tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post8709569366754244183..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: On CoincidenceEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-33154710127259508802010-12-31T16:19:25.105-06:002010-12-31T16:19:25.105-06:00Theresa,
Deus ex machina needs to be taken out an...Theresa,<br /><br />Deus ex machina needs to be taken out and shot by a robot from the future with an Austrian accent.<br /><br />If he won't do the job, I have a 9 mm.<br /><br />EBCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-63931905081441088142010-12-31T10:00:14.937-06:002010-12-31T10:00:14.937-06:00I totally agree with your rule! I have a major coi...I totally agree with your rule! I have a major coincidence in my MS, but it makes things wrse for the characters.Jordannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-82765763230971809182010-12-31T02:13:47.300-06:002010-12-31T02:13:47.300-06:00I don't like coincidences in my plots, for som...I don't like coincidences in my plots, for some reason. I do a lot to avoid them completely. I like REASONS for things to happen. I don't want anything to be easy for my MC. Maybe that makes me cruel?!Jessica Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405267450788581689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-61087744847185366932010-12-30T22:47:21.193-06:002010-12-30T22:47:21.193-06:00These comments highlight the problem with coincide...These comments highlight the problem with coincidence in general. Readers object to it, but mainly, when it comes right down to bottom, we object to it in particular forms or venues. <br /><br />I also hate the deus ex machina ending. I think the Greeks tolerated it because it fit their overall mythology, but it sure doesn't fit ours.<br /><br />TheresaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-84692961344444611972010-12-30T19:19:08.987-06:002010-12-30T19:19:08.987-06:00Any coincidence should be bad. Any good coincidenc...Any coincidence should be bad. Any good coincidence is a cheat by a lazy writer. <br /><br />Deus ex machina was hack nonsense 2,000 years ago and the Greeks just didn't know any better, maybe because Blake Snyder wasn't there with plot outlines and cats to save.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-13422617116559802162010-12-30T17:24:33.342-06:002010-12-30T17:24:33.342-06:00I've never been a big fan of "coincidence...I've never been a big fan of "coincidence". I've always been more accepting and even expect it in YA movies or books. Otherwise, everytime I see it in movies or read it in non-YA books...I roll my eyes. But, I do like the way you put it in this post.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794985304159234668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-68100717465642844282010-12-30T14:29:35.923-06:002010-12-30T14:29:35.923-06:00"If the coincidence creates a complication, i..."If the coincidence creates a complication, it can remain in the plot.<br />Otherwise, get rid of it."<br /><br />That makes so much sense. Thanks for putting in black and white. I'm copying that into my notes.Natasha Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254323950791396984noreply@blogger.com