tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post5766273274211249612..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Various Matters of Writerly AccountCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-30552511753075086432007-09-21T06:03:00.000-05:002007-09-21T06:03:00.000-05:00I liked K*Ville, too. Still trying to decide if I...I liked K*Ville, too. Still trying to decide if I'll watch it regularly, but I thought it was a good first episode. A little cliche and trying too hard the first few minutes, but I guess they need that to an extent to set the scene.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344808703550376121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-87945085056831587642007-09-20T07:40:00.000-05:002007-09-20T07:40:00.000-05:00I thought we had your grading system down before t...I thought we had your grading system down before the semester started:<BR/>f.f.f.f.f.f.f.c-,f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f<BR/><BR/>so much simpler and less time consuming, Charles as a personal favor to you just bundle all of the papers up and send them to me I will return mail them to you the same day, no need to include red pen either.<BR/><BR/>Peace<BR/><BR/>TWM<BR/><BR/>Erik<BR/>Michelle <BR/>I will be more than happy to act as your TA in the grading department as well. It might even make me feel useful.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-21491193630759707942007-09-19T22:44:00.000-05:002007-09-19T22:44:00.000-05:00Charles -- you're welcome. :) Let us know how it...Charles -- you're welcome. :) Let us know how it works out?<BR/><BR/>AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-33018444964806055862007-09-19T17:45:00.000-05:002007-09-19T17:45:00.000-05:00Some of the overacting in K-Ville made it definite...Some of the overacting in K-Ville made it definitely worth a laugh, if you ask me. Some pretty cliche/hokey lines were delivered with such seriousness & passion I thought I was going to bust a gut.Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-49790861086496197702007-09-19T13:52:00.000-05:002007-09-19T13:52:00.000-05:00I pretty much agree with your assessment of K'Vill...I pretty much agree with your assessment of K'Ville. Good, but I still have a wait and see attitude overall.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-8376466218685805902007-09-19T12:36:00.000-05:002007-09-19T12:36:00.000-05:00Alex, thanks, and thanks for dropping by.ello, it'...Alex, thanks, and thanks for dropping by.<BR/><BR/>ello, it's sometimes a fine line between giving the reader what they want in a particular genre without giving them exactly the same thing. The ending should still be unpredictable, even if just in the context of a particular genre. (I don't envy you grading all those papers).Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-55712835043460071332007-09-19T12:13:00.000-05:002007-09-19T12:13:00.000-05:00Hi Charles!Great article, although I would want to...Hi Charles!<BR/>Great article, although I would want to point out that some audiences might find more at stake in some of the tired cliches. I think there is a reason why alot of serial genre books out there work and have such a fan base. Everyone knows exactly what happens, especially in certain genres, but I think that's also what they want when they pick up a book like that. You know what I mean? But I really like your idea of the dead man trapped in his decaying body. Very freaky. I think you should keep working on it cause it sounds really great.<BR/><BR/>I just got my first batch of papers from my students (5 more papers to come!) I end up grading 150 papers per class! I think I'd rather give 2 multiple choice tests if I could. Too bad it's an academic research and writing class!Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-23516889327056901932007-09-19T11:06:00.000-05:002007-09-19T11:06:00.000-05:00Interesting piece in Illuminata.Interesting piece in Illuminata.alex ketohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003786334665677107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-85230409743521043572007-09-19T09:07:00.000-05:002007-09-19T09:07:00.000-05:00travis, I don't know if I'll get hooked but it was...travis, I don't know if I'll get hooked but it was worth watching.<BR/><BR/>Angie, that's quite a good idea, actually. That might not be so hard to do. Thanks for the concept.<BR/><BR/>Bernita, that's me, one foot in the mud, one in crazy land.<BR/><BR/>Erik, thanks. I need the condolences.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Michelle, yes, I especially hate grading term papers.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-38183523885256310642007-09-19T08:32:00.000-05:002007-09-19T08:32:00.000-05:00I definitely hate the grading aspect of teaching -...I definitely hate the grading aspect of teaching -- it's probably the single reason to get out of teaching English. I'll check out the new stuff, definitely!Michelle's Spellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769666862403600253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-79926958829230946482007-09-19T07:46:00.000-05:002007-09-19T07:46:00.000-05:00Hey Charles, congrats on the latest publication an...Hey Charles, congrats on the latest publication and my condolences on the tests! <BR/><BR/>I'll check out <I>K-Ville</I>, sounds promising.Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-26712087261121893052007-09-19T06:40:00.000-05:002007-09-19T06:40:00.000-05:00Seems you lead a very balanced life, Charles, betw...Seems you lead a very balanced life, Charles, between objective analysis and flights of fantasy.<BR/>I imagine they complement beautifully.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-85705899502165541392007-09-19T05:59:00.000-05:002007-09-19T05:59:00.000-05:00I've been thinking about that story -- about the d...I've been thinking about that story -- about the dead guy? -- since you wrote about it here in your blog and what if you rearranged it a bit so that the protag still had something to struggle against at the end? I really like the basic idea and think it could be the basis for a powerfully horrific story if you can get it under the readers' skin.<BR/><BR/>Maybe the protag doesn't stay dead, but just visits for a while? Suppose he's at a funeral or visiting a loved one's grave -- something to bring him to a place where there are a lot of bodies that've been dead for a while. He has a heart attack or a stroke or something and is clinically dead for a while. During that time, he can see what's going on and hear the other dead, and he finds out from them what it's like -- that they're just lying there decaying but they're still completely and helplessly aware as their bodies rot around them.<BR/><BR/>Then the paramedics show up and bring him back, yay. But he still knows. He knows <I>exactly</I> what's in store for everyone. He turns into an obsessive health freak, struggling to put off the inevitable as long as possible, but he knows he's going to fail one day. And so does the reader, who's also aware that his or her own struggle to keep on living is going to fail one day, and then they'll be there too.<BR/><BR/>The stretch between the application of the paddles and the end of the story would have to be as short as possible -- stretching it out would kill the tension. Just long enough to get the final idea across to the reader.<BR/><BR/>I think that linking of the protag's situation with the reader's could do it. At any rate, this is a cool idea and there's got to be <I>some</I> way to make it work, to keep the punch through to the end of the story. [ponder]<BR/><BR/>AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-88394749147670468232007-09-18T23:44:00.000-05:002007-09-18T23:44:00.000-05:00Drat! I wanted to watch that show too. I better ...Drat! I wanted to watch that show too. I better get organized or I'm going to lose track of other new shows I want to check.Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.com