tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post3317992729306319648..comments2023-08-28T03:11:38.347-07:00Comments on The Scribblers Cove: The Fractal Geometry of StoryRebecca J. Carlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13266492065285468391noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-80148732468181869862011-07-11T16:57:02.623-07:002011-07-11T16:57:02.623-07:00I saw the same documentary, and I thought the same...I saw the same documentary, and I thought the same thing you thought, and it prompted me to look up fractal story structure... and then your blog came up. Awesome!Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122323512428668049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-27517851549947896362011-02-22T18:48:13.277-08:002011-02-22T18:48:13.277-08:00An editor once told the physicist Stephen Hawking ...An editor once told the physicist Stephen Hawking that every equation he put in his book would cut his audience in half. I knew if I put the words "fractal" and "geometry" in my title, I might scare off half my readers.<br /><br />Thanks so much for reading anyways!Rebecca J. Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266492065285468391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-9488339155085188222011-02-22T10:05:34.441-08:002011-02-22T10:05:34.441-08:00Ouch. Just the title makes my head hurt. LOL.
The...Ouch. Just the title makes my head hurt. LOL.<br /><br />There's a lot of wisdom there, though. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-82837462523742265532011-02-22T05:26:06.108-08:002011-02-22T05:26:06.108-08:00I love looking for patterns. I'm always surpri...I love looking for patterns. I'm always surprised at the simple complexity of everything around us. I'm even more surprised when I can duplicate it on a small scale in my writing. Thanks for this post to remind us all that we should be planning the patterns, not just stumbling on them. :) You rock.Hermana Mawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743516008894676257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-26774165618238816132011-02-21T22:16:22.229-08:002011-02-21T22:16:22.229-08:00Rebecca! You're such an inspired genius! Thank...Rebecca! You're such an inspired genius! Thank you for sharing your inspiration with us! <3Elizabeth Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028099814857743134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-38199101976840057702011-02-20T16:17:06.424-08:002011-02-20T16:17:06.424-08:00Very cool - I'm not sure I would have ever tho...Very cool - I'm not sure I would have ever thought of it this way! Fractals are gorgeous - I'll have to think on my story a bit to see if it has the same kind of flow! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-76941848103901198352011-02-19T22:47:28.544-08:002011-02-19T22:47:28.544-08:00I hear you, Nahno! My favorite part of the documen...I hear you, Nahno! My favorite part of the documentary is the computer guy making the lava splashes from the last Star Wars movie.<br /><br />And Sue, I think our brains are wired to make these patters and also to love them. Good thing too!Rebecca J. Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266492065285468391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-13838223452427186132011-02-19T16:34:54.110-08:002011-02-19T16:34:54.110-08:00I so have that too. Everything is inspiration and ...I so have that too. Everything is inspiration and some kind of hint. Feels smart, doesn't it?<br />About the fractions, Hollywood uses that a lot in everything. That's why they are so successful. Maybe think about it!<br /><a href="http://nahnomclein.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"><i> Nahno ∗ McLein</i> ™</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16548562702122142828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-28335267812718928582011-02-19T15:38:39.166-08:002011-02-19T15:38:39.166-08:00Love your blog today, Rebecca! It reminds me of th...Love your blog today, Rebecca! It reminds me of the Fabonacci Sequence (the math ratio in many things of nature, where the ratio of an increasing pattern grows equally larger - like a snail shell or spirals in the seeds of a sunflower. It also applies to much of the human form.) I love that you apply it to writing. It's true! We want the plot to continually enlarge, pulling all these seemingly random bits in, and building tension until the poor reader hopefully gets a happy ending. You've got my mind going and I see a whole new picture. Thanks!Jonene Ficklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414949303542133724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-55791807613658796732011-02-19T12:27:48.498-08:002011-02-19T12:27:48.498-08:00Something about fractals helps me understand how G...Something about fractals helps me understand how God can keep track of everyone and everything. The church is organized in fractals. Our family tree is a fractal. He doesn't have to worry about every detail because it is part of a perfect pattern, and the elements know the program and obey... It's pretty cool.ladyrach14https://www.blogger.com/profile/04694057509180604621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-3337927071410205952011-02-19T09:14:24.393-08:002011-02-19T09:14:24.393-08:00Awesome! I love it. :) Sometimes I'm not even ...Awesome! I love it. :) Sometimes I'm not even aware of the patterns I put into my story, until I go looking for them. I'm trying to be more intentional now, and it's reaping some amazing results. :)Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.com