tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post1194684131762050688..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: What America's Next Top Model taught me about booksKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-4997094018258310402010-01-08T13:47:17.453-05:002010-01-08T13:47:17.453-05:00You're right, Farrah. Story always comes first...You're right, Farrah. Story always comes first. I adore pretty language - I can hyperventilate over a well turned metaphor - but that alone won't hold me. As long as the writing isn't full of errors that pull me out of the story, a great tale trumps all every time.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-28026432701339925962010-01-05T01:08:45.466-05:002010-01-05T01:08:45.466-05:00Good post. You're absolutely right, good edit...Good post. You're absolutely right, good editing is the lifeline of the storyteller who can spin a great tale, but is less detailed about the elegance of the language.Jewel Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813773386476356666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-68378203224991615502010-01-04T19:38:07.336-05:002010-01-04T19:38:07.336-05:00Shauna, thanks for correcting my instrument choice...<b>Shauna</b>, thanks for correcting my instrument choice. You'd know way better than I would. :) <br /><br />I'm the opposite when it comes to writing. I don't concentrate enough on word choice, and get wrapped up in the story. Thank goodness for the editing stage.<br /><br />I went back and read your post, <b>Chicki</b>. Very good observation! I think creative people put up with repeatedly being rejected because we simply must do what we are called to do. We love our respective crafts too much <i>not</i> to do them.<br /><br />BTW, I loved Mercedes, too! :)Farrah Rochonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734081434172632431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-28490959986462799382010-01-04T12:24:30.310-05:002010-01-04T12:24:30.310-05:00Insightful entry, Farrah. As a fellow ANTM fan, I ...Insightful entry, Farrah. As a fellow ANTM fan, I also posted about how the show has influenced me when it comes to my writing. Stop by when you get a chance.<br /><br />http://chicki663.webs.com/apps/blog/?page=17Chicki Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866110558880351017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-72137752428232733232010-01-03T22:43:26.709-05:002010-01-03T22:43:26.709-05:00Uh, I think you mean a viola da gamba or some othe...Uh, I think you mean a viola da gamba or some other bowed instrument, not a harpsichord, which is a plucked instrument. "Skeletons copulating on a tin roof" is how one person famously described the sound of a harpsichord. <br /><br />Good post. I always have trouble with this in my writing. I get too wrapped up in trying to improve the language and don't spend enough time on upping the reader excitement.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.com