tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post4111949488970940139..comments2024-03-28T06:25:00.013-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: Storyteller's Rulebook #139: Simplify It (Or They'll Do It For You)Matt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-78227433439177156242012-09-06T22:41:55.418-04:002012-09-06T22:41:55.418-04:00Where you do come up with these amazing blog topic...Where you do come up with these amazing blog topics? This has given me so much to think about.<br /><br />Christine Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711726941768571495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-575543323288494742012-09-05T14:37:39.532-04:002012-09-05T14:37:39.532-04:00Hmm, after mulling over your post, I think I need ...Hmm, after mulling over your post, I think I need to go back and re-write my graphic novel script. Sigh....<br /><br />Good to have you back!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531231992482858085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-40456815083865237462012-09-05T12:51:12.942-04:002012-09-05T12:51:12.942-04:00Thanks, J.S.
Fun fact: while I was on hiatus, I w...Thanks, J.S.<br /><br />Fun fact: while I was on hiatus, I would occasionally tweak older entries. Indeed, in the entry you mention, I found a better example of three egregiously bad choices for New Yorker Caption Contest, so I switched it out: http://cockeyedcaravan.blogspot.com/2011/07/big-idea-part-4-are-there-too-few-good.html Matt Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-43311910735710534782012-09-05T12:24:08.909-04:002012-09-05T12:24:08.909-04:00This is dead on. And it speaks to other posts you...This is dead on. And it speaks to other posts you've had about writing one's best ideas into stories quickly, not saving them or letting them marinate for too long. Once you get bored with your own good story ideas you also lose touch with how the audience might best enjoy experiencing them for the first time. And it also reminds me of a post you had on New Yorker cartoon captions. How, after seeing hundreds of them, the weirdest ones tend to stick out and therefore win. While the best captions, which are usually simpler and speak more directly to the image at hand, are not so show-offy.j.s.noreply@blogger.com