Comments for Greta van der Rol

Comment on Praise indeed – and yes, I love it by Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:53:06 +0000

The reviewers are absolutely correct! Love your books! I can’t wait for Starheart. Thanks for sharing your talent with us Greta.

Comment on Praise indeed – and yes, I love it by Greta van der Rol

Greta van der Rol — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:22:32 +0000

Thanks, Kaye, Bill. It was nice, without question.

Comment on Praise indeed – and yes, I love it by Kaye Manro

Kaye Manro — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:08:35 +0000

Congrats! This is wonderful praise. So glad to see your work getting the kudos it deserves.

Comment on Praise indeed – and yes, I love it by Kez

Kez — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:10:30 +0000

Fantastic reviews Greta!

Comment on Praise indeed – and yes, I love it by carver22

carver22 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:07:28 +0000

Comment is superfluous. It doesn’t get much better than this. Well done Greta.

Comment on McDevitt breaks the rules by Greta van der Rol

Greta van der Rol — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:46:06 +0000

Robin, you just might find you like McDevitt. Have a peek at ‘Omega’. Nice combination of myth and science.

Comment on McDevitt breaks the rules by Robin Helweg-Larsen

Robin Helweg-Larsen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:05:51 +0000

Interesting. Not a writer I know (but then, I would avoid “the heir to Asimov”). I’m very glad his style finds print, though, and that you like it.

Comment on On over-engineering writing by Greta van der Rol

Greta van der Rol — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:58:04 +0000

Thanks for commenting, Wendy. You’re so right – a good story can easily be destroyed by being forced into a mould.

Comment on On over-engineering writing by Greta van der Rol

Greta van der Rol — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:35:10 +0000

Thanks for popping in, Susan. Yes, I think people tried to retrofit what worked and come up with a formula. It doesn’t necessarily work, though.

Comment on On over-engineering writing by Susan S

Susan S — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:33:42 +0000

Great post, Greta. I completely agree that writing, for me, is about telling a fantastic story. Fantastic stories do have guidelines (some would say rules) … but in my opinion the rules are really more a reflection of people looking at great stories and trying to quantify what made them enjoyable – and they don’t always work the same for every tale. As you mention, telling the story you have inside you comes first. The rules can help when we get stuck, and of course some rules tend to apply most of the time (for example: not changing character POVs so often that the audience gets lost…though within that generality there’s lots of room for individual expression). Past that, though…the word’s the thing!