Quirky

[queenoftheskies]

What does that word mean to you as either writers, or readers, in regards to writing?

Comments

[cpolk.livejournal.com]

uh... instant reaction was a writer of multiple unbreakable habits, both in the writing process (I must have chilled San Pellegrino to drink, wooden matches for my smokes, and the correct music soundtrack for my character) and in execution, but specifically a habit of including stylisms in prose, like a wonderfully oddball turn of verb, for example.

[ultharkitty.livejournal.com]

I thinl that it indicates something which has a feature that is outside of the norm, whatever the norm might be. To me it also indicates a sense of humour/comedy. It might require a little more thought to get into, but will be ultimately rewarding.

[secritcrush.livejournal.com]

It means my story has a lot of monkeys in it.

[jediknightmuse.livejournal.com]

Lol! That icon is so cute!

[merriehaskell.livejournal.com]

It means that someone stade got ahold of the story, didn't find the unique points of the story particularly dramatic or compelling, and labeled it "not to be taken seriously."

But that's my cynicism showing...

[irysangel.livejournal.com]

Offbeat and not to be taken seriously?

That's my impression.

[shanrina.livejournal.com]

Offbeat and probably having a fair amount of humor in it. Also a lot of sudden movements for some reason.

[lanyn.livejournal.com]

Offbeat and prone to the unexpected. Sometimes, but not necessarily, humorous.

Personal pet peeve: "in regards to" should be "regarding." :-D

[stillnotbored.livejournal.com]

Quirky is going off in unexpected, random directions. Off beat is the right word for it. Not sure I'm a big fan of it in reading and I sure don't do it in my writing. I'm not good at it.

[evilmissbecky.livejournal.com]

As a writer, if I see "quirky" in a review, I think, "Ah, my fic threw this person for a loop and they didn't know any other word to use." In fact, in a review, it slightly worries me, because it makes me think I missed the mark. The humor didn't come through. Or there was just something about the story that didn't work, that should have been fixed before I posted it.

However, as a reader, I think quirky = offbeat, a little bit funny, a little bit strange. A character who marches to their own drummer.

[clarentine]

What it means depends on who's using the word. (But I like cpolk's definition, too, for what that's worth.)

[dracschick.livejournal.com]

offbeat, not necessarily in a bad way. Doesn't have anything to do with seriousness IMO. The quirkiness may or may not be funny to another person but the quirky person may be serious.

[mrteufel.livejournal.com]

I think China Mieville would be considered quirky. And that's no bad thing!

[buymeaclue.livejournal.com]

To me, it would mean oddball and charming.

Oddball and obnoxious would be a different word altogether. ;)