tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post2884551277030703677..comments2024-03-10T00:27:43.883-08:00Comments on <center>Aimee L. Salter</center>: What Watching Game of Thrones Taught Me About BeginningsAimeeLSalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-83105052187554903352012-07-29T06:41:59.580-07:002012-07-29T06:41:59.580-07:00"Don't take the shock and awe approach un..."Don't take the shock and awe approach unless it's starting as you mean to go on."<br /><br />Excellent advice. Great post. Now you make me want to start reading this series.BR Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922746599627072649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-1022162080525996472012-03-17T06:48:57.876-07:002012-03-17T06:48:57.876-07:00Interesting. I've been dying to watch them... ...Interesting. I've been dying to watch them... waiting to get them all on DVD, but glad to know it's worth getting thru the gore! I agree with setting the tone in the beginning or else you feel b***ch slapped when you get part way thru. lolPK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-52246125819737724462012-03-15T04:36:49.756-07:002012-03-15T04:36:49.756-07:00I haven't watched 300 for those same reasons e...I haven't watched 300 for those same reasons either.<br /><br />I can't think of a book that gave me the wrong expectations off the top of my head, but I completely agree with your argument. Let the beginning be a true sample of what the reader can expect throughout the rest of the story. :-)Cally Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313803959936813426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-24441978923973344082012-03-12T11:10:56.916-07:002012-03-12T11:10:56.916-07:00That first scene had me intrigued, but definitely ...That first scene had me intrigued, but definitely not prepared for the rest of the story. I agree that it's completely different from what comes next, and may lose some people.Rebecca Enzorhttp://rebeccaenzor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-780016463276390502012-03-12T08:17:15.561-07:002012-03-12T08:17:15.561-07:00Yes--I totally agree. That first chapter should be...Yes--I totally agree. That first chapter should be a great representation of the rest of the story, both in actions and in voice.Anne Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140038387701555565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-83302817882936223372012-03-11T17:36:18.421-07:002012-03-11T17:36:18.421-07:00Funny you should say that. I haven't watched t...Funny you should say that. I haven't watched that movie for precisely that reason.AimeeLSalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-82167494240556025252012-03-11T17:35:27.787-07:002012-03-11T17:35:27.787-07:00Good point! I go back and forth on prologues. Like...Good point! I go back and forth on prologues. Like anything else, when they're done well, I love them. They can have this kind of effect, though. I can recall two YA prologues that had a very different tone to the book...AimeeLSalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-62175716783398128192012-03-11T14:59:09.458-07:002012-03-11T14:59:09.458-07:00This was me before watching 300. I thought I would...This was me before watching 300. I thought I would hate it because I didn't like action films or violence, but this movie was epic, beautiful, like a ballet of defiance and myth. I can't recommend it enough to people.Kathryn Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270893925385208665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-66744280176823719242012-03-10T20:04:04.892-08:002012-03-10T20:04:04.892-08:00This was a great post. Got me thinking. And while ...This was a great post. Got me thinking. And while I adore Game of Thrones, you're right. The beginning had a really different tone than the rest of the story. It felt like a prologue to me. Which isn't a bad thing, of course. But prologues are so hard to execute, aren't they?Kelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847967072513793874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-84651655951910759492012-03-10T19:10:59.418-08:002012-03-10T19:10:59.418-08:00This is a concept I am definitely going to keep in...This is a concept I am definitely going to keep in mind!Hubert Vasquez Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09871264416883984977noreply@blogger.com