tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post8590167793529592735..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: LEADENCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-20398528146405422682014-05-13T14:38:38.181-05:002014-05-13T14:38:38.181-05:00Laughinwolf, indeed. I'm finding it harder and...Laughinwolf, indeed. I'm finding it harder and harder to read the small print.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-84705541951421089832014-05-13T14:37:19.653-05:002014-05-13T14:37:19.653-05:00Oscar, so far so bad. :)
Brian, he definitely see...Oscar, so far so bad. :)<br /><br />Brian, he definitely seems to be phoning it in.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-12231017569140523592014-05-13T14:36:19.369-05:002014-05-13T14:36:19.369-05:00David J., Amen brother.
Erik, some of my favorite...David J., Amen brother.<br /><br />Erik, some of my favorite poetic reading is Fitzgerald's translation of the Odyssey. The sun rises over the flawless brimming sea, into a sky all brazen, for goes immortal and for mortal man, on plowlands kind with grain.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-24283049457614816552014-05-13T12:12:33.335-05:002014-05-13T12:12:33.335-05:00Hear hear, Charles ~!
'Rage — Goddess, sing ...Hear hear, Charles ~! <br /><br />'Rage — Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses, hurling down to the House of Death so many sturdy souls, great fighters’ souls, but made their bodies carrion,<br />feasts for the dogs and birds. . .' (Robt. Fagles trans. Iliad opener)Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-68952819007729387812014-05-12T23:25:07.554-05:002014-05-12T23:25:07.554-05:00Good ones to work toward. I'd like nothing mor...Good ones to work toward. I'd like nothing more than to rub shoulders with the lyric Kings.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-27933842677978473022014-05-12T09:39:26.750-05:002014-05-12T09:39:26.750-05:00agreed :)
should that read: the "white walls...agreed :)<br /><br />should that read: the "white walls", instead of "while walls"?laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-76438420707654875572014-05-11T21:37:43.062-05:002014-05-11T21:37:43.062-05:00sometimes i wonder if a writer is really into it w...sometimes i wonder if a writer is really into it when they can not find fresh words to describe and put us in the moment....there is an art to writing lyrical prose...i love to read it...and sometimes i miss it...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-90264360051172239912014-05-11T12:59:04.732-05:002014-05-11T12:59:04.732-05:00Stick with it, you may find some hidden gems among...Stick with it, you may find some hidden gems among the overload.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-31934522624946163392014-05-11T09:34:16.736-05:002014-05-11T09:34:16.736-05:00Prashant, Fantasy can be hard to get into because ...Prashant, Fantasy can be hard to get into because it often calls for a very different kind of vocabulary. SF can co that too.<br /><br />Randy, thanks. I'm gonna see if I can find a copy on book mooch.<br /><br />Mark, thank you. I consider that a great compliment!Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-79453159396214498542014-05-11T06:05:11.648-05:002014-05-11T06:05:11.648-05:00Charles you are a Celtic warrior at heart. Charles you are a Celtic warrior at heart. the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-44573006402315434722014-05-11T03:53:09.488-05:002014-05-11T03:53:09.488-05:00BOOKED TO DIE or THE BOOKMAN'S WAKE, the first...BOOKED TO DIE or THE BOOKMAN'S WAKE, the first two in the series would be a good place.<br />Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-61866568187640305122014-05-11T02:28:02.612-05:002014-05-11T02:28:02.612-05:00Charles, I have often found sf and fantasy difficu...Charles, I have often found sf and fantasy difficult to read mainly on account of the use of language and descriptions. I have had to reread sentences and passages to understand them better. No fault of the authors, of course.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-14220033725723189072014-05-10T18:44:58.674-05:002014-05-10T18:44:58.674-05:00Tom, thanks much, man!
Ron, it creeps in easily. ...Tom, thanks much, man!<br /><br />Ron, it creeps in easily. I see it in my own first drafts too. It's the ease with which a word just used comes to mind when the next time you need a similar word. It pops in there because it's been freshly in your short term memory.<br /><br />Randy, that's high praise. I'm going to have to look for Dunning's work. I don't believe I've read any. Any particular book recommendation?<br /><br />Cloudia, I like that way of thinking about it.<br /><br />Patti, I suspect a lot of it is undue haste and probably just some laziness.<br /><br />Bernard, thanks. I appreciate that. I do work hard on it.<br /><br />Riot Kitty, yes, Cormac McCarthy and Robert E. Howard. And thankee!<br /><br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-65513489002958281412014-05-10T15:11:45.762-05:002014-05-10T15:11:45.762-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766151110231496143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-47201935911927723522014-05-10T14:31:41.190-05:002014-05-10T14:31:41.190-05:00McCarthy...Cormac? Howard...?
I'm with Tom. Y...McCarthy...Cormac? Howard...?<br /><br />I'm with Tom. You have nothing to worry about. If you did, I wouldn't be reading.Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-22296125129232863312014-05-10T10:47:57.828-05:002014-05-10T10:47:57.828-05:00Having read your Talera series, you will never be ...Having read your Talera series, you will never be accused of leaden prose, my friend. :)BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-11913474724097874472014-05-10T05:50:50.958-05:002014-05-10T05:50:50.958-05:00Not pretty, no. It may be a question of the author...Not pretty, no. It may be a question of the authorial voice intruding on the prose. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-82653283362813657052014-05-09T17:41:48.061-05:002014-05-09T17:41:48.061-05:00Yes, over use is a killer. I pruned several from m...Yes, over use is a killer. I pruned several from my book...<br />Every book/story has a climate. words alone form that climate. Miracle!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ComfortSpiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-1782647115305034802014-05-09T17:31:35.103-05:002014-05-09T17:31:35.103-05:00A writer whose prose I always considered elegant(l...A writer whose prose I always considered elegant(lyrical) is John Dunning's work on his Bookman series(at least all but the last couple). Something about it attracted me like no other author, including some favorites,Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-28352166080733559982014-05-09T17:10:10.240-05:002014-05-09T17:10:10.240-05:00I find repetition a problem with my own writing. R...I find repetition a problem with my own writing. Revising a draft, I'm always surprised I did not notice it the first time around. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-54171082105583544912014-05-09T16:04:35.096-05:002014-05-09T16:04:35.096-05:00As one who has a read a decent portion of your wor...As one who has a read a decent portion of your work, I can safely say you have no worries there. :)Tom Doolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451129317759266295noreply@blogger.com