tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post3857042105735224749..comments2024-01-05T05:46:30.140-08:00Comments on Angie's Desk: My First ColumnAngiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-33990619749332682582007-11-18T22:36:00.000-08:002007-11-18T22:36:00.000-08:00Travis -- thanks, I hope you enjoyed it. :)Julie ...Travis -- thanks, I hope you enjoyed it. :)<BR/><BR/>Julie -- exactly. [nod] Any decent writer could probably come up with a story where there's a reason for the figures and the background to draw the eye equally, but in general it's useful to bring some things to the foreground and let others fade to the back.<BR/><BR/>AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-30187322161845351402007-11-18T19:23:00.000-08:002007-11-18T19:23:00.000-08:00....Just to say I appreciated the way you drew out.......Just to say I appreciated the way you drew out the 'figure and ground' tension in your previous post. <BR/><BR/>Helpful to remember that as with art, the background can be sketched in to leave the reader to supply the rest, while drawing the eye to the main points of interest.<BR/><BR/>Thanksvirtual nexushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955335598875413324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-51595703717231081912007-11-17T13:07:00.000-08:002007-11-17T13:07:00.000-08:00I'm headed to RtB now.I'm headed to RtB now.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-78753594465369074532007-11-15T11:20:00.000-08:002007-11-15T11:20:00.000-08:00Ello -- thanks, and thanks for commenting over the...Ello -- thanks, and thanks for commenting over there too. :D<BR/><BR/>AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-13942180747361537322007-11-15T07:49:00.000-08:002007-11-15T07:49:00.000-08:00Awesome! I'm going to go check it out!Awesome! I'm going to go check it out!Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-28937718408780028712007-11-15T06:02:00.000-08:002007-11-15T06:02:00.000-08:00Yes, I think we are.Yes, I think we are.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-15967477259564489142007-11-14T11:55:00.000-08:002007-11-14T11:55:00.000-08:00Charles -- thanks. :) It's unfortunately (IMO) p...Charles -- thanks. :) It's unfortunately (IMO) pretty common. In fact, one of the major erotic romance publishers says in their writers' guidelines that heroes <I>must</I> be dominant, aggressive and possessive; it's a house requirement. :/<BR/><BR/>I agree that jealousy comes from insecurity, and that younger people are more likely to be insecure about both themselves and their relationships. But there are plenty of people who seem to think that jealousy is a <I>requirement</I> of being in love -- that if you're not jealous of your lover, then you can't possibly really love them. That's a literally medieval notion, and I find it to be a particularly poisonous meme to have circulating around the population in this day and age.<BR/><BR/>The discussion's been really good, though -- interesting and very civil, which I guess makes it a success, even if I haven't succeeded in convincing everyone to agree with me. [heavy, theatrical sigh]<BR/><BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-39816443849062501192007-11-14T11:24:00.000-08:002007-11-14T11:24:00.000-08:00I enjoyed your column. Not having read a lot of r...I enjoyed your column. Not having read a lot of romance I don't particularly remember this trope in romantic fiction. It seems to me that both men and women are more likely to be jealous at a younger age, and that it probably is a lot of insecurity.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-50296934820250141632007-11-14T05:56:00.000-08:002007-11-14T05:56:00.000-08:00Bernita -- seems to be. :)BTW, I just responded ...Bernita -- seems to be. :)<BR/><BR/>BTW, I just responded to a bunch of comments and I think you and I are actually in agreement, but are defining some terms differently.<BR/><BR/>AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-12061995631760425242007-11-14T05:52:00.000-08:002007-11-14T05:52:00.000-08:00Should generate lots of discussion.Should generate lots of discussion.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.com