tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post7044264390161322777..comments2024-03-29T05:45:39.184-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Say It with GustoDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-55317651323903691032017-05-12T06:53:32.468-06:002017-05-12T06:53:32.468-06:00When she was just a few months old, my youngest gr...When she was just a few months old, my youngest granddaughter hummed "You Are My Sunshine," a song her mother had often sung to her since birth. My daughter, who was shocked to hear it, said the baby never missed a note. When the premature daughter of a long-time friend was born, she followed with her eyes the voice of her father, who was in the delivery room. I was fascinated by both incidents, which is why I used them to bring life and emotion to this piece. Fiction needs to mirror reality if it is to make the reader suspend disbelief, and fascinating (sometimes terrifying) realities surround us daily. Isn't it fun to be a writer? :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-67653122764033624452017-05-11T18:16:08.020-06:002017-05-11T18:16:08.020-06:00In was interesting that it wasn't so much the ...In was interesting that it wasn't so much the change in dialogue (the actual spoken words) as the carefully layered in backstory and action, i,e, the baby's humming, that made all the difference. A good thing to remember. Thanks.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-44267621075002290102017-05-09T05:46:31.465-06:002017-05-09T05:46:31.465-06:00Examples work well for me because people do not al...Examples work well for me because people do not always explain how to do something in a way that is fully understood. Seeing is believing, as the saying goes. I'm not from Missouri, but show me anyway. Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-37116280227622983072017-05-08T21:46:48.335-06:002017-05-08T21:46:48.335-06:00Very nice post, Linda. Examples are the best way t...Very nice post, Linda. Examples are the best way to make a point, and you did by letting the reader SEE the comparison. As to what Diana said, one of Elmore Leonard's ten rules is that he leaves out what people skip over. What's left is dialogue, and that's what makes his books so good. Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-51819716021026126052017-05-08T17:14:12.804-06:002017-05-08T17:14:12.804-06:00Thank you, Maryann. Writing has so many learning c...Thank you, Maryann. Writing has so many learning curves; it definitely qualifies as continuing education. :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-83449236970223058202017-05-08T15:51:43.623-06:002017-05-08T15:51:43.623-06:00Terrific post, Linda. When I started reading that ...Terrific post, Linda. When I started reading that first example, I recognized some of my earliest attempts at conveying information in dialogue. That was a great example of how not to do it. Then your second was so smooth, I wanted to cheer. Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-58507094211622185742017-05-08T10:59:10.441-06:002017-05-08T10:59:10.441-06:00Well stated, Diana.Well stated, Diana.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-64589530797491905442017-05-08T07:47:39.007-06:002017-05-08T07:47:39.007-06:00My favorite advice about dialogue: It is a convers...My favorite advice about dialogue: It is a conversation with all the boring bits removed. :)Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.com