tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post4094026388398606997..comments2023-10-29T04:39:08.157-07:00Comments on Creative Arts Anonymous: Deus ex Machina, or the Stupid SolutionDr. Cheryl Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post-15724987737246749782010-07-02T07:05:11.036-07:002010-07-02T07:05:11.036-07:00Hate deus ex machina endings. Books are no fun if ...Hate deus ex machina endings. Books are no fun if you can't figure it out as you go along.<br /><br />On Pride and Prejudice sequels--have you read the terribly juicy "Mr Darcy Takes a Wife"? Not fabulous literature, but, oh, so fun.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post-53308889039198343492010-06-22T18:56:10.433-07:002010-06-22T18:56:10.433-07:00I commonly have problems like that with my poems. ...I commonly have problems like that with my poems. I'll be writing and hit a brick wall, so I just finish it as fast as I can. Not very good quality, but I think if you plan to revise it in the future, a quick fix is okay for a short time. Like say you wanted to perfect the plot before you finish the book around that plot but want it to have that "finished" feel if you show it to someone for advice.<br /><br />Just my opinion though, as I was better at humoring you with what I wrote than getting quality on paper. I doubt you remember them, but in my papers once I hit the "page requirement" I tried to tie all the knots as fast as I could.The Wandering Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134802107257687318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post-68377027399834398552010-06-22T18:37:15.336-07:002010-06-22T18:37:15.336-07:00Thx for the heads up... I'll have to come back...Thx for the heads up... I'll have to come back when I have more time to answer the questions more adequately.Jeff Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667419764890599092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post-8649110231090847602010-06-22T08:36:17.668-07:002010-06-22T08:36:17.668-07:00Perhaps that's why I rarely read mystery. I kn...Perhaps that's why I rarely read mystery. I know it's one reason why, though I'm a big fan of the original Star Trek, the Next Generation left me cold(particularly the first season). It seemed to depend on this type of resolution far too often. <i>Deux ex Machina feels</i> like cheating to me, the kind of thing you do when you just don't have a real ending. <br /><br />I think doing building your hints for a surprise ending right, however, can be amazingly powerful. I think <i>The Sixth Sense</i> is a wonderful example of how well it can be used. So is <i>The Count of Monte Cristo</i>.<br /><br />I don't think I use DeM (though I've often written in details as I've gone along for "no good reason" only to pull all those together to bring the plot into place at the end - I think, though, my subconscious has figured it out and just wanted to surprise me). <br /><br />I guess I don't remember books/movies that disappointed me nearly as well as those that wowed me.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.com