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Originally posted by urgeok
style/prose aside ... i got even sicker of this 'tortured writer' as a main character thing.
it's like he has to pull his pants down in front of the world every time he explores one of his inner demons.
sort of like an actor who is just 'playing themselves' you start to be less impressed when you realize it really isnt acting at all.
anyway i grew up reading King from the 1st book on .. read several of them and it eventually all started to run together.
Even Danse Macabre started to sound like an excuse for his lack of origionality.
or ... maybe i spend a lot of time understanding people - so i'm not all that impressed by someone who is also able to understand human nature ... and includes it in his writing..
i think he is very 'hooky' ..he knows how to make you keep reading to see what's next - unfortunately there never seems to be a payoff ..
Clive Barker is like that too ... although his short stories are very good .. his novels always end with a whimper ..
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Well, I think that most writers, not all of them, but most of them tend to let their demons take over when they are writing. In a way, every writer writes what they know best. Whether it be something they fear or something they love. Someone they are or someone they want to be. Or someone they are afraid they are. It all comes from somewhere.
But I don't think that people, in general, spend a lot of time observing others and really thinking about what makes them tick. And even if they do, it doesn't mean they come away with an understanding of a person's motivations. I don't think it is an easy thing, to know people that well, since we tend to be such complex creatures. And so basic and simple at the same time. It is that contradiction that makes it hard to create realistic characters on the page.
Don't get me started on Barker.....I will ramble on all day since he is my favorite writer....LOL....:p