tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post1834737025173203811..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Got rhythm?Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-19175979896148366872009-10-15T16:17:40.377-06:002009-10-15T16:17:40.377-06:00Excellent post.Excellent post.Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-13828565005590043502009-10-14T16:06:36.518-06:002009-10-14T16:06:36.518-06:00Loved this post. Worth printing and saving.Loved this post. Worth printing and saving.L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-54546279581938491032009-10-14T13:50:00.644-06:002009-10-14T13:50:00.644-06:00Another great post, Kathryn. Like you, I have alwa...Another great post, Kathryn. Like you, I have always paid close attention to the rhythm of words, but I'm not sure I have ever explained it as well as you did here.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-16204266588710029632009-10-14T13:09:41.949-06:002009-10-14T13:09:41.949-06:00I had many years of both ballet and piano, so this...I had many years of both ballet and piano, so this post resonated with me on at least two levels! I'm very aware of rhythm when I write. And read. I do my best.<br /><br />ElspethElspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-13793409777787445312009-10-14T09:49:23.759-06:002009-10-14T09:49:23.759-06:00Thanks for this! Your fourth paragraph was as lyr...Thanks for this! Your fourth paragraph was as lyrical as it was informative. <br /><br />I think a lot about rhythm during my 2nd draft. Too much, perhaps. ;)Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-45599027823371726742009-10-14T07:31:00.893-06:002009-10-14T07:31:00.893-06:00What a great post!
Often when I write, I strive t...What a great post!<br /><br />Often when I write, I strive to get the perfect rhythm--so much so that the words are almost secondary.Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-56138220735764255372009-10-14T06:58:43.131-06:002009-10-14T06:58:43.131-06:00I'm doing sentence level editing right now on ...I'm doing sentence level editing right now on a YA novel. I've been reading it outloud, trying to portray mood thru sentence length and structure. And I agree that this is a lot of the fun of writing. To take that explanation-filled first draft and transform it into something that sings.Paul Grecihttp://paulgreci.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-1255222721265859482009-10-14T06:42:32.762-06:002009-10-14T06:42:32.762-06:00I'm not that great a dancer, but I try. I do u...I'm not that great a dancer, but I try. I do understand the necessity of rhythm when writing. Mine tends to be fast. Sometimes I have to remind myself to make my sentences longer, add more description and slow things down a bit, since every scene can't be filled with tension.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.com<br />http://www.morganmandel.com<br />http://choiceonepublishing.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-48030298475879045612009-10-14T05:56:21.082-06:002009-10-14T05:56:21.082-06:00What a great post. I'm getting ready to read m...What a great post. I'm getting ready to read my work in progress out loud to see if I am a repeat offender.Leigh Hutchens Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974935740527936303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-5517714223300548682009-10-14T05:46:46.659-06:002009-10-14T05:46:46.659-06:00Thank you for this post. One technique I've u...Thank you for this post. One technique I've used to practice listening to rhythms is songwriting. It's amazing what the rhythms of stressed-unstressed-stressed, or stressed-unstressed-unstressed-stressed, and having each syllable be important, can do for one's prose. Just thought I'd pass it along.<br /><br />Again, thank you, peace, <br /><br />DianeD.M. SOLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753807150268735755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-27100695971032357692009-10-14T05:10:27.917-06:002009-10-14T05:10:27.917-06:00Interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing :)Interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com