tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post4452097189038371004..comments2024-02-27T07:05:52.851-05:00Comments on Beth Revis: Reality, Impossibility, and LogicAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-87674277046133789872009-01-13T22:36:00.000-05:002009-01-13T22:36:00.000-05:00Blegh--trust me, Justus, those are the teens that ...Blegh--trust me, Justus, those are the teens that drive me CRAZY (sorry for the caps!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-75095133325244553182009-01-13T19:41:00.000-05:002009-01-13T19:41:00.000-05:00Fine, I suppose some teens speak in caps lock. I m...Fine, I suppose some teens speak in caps lock. I must have missed that coolness gene. :PBowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11031226145526664876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-69716654309910766182009-01-13T19:20:00.000-05:002009-01-13T19:20:00.000-05:00Voice can do so much. And I've never thought about...Voice can do so much. <BR/>And I've never thought about analyzing what is fantastical and what is real. It's an interesting exercise.<BR/>OK, now off to work on emotion.PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-12548640225046458642009-01-13T17:53:00.000-05:002009-01-13T17:53:00.000-05:00Justus: I can see how I was confusing on that one!...Justus: I can see how I was confusing on that one! I intended tone to be more along the lines of tone of the novel (i.e., dark, serious, funny, silly) and while that is tied to the book's voice, I meant it as something of a separate category in that way.<BR/><BR/>Voice is definitely something to be reckoned with. I used to have a hard time with it, too, especially since I wasn't sure what it was! Martha Mihalick's speech at the conference I attended was very helpful. To me, voice is was defines the narration--it's what it sounds like in your head. Such a bad example. I'm way too drained for this--but you've totally given me some ideas to include in a post at a later date!<BR/><BR/>(Also, re:Harry Potter--I don't know...I found his angsty-ness annoying, but also real...he sorta reminded me of some students who always speak in capslock ;)<BR/><BR/>Susan: Well, if King says it, it must be so! Love his book On Writing...<BR/><BR/>Glam: A movie can TOTALLY have a voice! Film is just audio books with moving pictures :) I absoltely think that a film can have a voice--and a good film has a strong one. Iron Man, Batman, Hancock (er, all super hero movies, but...) anyway, each of these movies has a very distinctive voice. And anything by Joss Whedon. And also Doctor Who. :)<BR/><BR/>Lois: Great analogy--and true!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-41333590017389672402009-01-13T11:33:00.000-05:002009-01-13T11:33:00.000-05:00Beth,How are tone and voice different? I think of ...Beth,<BR/><BR/>How are tone and voice different? I think of voice as a way of presenting material. Isn't tone part of that? <BR/><BR/>I don't know for sure since most people speak of "voice" like it is closer to magic than science: impossible to measure, unique to every person, etc.<BR/><BR/>This next part is barely on topic...forgive me. <BR/><BR/>I found Harry's emotional outbursts far from real, even for a teen. I'm going to make up a sentence here based on how I recall him behaving. <BR/><BR/>"HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME, HERMOINE GRANGER?! THIS MAKES ME SO ANGRY." <BR/><BR/>I HATED the overused Caps Lock key. <BR/><BR/>P.S. I used caps lock, so you'd know I really hated it. Extra oomph! :PBowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11031226145526664876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-14810585929663669272009-01-13T10:25:00.000-05:002009-01-13T10:25:00.000-05:00That makes me think.... does Firefly have a voice,...That makes me think.... does Firefly have a voice, even though its on film??? Does it have to be printed writing to have voice?Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-64032759388158767492009-01-13T10:24:00.000-05:002009-01-13T10:24:00.000-05:00You know, I used to think I didn't read fantasy an...You know, I used to think I didn't read fantasy and sci-fi because I didn't like the genre -- when most of the time, I'm pretty sure it was the voice I don't like. Because I love LOTR, and I love Firefly!<BR/><BR/>So... this is a GREAT post! I love what you have pinned down here.<BR/><BR/>I've thought it strange that many people like my novels, even though they are not normally a genre they would read. I think it's because of the voice! Nice to know this now. Thanks, Beth. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-40214012847123313902009-01-13T09:32:00.000-05:002009-01-13T09:32:00.000-05:00Voice makes the difference between loving somethin...Voice makes the difference between loving something and hating it. Like I tell my kids, it's all in the attitude. To me the voice is the attitude of the book.lotusgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663641163048764869noreply@blogger.com