tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039827405459731562.post7375727529592489166..comments2023-03-23T04:24:49.048-04:00Comments on The Ear's Mind: No, you didn't. Yes, he did.Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03251196964275450121noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039827405459731562.post-51569615603403005382008-08-13T07:24:00.000-04:002008-08-13T07:24:00.000-04:00For shopping? :D I like it!I went back and bough...For shopping? :D I like it!<BR/><BR/>I went back and bought a blouse last night. It is brown. I'm not in love with it, but it fits and it didn't cost too much. That's about as much joy as I ever get out of clothes shopping.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251196964275450121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039827405459731562.post-62294717424171135742008-08-13T01:35:00.000-04:002008-08-13T01:35:00.000-04:00Believe me, "disconsolate" is almost a euphemism.....Believe me, "disconsolate" is almost a euphemism...spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039827405459731562.post-63393554832252944832008-08-12T16:04:00.000-04:002008-08-12T16:04:00.000-04:00Badaboom, badabing! \o/ These are fun, aren't the...Badaboom, badabing! \o/ These are fun, aren't they? I like messing with different narrative styles and voices. These exercises have sent me in a lot of interesting directions I wouldn't have taken otherwise, had I just sat down plugged away like usual.<BR/><BR/>I like that you choose some very simple but significant images to focus on in these: fishnet stockings, a fedora, particularly the Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251196964275450121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039827405459731562.post-43270242534158177222008-08-12T15:20:00.000-04:002008-08-12T15:20:00.000-04:00Ready? Steady. Go!A+B (I + Present)I stroll down t...Ready? Steady. Go!<BR/><BR/><I>A+B (I + Present)<BR/><BR/>I stroll down the aisles, disconsolate. I hate shopping for clothes at the best of times and now with an obligation – the selection of an outfit for a formal occasion – the burden weights at least twice as much on my shoulder. I’d rather be in a bookshop. <BR/>The sales assistant is competent and she has all the conservative taste which I spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039827405459731562.post-10095265276520416842008-08-12T10:43:00.001-04:002008-08-12T10:43:00.001-04:00Phew! Check out all those typos. It's like I'm onl...Phew! Check out all those typos. It's like I'm only hitting half the keys as I type. What gives? What happened to my fine motor skills?Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251196964275450121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039827405459731562.post-27423097838150833732008-08-12T10:01:00.000-04:002008-08-12T10:01:00.000-04:00Oddly enough, Le Guin takes the view that first pe...Oddly enough, Le Guin takes the view that first person narration can actually be more limited than other points of view. While first person lends a feeling of authenticity to a story, she says, and allows the reader and writer to get very close to the character telling the story, it also locks you exclusively into their perspective: you can only see, hear and feel what that charcter sees, hearsJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251196964275450121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039827405459731562.post-84705202120711918942008-08-12T07:50:00.000-04:002008-08-12T07:50:00.000-04:00Personally, I think I have a slight preference for...Personally, I think I have a slight preference for reading in the first person; it seems more natural that the author as God, who can apparently see some things and not others. I think a lot depends on genre - I can't imagine a romance in the first person, a detective mystery might be tricky. But there's more immediacy, more tension in say thriller-writing in the first person. <BR/><BR/>You are The Goldfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039827405459731562.post-40405992786349851912008-08-11T14:53:00.000-04:002008-08-11T14:53:00.000-04:00Oh do! It takes some time, but it's worth it.I wa...Oh do! It takes some time, but it's worth it.<BR/><BR/>I wanted the office to be light-- and the paint sample, at least, had more taupe-ish tones than what's ended up on the wall. In the wrong light it looks...pinker than I'd like. In other light it looks okay. At least it goes with the woodwork!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251196964275450121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039827405459731562.post-54365019326619125262008-08-11T14:44:00.000-04:002008-08-11T14:44:00.000-04:00Winsome beige sounds utterly boring but probably w...Winsome beige sounds utterly boring but probably would not be as distracting as a stronger colour. <BR/><BR/>Funny enough, Cesare as well has problem with first person narratives. I quite enjoy writing them, also because it helps me empathize with my character. <BR/><BR/>I might try that exercise. <BR/>Or not.spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.com