Hope versus optimism
Couple redirects on this one.
Is Finding Life on Mars an optimistic book? Absolutely not. Is it hopeful? I hope so. But you have to know the difference, and that's hard to explain to humans. Here's a couple of attempts I made in my column-writing days.
http://anewdomain.net/jason-dias-opti...
https://www.saybrook.edu/blog/2012/02...
In short, if you're looking for optimistic outlooks in your fiction, I respect that, but it isn't what I'm selling. If you're looking for hope, well, me too - and I'm willing to dig deep to find it.
J
Is Finding Life on Mars an optimistic book? Absolutely not. Is it hopeful? I hope so. But you have to know the difference, and that's hard to explain to humans. Here's a couple of attempts I made in my column-writing days.
http://anewdomain.net/jason-dias-opti...
https://www.saybrook.edu/blog/2012/02...
In short, if you're looking for optimistic outlooks in your fiction, I respect that, but it isn't what I'm selling. If you're looking for hope, well, me too - and I'm willing to dig deep to find it.
J
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Feb 05, 2019 07:35PM
I love how this book is simultaneously pessimistic about mankind and its future, but hopeful for the tenacity of people.
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Carlo wrote: "I love how this book is simultaneously pessimistic about mankind and its future, but hopeful for the tenacity of people."That's what I intend. Not that the future is a rosy pace, but that people can change, grow and flourish even under the most adverse circumstances.
