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[swatkat]

I don't think that sacrificing character development – especially that of minor characters – for the sake of the plot is necessarily a sign of bad writing. Maybe this is coming from those endless spy thrillers and ancient sci-fi/western/crime novels that I grew up reading (my parents would buy me only a certain number of books because otherwise I'd be reading them all day and do nothing else. so when I was tired of reading the same books over and over again, I would just invade my father's/grandfather's bookshelves for more), but I do know that plot-driven writing can be good and entertaining, and that there *are* readers who will put plot over character. It's not my cup of tea, certainly – I'm all about the characters. I will read/watch as long as the characters entertain me. I mostly don't even *notice* plot-holes the way other people do. I can't exactly tell *when* I discovered that, except that after I did, there was no going back. I can never enjoy my dad's spy thrillers the way I did back then. But poor writing? I don't think so. If the HP books suffer it's because they try to be somewhere in the middle.

All hail Jane Austen. No one could get plot *and* character right the way she did.

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Edie is officially my favourite Desperate Housewives character. Did I mention that she needs to be slashed with Susan by jaybee65 ?

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It's November. It *feels* like November, with the chill and the lovely sunshine and the short days. I love November.

Of course, November also means changing seasons, which means the Inevitable Cold, and considering how quickly I go from cold->cough->*iz ded from asthma*, I'm going to have to be very, very careful. I've had enough of this shit this year. Now I just have to remember to take the meds in time.

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[jaybee65.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hate the onset of the flu/cold season. *Sigh* Take your meds and wash your hands a lot so you don't catch anything.

And Edie just gets better and better! I'm several eps into S2 (don't worry, I won't spoil you), and I think the Edie/Susan slash potential has only increased in intensity. I definitely have a ficlet on my list of things to do -- I just have to cross off a few other goals first. *g*

Lynette is getting more interesting in S2, too. They're finally giving her a plotline that lets her show her potential. Even Gabrielle! I found the "banging the hunky gardener" stuff a little dull, frankly, but this season her plotline is developing very nicely.

Have I mentioned I love this show? Heh.

[swatkat24.livejournal.com]

*sigh* I already have the cold and the cough - I just hope it doesn't go any further.

I LOVE Edie! We're up to 1.17 now - the whole conversation between her and Susan over Bill cracks me up, lol!

I like Lynette - she certainly has potential. Gabrielle I'm not too sure about - she mostly annoys me, but we'll see.

I love this show too, lol!

Swatkat

[dreamer-marie.livejournal.com]

Jane Austen rocks. I agree with you on that.

[sk56.livejournal.com]

All hail our Miss Jane.

It's going to be time to re-read P and P soon, I think.

I like character, but I need some plot too, or they're not doing anything but sitting there metabolizing.

[ms-artisan.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on character vs plot. It's like with songs, it's the rhythm and music that catch me, half the time I don't even hear the lyric. Go figure.

::curses the cold bugs on your behalf:: Be a good girl and take your preventor medication all the time, even when you think you don't need it. /ex-nurse

And I'm sure it won't make you feel better but November is hay-fever season here and people who don't even *get* hay-fever are currently sniffling their way from day's start to finish.

[swatkat24.livejournal.com]

I'm mostly a music girl too, although sometimes it's the other way round. The best songs, however, have a tune I like *and* lines that speak to me. *g*

::curses the cold bugs on your behalf:: Be a good girl and take your preventor medication all the time, even when you think you don't need it. /ex-nurse

I forgot one this morning. *hangs head in shame*

And I'm sure it won't make you feel better but November is hay-fever season here and people who don't even *get* hay-fever are currently sniffling their way from day's start to finish.

Argh, that's horrible!

Swatkat