tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931389906906181207.post664391453859296205..comments2023-03-24T07:06:17.443-05:00Comments on Lavademon: AWP PANEL: PLOT AS RITUAL, NOT AS REPRESENTATIONJamie Wingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17935397171904572083noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931389906906181207.post-84570591560373395092010-05-11T00:53:32.016-05:002010-05-11T00:53:32.016-05:00Yes, Dufresne has definitely earned himself a spot...Yes, Dufresne has definitely earned himself a spot on my summer reading list!Jamie Wingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17935397171904572083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931389906906181207.post-2986136447809786632010-05-10T12:29:57.655-05:002010-05-10T12:29:57.655-05:00Both of John Dufresne's writing books are terr...Both of John Dufresne's writing books are terrific. The only thing better is his fiction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931389906906181207.post-39314902739697126232010-05-09T00:59:41.682-05:002010-05-09T00:59:41.682-05:00Thanks! I should probably check that book out, I h...Thanks! I should probably check that book out, I haven't gotten a hold of it yet!Jamie Wingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17935397171904572083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931389906906181207.post-57304827978756120402010-05-08T18:06:37.202-05:002010-05-08T18:06:37.202-05:00I heart John Dufresne. His writing book is the bes...I heart John Dufresne. His writing book is the best one out there, and I got to tell him so at AWP. Great post!Lori Rader-Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261322825057374362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931389906906181207.post-46399625261904310342010-05-07T18:07:27.112-05:002010-05-07T18:07:27.112-05:00Yes, I was thinking that while I read your Lost po...Yes, I was thinking that while I read your Lost post, too. It was almost like Dufresne was writing the story through exploration, letting the questions guide the writing instead of the answers. Whoa. Profundity.Jamie Wingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17935397171904572083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931389906906181207.post-86728109459956230492010-05-07T16:55:58.572-05:002010-05-07T16:55:58.572-05:00Awesome post. In a way it ties in with my Lost ran...Awesome post. In a way it ties in with my Lost rant: the need to balance purpose and plot with the kind of organic development that Dufresne demonstrated. He wasn't locked into a particular goal. He started with motivated characters and let human behavior call the shots.Adam Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810526947486691036noreply@blogger.com