Comments for Laconic Writer

Comment on Marly Youmans Story and Interview by marly youmans

marly youmans — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 03:10:50 +0000

Well, that was cunning… What an answer to my request that you post, Mr. Laconic! Thanks.

Comment on New Interview by Robert Freeman Wexler

Robert Freeman Wexler — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:59:14 +0000

Hi Marly! I’m hoping to become less laconic as the new year creeps forward.

Comment on New Interview by marly youmans

marly youmans — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:27:14 +0000

You are being laconic again. I had to reread your interview in lieu of a post. Very good. Rereading is the best reading.

Comment on More Research Notes by Robert Freeman Wexler

Robert Freeman Wexler — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:17:11 +0000

I hadn’t thought of that. I’ll look into it. Not that I need any other tangents to look up right now.

Comment on More Research Notes by Dale Barnard

Dale Barnard — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:52:33 +0000

I wonder if the trains always ran during the day so that they could inspect the tracks.

Comment on Beginnings, Again by marilu bechard

marilu bechard — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:06:29 +0000

I just happened to notice that publishers wouldn’t accept first person and wonderd why. This was a few years ago…I noticed I tended to always write in the first person because it seemed easier. I made a conscious effort to write in third person and found it wasn’t as difficult as I imagined.

I just finished Circus and really liked the ending!

Comment on Beginnings, Again by Robert Freeman Wexler

Robert Freeman Wexler — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:15:31 +0000

Hi Marilu, thanks for commenting. I’m not sure I understand what you’re asking. Why do you think that many publishers won’t accept something in first person? I really doubt anyone bases a decision on that.

First person, you’re clearly in someone’s head. Third person has more variation. You can be inside or outside someone’s head. I’m not prepared to explain it all, but it’s likely that there are a lot of good websites that do.

Comment on Beginnings, Again by marilu bechard

marilu bechard — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:16:47 +0000

Neither detective stories or westerns are my usual reading fare, so I cannot add much to that discussion. I would, however, like to talk about first person and third person narratives. Why is it many publishers will not accept first person manuscripts? For me, it seems easiest to write in first person because the point of view is clear-cut. A third person has to know “more,” right? Must that point of view be always omnipresent? This is confusing to me in many aspects.

Comment on Beginnings, Again by rebeccakuder

rebeccakuder — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:34:13 +0000

“Good Honest Man Gets The Job Done” sounds like someone I know. I can’t wait to read it!

Comment on Reading Fiction Is Good For The Brain (and what’s good for the brain is good for the rest of your body) by Robert Freeman Wexler

Robert Freeman Wexler — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:52:16 +0000

You’re a special case…. I’d be interested in someone adding listening to fiction to a similar study. It’s entering your brain in a different way–would that cause a different result?