tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post959447441709195654..comments2024-03-11T19:40:23.089+00:00Comments on Views from the bike shed: Gunpowder PlotThe bike shedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-19102631802992269792010-11-07T12:38:25.544+00:002010-11-07T12:38:25.544+00:00I agree with Steve. ('cos I'm not clever e...I agree with Steve. ('cos I'm not clever enough to have thought of that myself.) Characters are what hook us in and the plot or lack of it, is secondary. That's why I didn't like the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (I could only read one in the series) The plot just thickened and then thickened some more.... too much!Clippy Mathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922234265229327474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-84690625676973580482010-11-07T08:04:32.832+00:002010-11-07T08:04:32.832+00:00Sometimes an overly complicated plot gets in the w...Sometimes an overly complicated plot gets in the way of a good story. For me, the story comes from the characters; the plot is something imposed by the writer to prove to everyone that they can write.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-33578839098121218382010-11-07T01:24:47.256+00:002010-11-07T01:24:47.256+00:00You could try calling his spirit from the vasty de...You could try calling his spirit from the vasty deep, but I'm as sceptical as Hotspur as to getting an answer.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.com