Comments on: The Modern Novel: A Self Study Course for This Aspiring Novelist

By: Josep

Josep — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:29:05 +0000

A 1600s book called Compte De Gabalis, written by Abbé de Villars could use a few strange twists, sci-fi novel, and movie. Just my 2 cents… Many believe that it’s founded in Free Masonry, where the illmnati, at the time, was basing itself out of the church.
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By: Gnorb

Gnorb — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:18:04 +0000

From Wikipedia:

A novel (from French nouvelle Italian "novella", "new") is today a long prose narrative set out in writing. Prose became a criterion in the 15th century. The modern novel’s precursor, the old “romance”, had until then been written in verse.

Of course in this case I was looking mostly at things which were written in the 20th century (with the notable exception being Lewis Carrol and Mark Twain).

By: chloe

chloe — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:35:57 +0000

i noticed this was named the modern novel, i would like to know what the
term modern novel means please?

By: Gnorb

Gnorb — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:50:29 +0000

@Ellie: Thanks for the recommendations. I’ll look those up.

@Ben: Robin Hobb, eh? I’ll look her up. I’ve read a lot of Margarett Weiss (including her solo works as well as her works with Tracy Hickman), but that’s about where the extent of my female author reading has taken me. I’ll add Hobb to my list.

Thanks also on the heads up on Jordan. Never realized he was terminally ill. Now I feel like a jackass for complaining. Great way to start my morning….

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:39:35 +0000

Robin Hobb, is a wonderful author… and female. I don’t know many female fantasy writers but her books are some of the best… in my opinion.

Also Robert Jordan has a terminal illness. He hopes to finish the Wheel of Time books but there is no guarantee he will. FWIW I am currently up to date on the Wheel of Time books.

By: Le Linkage #16: Around the Blogosphere

Le Linkage #16: Around the Blogosphere — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:23:26 +0000

[...] Alright, so that didn’t work out as planned. If it had been planned. I really should start reading more modern poetry. (Although by now you may already be aware of how I feel about poetry.) [...]

By: Ellie

Ellie — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:55:26 +0000

It’s an admirable course of study, and one I’ve thought about doing myself (with different authors). I love Neil Gaiman, Neal Stephenson, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams… Some others to try adding to your list, perhaps– some of my favorites, who have completely different styles than those mentioned– Francine Prose, “Blue Angels.” Salman Rushdie, “Shame” or “Midnight’s Children.” Graham Greene– anything. Stephen McCauley– anything. Good luck!