tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post8774219279125969262..comments2024-03-23T02:45:17.058-04:00Comments on Tales of Goldstone Wood: Question #10Anne Elisabeth Stenglhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462605949792523331noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-88097923288505612172011-08-31T22:45:45.609-04:002011-08-31T22:45:45.609-04:00I think it's funny that people say you shouldn...I think it's funny that people say you shouldn't write in the omniscient narrative because it's "not timeless" when so many of the classics are wrote in that narrative. How crazy is that?Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074246485893419689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-48159396006197116342011-08-29T12:50:37.928-04:002011-08-29T12:50:37.928-04:00A touch of 'antiquated' narrative is usual...A touch of 'antiquated' narrative is usually a draw for me as a reader, not a detriment. It makes me feel like I'm being carried back in time. Like you, I don't care for 1st person present tense at all, but I can understand why an author would choose it as the most appropriate voice for a story.<br /><br />That criticism was very high-handed, I think.<br /><br />How do you handle strong critical feedback or overtly negative feedback? I know you're not supposed to let it get to you... but it does.<br /><br />I've had a lot of constructive criticism from my friends on my writing over the years, and my process is usually to bristle and sulk for two days before finally soaking it in and considering whether or not their suggestions would actually improve what I'm trying to accomplish (sometimes it does, sometimes I reinforce my reasons for the original version).<br />However, to my knowledge, Laura and I have not received any truly negative feedback on "Awakenings" and I'm kind of living in dread of it. I know I'll get over it, but there's an incubation period I always have to get through, and it's easier said than done.<br /><br />I really wish with all my heart that the positive had as much lasting power and remembrance in our lives as the negative (i.e., we remember insults longer than compliments, The Team winning the Series isn't as joyful as their losing is painful). Why are we like that? Deep question, I know. I'm mostly voicing my observations. Perhaps I generalize unfairly.Faith Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283912862858368153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-92182892877417854312011-08-29T12:48:21.498-04:002011-08-29T12:48:21.498-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Faith Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283912862858368153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-20624957615805660282011-08-27T23:51:49.207-04:002011-08-27T23:51:49.207-04:00What are your favorite contemporary novels?What are your favorite contemporary novels?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170396284146192834noreply@blogger.com