tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242697183483891334.post7843125076189672065..comments2023-07-22T08:59:13.497-07:00Comments on Rebecca Chastain: Finding My Voice...AgainRebecca Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15636968583309088356noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242697183483891334.post-70809816877954155722010-01-24T20:12:11.523-08:002010-01-24T20:12:11.523-08:00Good job, back to Aria! (Like the name change.) An...Good job, back to Aria! (Like the name change.) And I agree with Marc--On Writing is a must. Plus, it's funny.TikiBirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532659085473041387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242697183483891334.post-62216599264108897772010-01-21T23:00:47.342-08:002010-01-21T23:00:47.342-08:00You've not read On Writing? You should. It may...You've not read On Writing? You should. It may be. the best book on writing. I like to think King is more of a fantasy author than a horror one. You might not appeciate Dark Tower without reading his other works. It took him 20 years to finish it and characters and plots were leaking into other works of his without him knowing. If you want to read excellent dialog you should read King. There are a ton of good non horror stuffs he's done.Marc Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536344369537201609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242697183483891334.post-15124256352338161822010-01-21T20:54:17.071-08:002010-01-21T20:54:17.071-08:00Hey Marc,
I'm with you on feeling like the w...Hey Marc, <br /><br />I'm with you on feeling like the work dictates the voice. And I know the voice I want. I can hear it at night when I'm trying to fall to sleep (and I craft what I'm sure are *the best* lines ever when I'm laying in bed and too lazy to get up to write them down). I think it might be more an exorcism of the voice of my previous book. Madison keeps wanting to pop up, which simply won't due. She and Aria are two main characters who would *not* get along!<br /><br />I've never read Stephen King. I've heard his Dark Tower series is very good and not horror, but I'm still leery. The closest I've come to getting one of his books is getting his book on writing. That seems like it would have some good tips in it.Rebecca Chastainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15636968583309088356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242697183483891334.post-6078346721130231372010-01-21T14:29:57.438-08:002010-01-21T14:29:57.438-08:00I've always found that the voice just comes. I...I've always found that the voice just comes. It depends on what you're writing about that shapes the voice. At least, I think so. <br /><br />Also, Stephen King can write different genres with different voices. That's one reason why he's the master. The only problem is his endings are sometimes lacking.Marc Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536344369537201609noreply@blogger.com