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meg_evonne:
--- Quote from: neurovore on June 16, 2010, 06:25:53 PM ---... am hoping that I have learned enough to get some of the same technical tricks in without coming too close to the acutal voice of authors I like and sounding like stealing from them.
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there is so much more to an author's voice than just techniques. Employing style and technical techniques and evolving them is the whole idea behind the craft. Other than that marvelous Already Dead that you got me into reading and ee cummings poetry style-- technique is worlds apart from author's voice for me. I'd never borrow Huston's style for example since it is so clearly unique and that author's.)
Playing devil's advocate however, what on earth is with this recent fascination with re-writing the classics into cult classics these days? I counted up only a few stuck around the aisles and checkout registers at my local Borders--Android Karenina, Little Woman-vamp version, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the Jane Austin new fic modern books? That is just wrong, obnoxious, and a rip off IMO---I KNOW they are past copyright dates, but still... And I know Shakespeare's been redone over and over and over... but come on guys?
Okay I really can buy these since they are so well done from what I've been told...Jane Austin new fic modern books?
Since these aren't genre books
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: meg_evonne on June 17, 2010, 09:55:34 PM ---there is so much more to an author's voice than just techniques. Employing style and technical techniques and evolving them is the whole idea behind the craft. Other than that marvelous Already Dead that you got me into reading
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Oh goodie. Thank you; it's really heartening to have recommended something that someone liked.
--- Quote ---and ee cummings poetry style-- technique is worlds apart from author's voice for me. I'd never borrow Huston's style for example since it is so clearly unique and that author's.)
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I don't intentionally borrow either, but some styles I just find infectious, and will write a whole chapter and then realise on reread it's been pulled in the direction of Douglas Adams, or Jack Womack, or Livy, or Paarfi of Roundwood...
meh:
Livy infectious, eh?
meg_evonne:
--- Quote from: neurovore on June 18, 2010, 02:01:55 AM ---
I don't intentionally borrow either, but some styles I just find infectious, and will write a whole chapter and then realise on reread it's been pulled in the direction of Douglas Adams, or Jack Womack, or Livy, or Paarfi of Roundwood...
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ah geez! With all your writing experience and you still feel your style varies. That sucks. I hoped that tendency faded w time.
meh:
--- Quote from: meg_evonne on June 18, 2010, 02:17:57 AM ---ah geez! With all your writing experience and you still feel your style varies. That sucks. I hoped that tendency faded w time.
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Why would it not vary?
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