tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.comments2024-03-16T11:09:05.148-07:00TalkToYoUniverseJuliette Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comBlogger5039125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-61027973688932640112018-01-05T14:37:01.988-08:002018-01-05T14:37:01.988-08:00Writers as different as Tolkien and Tom Clancy use...Writers as different as Tolkien and Tom Clancy use an omniscient POV. It's out of fashion at the moment; a "rule" to be broken if your story calls for it, and if you can pull it off. I've just dealt with critique comments on a client's story done in omni where the critter complained of tight POV viewpoint shifts...when it was more what you were describing. The writer in question had used omni instinctively: it was done in past tense and the story of someone who had ascended to a demigod status by the end of the piece. Omni made sense. My advice was to make the story more intentionally in omni. It's the right tool when called for. Wendy S. Delmaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07004469957442663539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-3195971144939060912017-03-16T17:41:17.586-07:002017-03-16T17:41:17.586-07:00I am so thrilled to have stumbled across this post...I am so thrilled to have stumbled across this post! Amazing, amazing post. Thanks Juliette!Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829766150914518668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-21916428027948512822017-01-19T08:56:59.826-08:002017-01-19T08:56:59.826-08:00Thank you for this! I learned something new the: 4...Thank you for this! I learned something new the: 4. use deixis, or pointing words. I'm go do an edit and change all the transitions that are like that. They kind of buged me but never found anything that said they needed to be changed. Thanks, one more tool to make my story/s deeper!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-11944358936844884992016-09-12T20:22:31.999-07:002016-09-12T20:22:31.999-07:00Ha ha yes I am from upstate NY also and I was goin...Ha ha yes I am from upstate NY also and I was going to say the same thing. I always give a drive time as an estimate of distance. I never think twice about it but I think some people here in Georgia where I live now think it is strange.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529042435566783935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-12861728109102306312016-05-18T19:13:53.403-07:002016-05-18T19:13:53.403-07:00Something else I'll throw out there just becau...Something else I'll throw out there just because I didn't see it anywhere in the article: Altitude. I live up in the Rocky Mountains and we have very "abrupt" Spring and Autumn. You might get only 4-6 weeks of pretty leaves and crisp, jacket weather. It sometimes stays hot until late September and then there can be snow on the ground by Halloween. And there is still snow on the highest mountain peaks until late July. <br />Realmwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025487066357949785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-78814665142025631072016-03-29T15:39:37.596-07:002016-03-29T15:39:37.596-07:00I'm so grateful for my teacher showing me this...I'm so grateful for my teacher showing me this website and you for creating it! Best help I could get on deep POV by far! Something I'll always keep in mind when writing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09817811972499088796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-66186718469274674052016-03-20T06:07:30.028-07:002016-03-20T06:07:30.028-07:00ये है देवनागरी लिपि का एक नमूना।
Here is an exam...ये है देवनागरी लिपि का एक नमूना। <br /><br />Here is an example of the devanagari script. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435702926922814149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-7401621738935605942016-02-06T15:03:33.521-08:002016-02-06T15:03:33.521-08:00ARG!! I missed my own topic hangout!
ARG!! I missed my own topic hangout!<br />Che Gilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01143475504520189361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-42646065954592810102016-01-29T16:00:19.349-08:002016-01-29T16:00:19.349-08:00Oooh, this is a cool topic.
