tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post8170689915275516945..comments2024-03-17T12:00:55.617-06:00Comments on Donna K. Weaver: A to Z - ForeshadowingDonna K. Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-39254360237963420062012-04-11T02:57:28.151-06:002012-04-11T02:57:28.151-06:00I absolutely love the foreshadowing in the Potter...I absolutely love the foreshadowing in the Potterverse, me and Donna have had many discussions on it!<br />The "Peter Pettigrew as Scabbers" is brilliant, but my personal favourite bit of foreshadowing/trickery is in HBP. We see Mundungus Fletcher talking the the barman of the Hog's Head (in book 7 we learn that he's Aberforth, Albus's brother) and see the barman take something from him. I think 99.9 % of the Potter fans immediately said "The locket from Grimmauld Place's drawing room". But Jo has another trick up her sleeve - really it was the other two way mirror belonging to Sirius! That clever Jo! :-DJaneMarple9https://www.blogger.com/profile/15134430528133602733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-26907623279537655962012-04-06T16:24:57.765-06:002012-04-06T16:24:57.765-06:00you know the HP references are my favorite!
We...you know the HP references are my favorite!<br /><br />We'll have to talk HP foreshadowing in some length sometime.Cassie Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706774393186819619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-73316327848321809992012-04-06T15:20:40.451-06:002012-04-06T15:20:40.451-06:00Of course, it works the other way. I read a fantas...Of course, it works the other way. I read a fantasy trilogy which was full of foreshadowing. I was a bit annoyed with the cat that kept appearing. It was obvious it was going to be important and I felt like I was getting beaten with it.<br /><br />Nope. Sometimes, a cat is just a cat :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-24789583728930445222012-04-06T14:04:55.159-06:002012-04-06T14:04:55.159-06:00Hmm, foreshadowing. As an author I always feel it&...Hmm, foreshadowing. As an author I always feel it's so obvious when I write it, but not always so obvious to the reader:)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-59797349539354548542012-04-06T12:59:29.235-06:002012-04-06T12:59:29.235-06:00Oh, she's the master all right. I love reading...Oh, she's the master all right. I love reading her books, and her structure astounds me. Great highlight!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-75469290631871819582012-04-06T12:45:31.302-06:002012-04-06T12:45:31.302-06:00I love this blog post! It reminds me of a Podcast ...I love this blog post! It reminds me of a Podcast I listened to for the Open University Creative Writing lessons, with Alan Ayckbourn speaking about foreshadowing (http://itunes.apple.com/gb/itunes-u/creative-writing-audio/id380223202). Thank you for providing such an informative post :)Catherine Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779799397032396279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-56451689768930811192012-04-06T12:39:31.457-06:002012-04-06T12:39:31.457-06:00Donna, I've actually not heard of that word be...Donna, I've actually not heard of that word before but it's very interesting. Now I'll have to look back on books I've read to see if I can find examples...thanks for the inforamtion!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795817810030681267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-76352504854803672882012-04-06T11:44:35.241-06:002012-04-06T11:44:35.241-06:00Oh yeah foreshadowing is the best when there is ju...Oh yeah foreshadowing is the best when there is just enough there to make you realize it exactly when it happens.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-6597184755288680882012-04-06T11:40:24.836-06:002012-04-06T11:40:24.836-06:00I agree with you completely. Jo Rowling was awesom...I agree with you completely. Jo Rowling was awesome at this. I had no idea the Rat wasn't a Rat.Kelley Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373650788799372118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-60856578214205397612012-04-06T11:29:54.276-06:002012-04-06T11:29:54.276-06:00Yes, I love me some good foreshadowing. Great exam...Yes, I love me some good foreshadowing. Great example.Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-34517933616287143412012-04-06T11:15:27.138-06:002012-04-06T11:15:27.138-06:00It's difficult to do. Too much and it just bec...It's difficult to do. Too much and it just becomes obvious.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-25341756515501197752012-04-06T10:50:21.045-06:002012-04-06T10:50:21.045-06:00That was one of my favorite parts of the HP series...That was one of my favorite parts of the HP series too. Sadly, sometimes I think I'm reading foreshadowing and then I realize it's just a red herring and I can't figure out why the author has put it in at all...and it bothers me!Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-34098591916210329432012-04-06T09:30:59.867-06:002012-04-06T09:30:59.867-06:00I love subtle foreshadowing, something that the re...I love subtle foreshadowing, something that the reader senses might be important but not sure why. <br /><br />Great post!Tasha Seegmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489911822054861132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-54350942057524879162012-04-06T08:56:54.232-06:002012-04-06T08:56:54.232-06:00Excellent choice.
Of course I can't come up wi...Excellent choice.<br />Of course I can't come up with any examples at the moment but I do like them when I read them.<br />HeatherHeather M. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-18286135461585382952012-04-06T08:49:03.464-06:002012-04-06T08:49:03.464-06:00That is brilliant Darth Vader picture!!! I agree w...That is brilliant Darth Vader picture!!! I agree with you...Jo is a master. I think the horcruxes where amazing. I should have figured it out, but I didn't want to believe it.Angela Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243582290698922119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-16333373736417167232012-04-06T06:31:40.072-06:002012-04-06T06:31:40.072-06:00I didn't catch that until you pointed it out. ...I didn't catch that until you pointed it out. That, as Ron himself would say, is brilliant. Very subtle.<br /><br />And then there's the Stephen King method. He foreshadows with the touch of a speeding Mack truck. I don't have a quote, but it's along the lines of "If I had known it was the last time I would see her alive, I would have done things differently." And that's horrible (particularly if you like the character in question), because he'll usually include at least one more scene or conversation with said doomed character before killing them off.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-74736935843353684672012-04-06T04:36:14.540-06:002012-04-06T04:36:14.540-06:00Foreshadowing can be quite difficult. I don't...Foreshadowing can be quite difficult. I don't do a lot of it intentionally. (something I should probably work on) but sometimes during edits I see something and think "hey, that's great foreshadowing for later. Wish I had done that intentionally."S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-26614040857599141582012-04-06T04:08:26.524-06:002012-04-06T04:08:26.524-06:00Good example. Foreshadowing is pretty tricky to ge...Good example. Foreshadowing is pretty tricky to get right. Always feels too vague or too heavy handed.<br /><br />moodmooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-27341819344016123742012-04-06T03:35:55.753-06:002012-04-06T03:35:55.753-06:00Oh! I never caught that! J. K. Rowling is a genius...Oh! I never caught that! J. K. Rowling is a genius!<br />I think for my writing the hardest part of foreshadowing is how much is too much and how much is not enough. I tend to beat the reader over the head with it. "See that rock? It will be important later! See it? See it? Your not looking at it! Look at the rock!" Overkill never works . . .Jessica L. Celayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725283349220405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-66145796906355306382012-04-06T03:34:10.909-06:002012-04-06T03:34:10.909-06:00A word I am not used to but you put it over excell...A word I am not used to but you put it over excellently.<br /><br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-70114894338584680452012-04-06T02:09:55.493-06:002012-04-06T02:09:55.493-06:00As it's four am and I meant to be asleep, my b...As it's four am and I meant to be asleep, my brain is not able to pull up foreshadowing examples - but this is an excellent one!Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323538213636795216noreply@blogger.com