Thursday, January 26, 2012

Booking Through Writing or Riveting?

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What’s more important: Good writing? Or a good story?

I think we have answered this before. Although I want both in novel and good writing minus a good story might interest me for a while but it doesn't for the whole novel. Without a good story, writing falls flat.  
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10 comments:

  1. Anya MillarJanuary 26, 2012 at 2:45 PM

    Story is so important!
    Nice site btw :)

    Here's my BTT ~ House Millar series

    Áine

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  2. Eva @Mostraum ViewpointJanuary 26, 2012 at 4:33 PM

    Yes :-)

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  3. DawnTreaderJanuary 26, 2012 at 5:52 PM

    I think it's hard to answer this kind of question without actual examples in mind. But I find it hard to judge a story until I've finished the whole book, and it takes good writing to keep my interest up until the end!

    http://dawntreader-island2.blogspot.com/2012/01/good-story-deserves-good-writing-btt.html

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  4. Gigi AnnJanuary 26, 2012 at 6:30 PM

    I agree with you. I love a good story.

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  5. bermudaonionJanuary 26, 2012 at 7:11 PM

    I want both too!

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  6. Karen HarringtonJanuary 26, 2012 at 8:15 PM

    I completely agree with how you answered this. From a writer's point of view, I love reading all of today's answers because it really gets to the core of what a successful novel should strive for.

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2012 at 9:29 PM

    You really need both.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/01/booking-through-thursday_26.html

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  8. Cathy De Los SantosJanuary 26, 2012 at 9:37 PM

    You need one to have the other. It's so hard but if I had to choose, I say story. Here's my BTT.

    Happy Reading!
    Cathy @Addicted to Books

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  9. Belle WongJanuary 27, 2012 at 3:48 AM

    I definitely want both, too. If I had to pick, I'd say story, but with the caveat that terrible writing can distract me so much, I no longer want to hang around to find out what happens in the story!

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  10. TinaJanuary 27, 2012 at 9:45 AM

    I could have made the argument either way, but that's half the fun. http://nerdbliss.com/wordpress/2012/01/26/rivet-me/

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