tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989564365945386689.post4767130195302402246..comments2023-06-24T08:42:11.557-07:00Comments on Caroline Gerardo : Indie Ink Writing ChallengeCaroline Gerardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12376556246231855571noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989564365945386689.post-61099372824676282712011-05-20T07:58:48.405-07:002011-05-20T07:58:48.405-07:00Lazidaisical happy you were not offended. Was thin...Lazidaisical happy you were not offended. Was thinking I might have to do some bowing and apologizing for being myself. <br />Janani thank you. Practice dialogues: write short fiction only in dialogue- read it out loud- draw pictures of characters communicating -act out how your character might use their hands to speak- try physical methods and visualize speech. Put your fingers on your lips and Caroline Gerardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376556246231855571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989564365945386689.post-38819167532362581942011-05-19T20:09:24.197-07:002011-05-19T20:09:24.197-07:00What a wonderful response. You have a great writin...What a wonderful response. You have a great writing style and I want to read more of your novel. I agree with Melissa's comment - your dialogues does flow effortlessly. I struggle with dialogue myself.jananihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516521723511389037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989564365945386689.post-5107833735791671482011-05-19T16:30:21.114-07:002011-05-19T16:30:21.114-07:00I'm all for drug use, so I'm glad my promp...I'm all for drug use, so I'm glad my prompt to you inspired the mention of it. Welcome to the challenge!Yvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741610690465253214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989564365945386689.post-41143226422932843102011-05-19T16:20:25.353-07:002011-05-19T16:20:25.353-07:00Marian I think you are right about the black and w...Marian I think you are right about the black and white, but I still like the moody contrast. Perhaps I try big 'old Garamond 14 point. <br />This is why I wear coke bottles in front of my regular glasses. <br />I put my disclaimer about the topic being at the minimum PG-13 +Caroline Gerardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376556246231855571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989564365945386689.post-74505443042582402852011-05-18T17:57:34.736-07:002011-05-18T17:57:34.736-07:00love it! yeah, i'd read your novel, for sure. ...love it! yeah, i'd read your novel, for sure. and i am a proponent of more R-rated challenge posts! yay!<br />[p.s. hey, can i tell you? i find it very hard to read your words, the bright white smallish font on the black background. call me an old lady, but the whole thing swims in front of my eyes. you committed to your white on black? just saying :)]Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989564365945386689.post-63388191207615178392011-05-17T08:59:44.919-07:002011-05-17T08:59:44.919-07:00Thank you Dafeenah Mandy and Alyssa.
Ugh brings up...Thank you Dafeenah Mandy and Alyssa.<br />Ugh brings up images- gross- yucky- bored- don't care- bodily fluids- just a sounds to fill the space- a question mark- a way to break silence- a lack of real human connection- or a reach to be heard- it is a complex word. I tried to pull all those things together.Caroline Gerardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376556246231855571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989564365945386689.post-70491933685848492572011-05-17T08:55:50.037-07:002011-05-17T08:55:50.037-07:00Melissa some dialogue tips:
Listen to a variety of...Melissa some dialogue tips:<br />Listen to a variety of "talkers" at a coffeehouse. Go ahead and evesdrop. We tend to interrupt each other in natural speech. This does not convey well in writing. I think of characters as the way they move when they speak- as if their brain, jaw, and presence have an accent.Caroline Gerardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376556246231855571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989564365945386689.post-39882814532928033412011-05-16T13:15:09.253-07:002011-05-16T13:15:09.253-07:00what a fun challenge! i love how your dialogue flo...what a fun challenge! i love how your dialogue flows so effortlessly, that's one of my issues with my own writing. i'm very curious to see how the rest of the novel plays out...so hurry and get writing. and of course...post it here!melissahttp://www.rockanddrool.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989564365945386689.post-40869886991816187222011-05-16T04:19:38.602-07:002011-05-16T04:19:38.602-07:00I would have found this prompt extremely challengi...I would have found this prompt extremely challenging. Too many possibilities. You did an amazing job!Very well written.Dafeenahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078199274088729529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989564365945386689.post-42828565159536767082011-05-15T14:43:39.901-07:002011-05-15T14:43:39.901-07:00Wow! I want to read the rest of the novel now! I a...Wow! I want to read the rest of the novel now! I agree with Alyssa - stick around! I want to read more!Mandyhttp://www.myplaidpants.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989564365945386689.post-20916032529773653072011-05-15T12:30:26.223-07:002011-05-15T12:30:26.223-07:00very nice! that challenge could have gone anywhere...very nice! that challenge could have gone anywhere, and where you took it was very interesting. welcome to the challenge! stick around :)Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390697943483129220noreply@blogger.com