tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post2696479294268376980..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Magical Words of PleasureAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-86303572183664468872009-08-20T19:46:24.948-04:002009-08-20T19:46:24.948-04:00Hi HElen!
Hey, I like some kinds of fantasy. I s...Hi HElen!<br /><br />Hey, I like some kinds of fantasy. I still snack on the writers I grew up with.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-83146450575013999502009-08-20T15:25:42.464-04:002009-08-20T15:25:42.464-04:00Who says Ursula K. LeGuin gets no respect because ...Who says Ursula K. LeGuin gets no respect because she's in the **fantasy** aisle of the book store?! What's wrong with fantasy? There's plenty of respect there! That's my genre you're talking about and them's fightin' words, Mr. Garcia!<br /><br />But aside from that, good post. I find I use different wording and tones of voice when I write, depending on how I want the story to come across. More serious stories tend toward that magical language, while funnier tales get a more contemporary lingo. It's a matter of listening to the characters to figure out which I should use.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832774182683343435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-48376654612137653372009-08-19T19:24:29.326-04:002009-08-19T19:24:29.326-04:00Hi Jenna!
I'd kind of forgotten about poor Ju...Hi Jenna!<br /><br />I'd kind of forgotten about poor Julia until this post, now I've taken that story out of the drawer and I'm looking at it again.<br /><br />I hope I've made a good plug for Le Guin here, because she's a master story teller, and any time someone of her caliber wants to explain to the rest of us how it all works I just gotta listen on my knees.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-61169173672967504832009-08-19T19:20:32.597-04:002009-08-19T19:20:32.597-04:00Hi Paul!
I hope its still in print. Anybody who ...Hi Paul!<br /><br />I hope its still in print. Anybody who wants to study writing craft, I;d advise to read the bricks and mortar books like Stephen King's "On Writing" and "The Art of Dramatic Writing" by Lajos Egri, and then move on to the Le Guin book to study the art of language. That's my opinion anyway. I've never been to a writing class so I don't know what goes on there.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-89388360916462897852009-08-19T19:16:47.507-04:002009-08-19T19:16:47.507-04:00Hey Jude!
You can take a preview of the LeGuin bo...Hey Jude!<br /><br />You can take a preview of the LeGuin book for free on Google, take a look at the link I gave Ashley.<br /><br />Yeah, Nute. She was hot stuff as long as she wasn;t around. It makes you wonder what that handsome young man at the supermarket may be thinking about you when you're not around. Maybe you'd be surprised.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-78113484793712665972009-08-19T19:14:25.963-04:002009-08-19T19:14:25.963-04:00Hi Lisabet!
I think when critics call it cheesy, ...Hi Lisabet!<br /><br />I think when critics call it cheesy, its because they don;t get the intention. For most of us, we have to have it explained, and who knows more about magical writing than Le Guin, one of the great ones? I agree now the language is about setting expectations, though if I read one more vampire novel where the master vampire refers to the heroine as "ma petite" I'll get violent.<br /><br />Well, as I've mentioned elsewhere I really want you especially to look closely at the Julia novella. I'm in the process of - you guessed it - ANOTHER OVERHAUL!<br /><br />. . can't get enough of those overhauls. . . <br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-69108454268823353562009-08-19T19:08:11.819-04:002009-08-19T19:08:11.819-04:00Hi Ashley!
Well you can preview part of it for fr...Hi Ashley!<br /><br />Well you can preview part of it for free on Google at:<br /><br />http://books.google.com/books?id=gjBr5SL0Z3AC&pg=PP1&dq=Steering+the+Craft#v=onepage&q=&f=false<br /><br />I've always felt that Le Guin wasa victem of genre wars. Her writing is arguably literature, but because of its subject matter you have to look for her in the fantasy aisle. She don't get no respect.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-91215777516562087002009-08-19T15:48:45.883-04:002009-08-19T15:48:45.883-04:00Hey Garce,
The scene from Miss Julia's Cake C...Hey Garce,<br /><br />The scene from Miss Julia's Cake Club was amazing. It feels like an Oprah book of the week type novel. No, it's not a feel good fantasy, but not all books are going to be that way.<br /><br />Great post. You've probably made a few sales for Ursula K. Le Guin today!<br /><br />Thanks,<br />JennaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-43835283254319015332009-08-19T14:39:22.704-04:002009-08-19T14:39:22.704-04:00Garce, you manage to mention my two favourite auth...Garce, you manage to mention my two favourite authors in one post.<br />Tolkein and Le Guin, they are magic.<br />Thanks for “Steering The Craft”, I'll see if I can find it.<br />Paul.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03790580459962602757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-56629774793416356592009-08-19T13:09:02.038-04:002009-08-19T13:09:02.038-04:00Hi Garce,
I've never heard of Ursula K. Le G...Hi Garce, <br /><br />I've never heard of Ursula K. Le Guin’s “Steering The Craft”, but I've read many of her books and loved them. Sounds like I should go shopping. *G*<br /><br />Great post and I love your story about Nute and her hot Thai soup. <br /><br />HugsJude Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14067166768734750026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-65492655133598887152009-08-19T09:25:36.476-04:002009-08-19T09:25:36.476-04:00Hi Garce,
You're very kind...however, some of...Hi Garce,<br /><br />You're very kind...however, some of my reviews have called Gregory's language "cheesy"...!<br /><br />Seriously, though, there's a ritual aspect to BDSM that can be conveyed through language. If nothing else, the titles ("Sir" or "Master", versus "girl" or "slave" or "pet") are part of the scene, setting expectations. <br /><br />I haven't read Miss Julia's Cake Club, but I think that I should. That scene you posted is powerful--though not erotic, I agree. But it wasn't intended to be, was it?<br /><br />Best,<br />LisabetLisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-3194081938641417402009-08-19T02:32:09.579-04:002009-08-19T02:32:09.579-04:00Hi Garce,
Excellent post.
I'm now off to t...Hi Garce,<br /><br />Excellent post. <br /><br />I'm now off to the library to take a look at Ursula Le Guin's Steering The Craft. It sounds like a fascinating read.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />AshleyAshley Listerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997769708965362938noreply@blogger.com