11T23:28:04.746+00:002011-12-11T23:28:04.746+00:00Thank you Laura for inviting Therese, and thank yo...Thank you Laura for inviting Therese, and thank you Therese, for such insightful and interesting responses. I found this truly fascinating.<br /><br />My use of the word 'truly' is no accident. As such, it was interesting to read Annie Wests's comment because I too focussed on 'truths' as I read. For me though, Therese, it was your own truths - your honesty - that made this exchange so meaningful. You have made me stop and re-evaluate what I do; made me analyse, on a much deeper level, what I create in my own works. <br /><br />So, thank you again Laura for an inspired interview, and Therese? Thank you again for your responses which were equally informative, entertaining and emotionally engaging. Surely all the elements of any successful written work?Kaz Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11185938209953975157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-29549274479481050472011-12-11T21:21:57.743+00:002011-12-11T21:21:57.743+00:00Laura and Therese,
Thanks very much for this inter...Laura and Therese,<br />Thanks very much for this interview, which I followed with great interest. I particularly enjoyed the discussion on the difference between popular fiction and "Literature". I'd reiterate the point Therese made about popular fiction also dealing with truths. If romance author, for example, doesn't deal with truths, particularly emotional truths, few readers will relate to the characters or bother to try another book by that writer. I think all good fiction deals with truth, no matter how outwardly fantastic the plot, setting or characters.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.com