tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post542341541791955862..comments2023-08-06T05:53:49.308-07:00Comments on The Former Anne Spollen's Author Blog Is Being Retitled to "Notes from Living Upghetto": Those Voices in Your HeadAnne Spollenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-78144433245014364292010-05-26T07:27:11.888-07:002010-05-26T07:27:11.888-07:00Is there another name for a girl, Glynis?
I'...Is there another name for a girl, Glynis? <br /><br />I've always loved that name, since I discovered Jane Austen. Conveniently, it was also her paternal grandmother's name. I had no idea it would ever become so popular.<br /><br />Yes, Mary, multitasking is really just another term for not fully focusing on any one thing. And they can't program moles to do that- what will happen when Emma gets old? She needs those dandelions to cure her moles. (I have moles; I'm sure she looked at me and went, "Oh, no -- is that my future?")<br /><br />I love writing dialogue, too Carolina - and welcome! But I only love it when it sounds perfect, when I can pretty much hear the characters saying the lines. Otherwise, it's just dreadful.Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-65674931871315266692010-05-25T15:53:10.158-07:002010-05-25T15:53:10.158-07:00I love writing dialogue. I've contemplated wri...I love writing dialogue. I've contemplated writing plays and screenplays because I love it so much, but yes, it's not the easiest to make it feel genuine. But perhaps you're right--perhaps we only need to listen to those voices in our head a little more closely ;)Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-70175877307471745052010-05-25T11:56:03.045-07:002010-05-25T11:56:03.045-07:00I love the way everyone in your family was thinkin...I love the way everyone in your family was thinking of something a little different. We have conversations like that ALL the time, especially when I'm on the computer, but still trying to stay in touch with the rest. <br /><br />Now I'm wondering if they'll ever be able to program moles' DNA so they'll only eat dandelion roots? That would be so cool.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-46378557474086826052010-05-25T09:16:42.877-07:002010-05-25T09:16:42.877-07:00LOL Anne, my extra girl is called Emma!!LOL Anne, my extra girl is called Emma!!Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-56870285996885986812010-05-25T08:04:46.809-07:002010-05-25T08:04:46.809-07:00Hey, Roland - great name! Thanks, I'll visit s...Hey, Roland - great name! Thanks, I'll visit soon.<br /><br />I think that the voice is, by far, the most difficult aspect of writin YA, Glynis. It makes or breaks the story. <br /><br />An extra girl! Yikes, Emma is more than I can handle. I give you credit.Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-58705937067923993682010-05-25T04:28:30.108-07:002010-05-25T04:28:30.108-07:00I think that is what has put me off writing YA. I ...I think that is what has put me off writing YA. I am not sure I would get the voice right.<br /><br />LOL your conversation sounded like my life before they all flew the nest. Just add an extra girl in there.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-75334113966036184762010-05-24T19:16:55.373-07:002010-05-24T19:16:55.373-07:00Dialogue is hard to write naturally. And when you&...Dialogue is hard to write naturally. And when you're doing age groups from the one in which you find yourself moored in -- it is surely a challenge.<br /><br />You have a lovely blog. Come visit mine, WRITING IN THE CROSSHAIRS, if you have the time, RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-45098244618627083502010-05-24T11:39:52.621-07:002010-05-24T11:39:52.621-07:00That's how it went while we were making pancak...That's how it went while we were making pancakes for the kids on a Sunday morning. Everyone is sort of in their own little weekend orbit. <br /><br />Yes, they would make funny dialogue, but our story - dishes, laundry, school, work, is a pretty dull one...Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-91779422159476682382010-05-24T11:35:08.202-07:002010-05-24T11:35:08.202-07:00Well, if the purpose of dialogue is to make 'e...Well, if the purpose of dialogue is to make 'em laugh, you did. I think your family's discussion is a riot.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.com