tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post5257682519092485072..comments2024-03-25T09:18:22.829-05:00Comments on Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers: BOOK CLUB FRIDAY - GUEST AUTHOR PAUL D. MARKSANASTASIA POLLACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160162455676799133noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-34325114124028469502012-07-08T06:57:43.637-05:002012-07-08T06:57:43.637-05:00@Mary: I agree with you. And it's hard to str...@Mary: I agree with you. And it's hard to strike that balance of just enough vs. too much and even not enough. But I think if we let it out slowly that sort of works. Plus there's also things that we, as authors, need to know that the reader doesn't necessarily need. Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />Paul MarksPaul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-45712384737181642912012-07-07T20:55:30.904-05:002012-07-07T20:55:30.904-05:00You explained things in an interesting way. Writer...You explained things in an interesting way. Writers work too hard to make sure a reader isn't confused to the point that we over explain.Mary Marvellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12015719890476028848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-35762498268745929502012-07-06T20:10:17.461-05:002012-07-06T20:10:17.461-05:00@Gayle, Thank you for your kind words about White ...@Gayle, Thank you for your kind words about White Heat. I agree, movies and TV can be pretty bad with the exposition in dialogue. They definitely don't trust their audience. <br /><br />@Lucy: I think part of the challenge is to figure out interesting and hopefully unobtrusive ways to get that info out. And thank you also for the nice words re: the post.<br /><br />Paul MarksPaul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-11315615052975747152012-07-06T17:47:17.046-05:002012-07-06T17:47:17.046-05:00Great post! It's so easy to fall prey to the i...Great post! It's so easy to fall prey to the info-dump in general. And then we think we're clever, trying to disguise the info-dump in dialogue. I like what you did with the bit of internal consideration about guns there.Lucy Francishttp://www.lucyfrancis.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-17330841461625127932012-07-06T08:40:21.134-05:002012-07-06T08:40:21.134-05:00Paul- A good writer can explain something without ...Paul- A good writer can explain something without the reader knowing he has been taught. Dick Francis does it all the time in his books. Television and the movies are the worst. They have less time to tell the story and too often they think their audience is dumber than they are and they explain the obvious. Your examples were great and you did a marvelous job in your latest book- White Heat. Gayle Bartos-PoolGBPoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190573764848658894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-7702822986130863022012-07-06T08:09:12.689-05:002012-07-06T08:09:12.689-05:00@Cora Blu: Thank you for the comment and nice word...@Cora Blu: Thank you for the comment and nice words. Re: slang, it seems to me that in most cases the meaning should be fairly obvious from the useage.<br /><br />@Anonymous: I think the tags can go both ways, sometimes too many, sometimes too little. I had a comment on my novel White Heat that there should have been more tags in some places. It's hard to figure out the balance some times.<br /><br />Thank you both.<br /><br />Paul MarksPaul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-9880420051370920572012-07-06T07:44:03.679-05:002012-07-06T07:44:03.679-05:00One of my pet peeves. The redundant tags, he said,...One of my pet peeves. The redundant tags, he said, she said, when the dialogue should make it unnecessary.Have you ever listened to Robt. Parker? Drive you crazy. Why did he do that? Best AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-8978811299462527882012-07-06T07:15:20.960-05:002012-07-06T07:15:20.960-05:00When the author tries to use slang and still feel ...When the author tries to use slang and still feel the need to explain what it means each time they use it. <br />And long conversations in a crowded night club. Unless you're in a private room or sitting on top of the person, you can only hear every third word. <br /><br />Nice Post<br />Cora BluCora Bluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744897714127654369noreply@blogger.com