tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post3901975821294959639..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: My Favorite Character by Suz deMelloAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-47485049040559769782016-05-18T19:25:23.744-04:002016-05-18T19:25:23.744-04:00I'm amazed by the dialogue, like everyone else...I'm amazed by the dialogue, like everyone else. I'd never have the guts to take on that particular accent (or any accent, really). <br /><br />I like what people say about the showing rather than telling, and, based on that glimpse, I love Keith. <br /><br />If your former publisher is the same as my former publisher, good luck on the shaking loose... I'm struggling a bit with mine.Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-73527867543310856542016-05-17T16:57:16.300-04:002016-05-17T16:57:16.300-04:00Thanks, everyone! I do love that story. It's t...Thanks, everyone! I do love that story. It's the first in a series, so it's free forever...hope to stoke sales of the novels when they shake loose from my former publisher.Suz dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236960359162948178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-36654939280307871262016-05-17T14:38:24.939-04:002016-05-17T14:38:24.939-04:00Very deft handling of the dialect, indeed. I tend ...Very deft handling of the dialect, indeed. I tend to chicken out and just try to convey a vague sense of vernacular speech by tweaking the patterns of speech a bit. I could never do dialect as well as you do, Suz.Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-25631251022696741272016-05-17T12:08:14.206-04:002016-05-17T12:08:14.206-04:00Like Lisabet says, such visualization and comprehe...Like Lisabet says, such visualization and comprehension with so little 'tell'. Even the narrative has a kinetic life of its own. Looooove how the vernacular reads. That's always a quandary--how much is enough and how much is too much.<br /><br />Gonna make my post tomorrow look lame, since both characters I focus on also speak with accents. Perhaps not so well as your characters. Gulp...Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-27188659345350123182016-05-17T05:17:02.246-04:002016-05-17T05:17:02.246-04:00What a fabulous excerpt, Suz! I could see it all v...What a fabulous excerpt, Suz! I could see it all vividly.<br /><br />You've got good control over the dialect, too. It's just enough, without being confusing.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com