Subject:
|
Re: Erik leaves home
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.castle
|
Date:
|
Tue, 15 Feb 2000 02:31:39 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
1031 times
|
| |
|
|
In lugnet.castle, Jeff Johnston writes:
> Maybe I'm just used to this sort of thing, but I had absolutely no problem
> with
> understanding the first short vignette about Erik. Sure, there were people
> and
> places that weren't explicitly described, but from context I think the nuances
> were clear enough - and I certainly *don't* expect the author to explain
> everything in the first page or two!
Oh, I didn't mean that! I got the context quite clearly, I was just
sympathizing with Jason who said he has a problem like that - and offering my
own solution. *I* like the story that way, more "scope for imagination", not
to mention mystery and intrigue that will keep my wondering about what's to
come...
>
> I agree that stopping to explain all of this stuff would *seriously* disrupt
> the flow of the story, and I think that James did exactly the right thing here
> - he left them as 'empty places' for our mind to fill in when we get more
> information.
Precisely.
<snip, shpip>
> Um, anyway, so I didn't have much problem with it at all. I thought it was
> pretty great, the way he gave us so much information in such a short space
> of time.
>
> James - your first attempt at writing fiction? Really? I'm very impressed!
> I really think you ought to continue in this vein (only with pictures of all
> this stuff added!)
I agree! This was really interesting and caught my imagination quite
clearly... it was excellent (IMO). Sorry if I gave an impression that bit
wasn't. I like it a lot!
-Shiri
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: Erik leaves home
|
| (...) Maybe I'm just used to this sort of thing, but I had absolutely no problem with understanding the first short vignette about Erik. Sure, there were people and places that weren't explicitly described, but from context I think the nuances were (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
|
27 Messages in This Thread:
  
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
