tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post7266751622884352705..comments2024-03-08T05:27:56.968-08:00Comments on 1000th.monkey: I use a mac, not a typewriter: Cat scratches1000th.monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-68651212021660298192013-03-31T09:47:29.680-07:002013-03-31T09:47:29.680-07:00Glad I'm not the only one who struggles with t...Glad I'm not the only one who struggles with that :p<br /><br />...but then again, if I think about it, I don't really read books with angry characters either. Perhaps if I had more/better examples to go on, I would find it easier :)1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-21041324463791134132013-03-31T09:46:13.995-07:002013-03-31T09:46:13.995-07:00I like experimenting with present/past, and all th...I like experimenting with present/past, and all three POV's. I think there are advantages for each one, depending on the kind of style you're going for.<br /><br />I'm also a fan of dark humour ;)1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-44994262979814806412013-03-28T07:56:12.524-07:002013-03-28T07:56:12.524-07:00Hah. I've been having the same problem with th...Hah. I've been having the same problem with the Rites of Exorcism stuff; I realized it only works in the first book <i>if</i> the MC is angry pretty much all the time. I don't get angry like that -- I've never been able to sustain anger, for good or ill -- so the story kept falling apart at certain points. Knowing that does make it a bit easier to work on the next draft, when I can alcarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929849073911012353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-20420574141946376122013-03-27T12:54:29.212-07:002013-03-27T12:54:29.212-07:00I like the afterthought. That was kind of funny a...I like the afterthought. That was kind of funny after the tense air of that snippet.<br /> <br />Well done. I'm not a huge fan of present-tense, but that doesn't retract much from the prose. I'm kind of interested where this is going.Patrick Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690555802232025818noreply@blogger.com