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Please take into account that this is focused towards literary writing.
It's obvious that cinema has really impacted the way we write books. We've entered into an era where visual imagery is even more important than introspection. Action is valued more than pure ideas (but it's better if ideas are transmitted through action). You have to browse about 5 seconds on these forums to find people imagining their books made into movies and which famous actor they envision in their protag's role. Books have stopped being just books.
Good? Bad? Who knows. Is anyone trying to write non-cinematic books anymore? Is it even possible to do such a thing? Thoughts on the subject of the impact movies have on books?
It's obvious that cinema has really impacted the way we write books. We've entered into an era where visual imagery is even more important than introspection. Action is valued more than pure ideas (but it's better if ideas are transmitted through action). You have to browse about 5 seconds on these forums to find people imagining their books made into movies and which famous actor they envision in their protag's role. Books have stopped being just books.
Good? Bad? Who knows. Is anyone trying to write non-cinematic books anymore? Is it even possible to do such a thing? Thoughts on the subject of the impact movies have on books?