If this was an actual club, I would be conniving to obtain membership. Perhaps submitting pictures of my cats or making pathetic attempts at humor. Lucky for me, you can simply subscribe to enjoy the ironic riches of their site.
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From the passing swipe of having your wayward main character read Paradise Lost, to the more substantial ironic twist of having your fairytale story end on a not-so-happily-ever-after note, irony can be a useful device in ficiton. Do you ever use irony in your stories? And do you wield it intentionally, or does irony sneak up on you?
Next week is Spring Break and I’m hoping the weather will stay non-ironic. Ink Spells will be on hiatus until the kids return to school. There will probably be laser tag, taxes, and if I’m lucky, a little time for writing. Mostly I’ll be trying to keep up with three winter-stir-crazy boys.
Ink Spells will resume on the 29th!
Great photo!
Have a wonderful spring break – see you on the 29th. 🙂
Thanks! I'm hoping the luck of the Irish will carry me through, with the weather.
I love irony-linked foreshadowing, though it's definitely hard to pull off well (at least for moi).
LOL! I love irony, but I think often people call sarcasm irony these days. But they feel different in my mind, at least. And each has a separate place in writing.
Jackee – I would absolutely say sarcasm and irony are different, and my heart weeps a little to think the distinction may be lost. I think a particular brand of biting sarcasm (shall we say snarky?) serves a purpose rather less noble. Sarcasm constrained to a character voice can be fantastic. Sarcasm in a writer's voice? Hmmm…I'm trying to think of where I've seen that, and not been turned off. Irony on the other hand I love with a passion I generally reserve for Star Trek and buttercream frosting (um, not together). Irony is that awesome thing we use to pull out the subtleties of life and put them on view: See? You thought the world was like so, but in fact is it this entirely other beast!
Ok, this comment is turning into a post, so I will stop.
I love the ironic twists in books. They're like Easter eggs in movies–a little extra something for observant readers.