I've been thinkin...Oooh, this is a cool topic.<br /><br />I've been thinking about it lately, because I have a society that's matrilineal in a novel I'm writing that's set in a roughly early modern period of social development, and I definitely didn't want it to be just a simple reversal of patrilineal and patriarchal cultures. Nor did I want to paint such a society as unilaterally utopian or idyllic for women and horrible for men. The challenging part is knowing what might be different in such a culture, what the spill over might be in everything from gender roles, female versus male leadership, to women in various professions, to the way the genders interact on a daily basis, to fashion, to attitudes about sexuality and sexual fidelity in both genders. It's so easy to slip back into ways of thinking I've internalized as a product of a patrilineal and patriarchal culture.E.L. Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631080231126783838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-83078122611453704992016-01-06T11:15:57.315-08:002016-01-06T11:15:57.315-08:00That is what I read as well. It's fascinating ...That is what I read as well. It's fascinating what people will do to themselves and why.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-18538960161004609472015-12-17T23:52:06.114-08:002015-12-17T23:52:06.114-08:00Great post. Thought provoking as usual. As I under...Great post. Thought provoking as usual. As I understand neck stretching doesn't actual stretch the neck but gives that impression but pushing the shoulders down. The neck muscles can atrophy over time and the woman might not be able to hold her head up, similar to how women who wore corsets all their lives could not sit easily without them. Nicole Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227163250448037125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-19003914960299395882015-11-24T21:31:59.345-08:002015-11-24T21:31:59.345-08:00This was a really interesting post! I saw using ti...This was a really interesting post! I saw using time to measure distance used as a cultural Canadian thing today, I didn't realize that it wasn't standard to measure using time. The weird imperial/metric hybrid of measurement is something I am all too familiar with; metric for liquids, imperial for weight and height, metric for distance. It's complicated. And I can not do the conversion in my head at all, I have to look it up in order to convert from the two systems. It's chaos. Mindless Futilityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208516840045192560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-12797864425439047612015-11-11T07:37:44.463-08:002015-11-11T07:37:44.463-08:00This is true for us here in Upstate New York. If ...This is true for us here in Upstate New York. If you ask us how much farther it is to any given place (except if we don't know where it is) we will give you an estimated amount of time left until your arrival. If you ask us, for example, "how much farther is it to Rochester?" We will say, "about another 1/2 an hour." Instead of, "about 30 more miles." Down by New York City, however, it's different. They measure distance in miles. If you go to New York City and ask, for example, "how much farther is it to Manhattan?" They will tell you, "about another couple miles." Instead of, "about another couple minutes. I think that's because in New York City/Downstate New York, travel times vary too much, whereas here in Upstate New York, travel times are more consistent. For them, it could take 6 minutes to go 6 miles by car, or it could take 3 hours. Whereas for us Upstate New Yorkers it usually only takes 6 minutes to go 6 miles by carLeanne Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051946966232697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-41968118346280041132015-10-15T07:08:51.996-07:002015-10-15T07:08:51.996-07:00I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, Roland. Good...I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, Roland. Good luck with your research and your project.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-48973172876414709422015-10-15T04:36:16.361-07:002015-10-15T04:36:16.361-07:00Fascinated by what was involved especially with th...Fascinated by what was involved especially with the native peoples, as I am facing a similar challenge with a prospective novel set in an alternative Canada, where some of the original tribes survived. <br /><br />The Spanish Seaborne Empire was a major area of study, when I studied history, and I have always been interested in 'divergence' in the progress.<br /><br />I had to add Silver on the Road to my Must Read list. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-4354475106255624452015-09-02T11:45:33.559-07:002015-09-02T11:45:33.559-07:00I'm not sure whether to post them here because...I'm not sure whether to post them here because what I'm planning to write won't amount to much of a review. At the moment the journal is in paper form.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-60552500948354561102015-09-02T11:44:37.887-07:002015-09-02T11:44:37.887-07:00I think epic fantasy is totally appropriate.I think epic fantasy is totally appropriate.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-77642790695288686612015-09-02T11:44:10.596-07:002015-09-02T11:44:10.596-07:00E.L., I don't know why you'd think epic fa...E.L., I don't know why you'd think epic fantasy isn't appropriate for the Hugos. The Goblin Emperor was nominated this year, and I believe that's epic fantasy. Go ahead and nominate!Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-63814218985479337182015-08-28T23:25:04.875-07:002015-08-28T23:25:04.875-07:00Awesome! Will you be posting them here?
I'm ...Awesome! Will you be posting them here? <br /><br />I'm doing the same thing over on my blog, and also keeping a running list of things people have recommended to me, so I can get through as many new things as possible before nominations close next year!ciaracathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12314237117499417274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-67526889757356510452015-08-26T10:34:44.867-07:002015-08-26T10:34:44.867-07:00I've been tracking my reading for quite a whil...I've been tracking my reading for quite a while on Librarything - the hard part for me is figuring out which ones are new enough to qualify for the Hugos (I read a mix of old and new all the time). But if one blows me away I can research its status and tag it if it's Hugo-nominatable - much easier than trying to figure it all out at nominating time next year. Great idea!<br />Wagner - why aren't those appropriate for the Hugos? Serious question - that's a lot of my reading too.jjmcgaffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546108186137014999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-70490391427687828522015-08-24T19:40:27.132-07:002015-08-24T19:40:27.132-07:00A good idea.
It's frustrating to me that I do...A good idea.<br /><br />It's frustrating to me that I don't read as many books and stories per year as I once did, thanks to the distraction of the internet as well as trying to spend more time writing. And since I write (or try to write) secondary world/epic style fantasy, a lot of my reading is in that genre. Since it's not really one that's considered appropriate for hugos, I feel like a complete imposter trying to come up with titles to nominate.E.L. Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631080231126783838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-8268776620991253402015-08-24T18:11:49.455-07:002015-08-24T18:11:49.455-07:00Clever idea. I review the books (though I'm of...Clever idea. I review the books (though I'm often behind the curve date wise) but the short stories come and go. I'll try to track them as well.Margaret M. Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537558539259791284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-76753105570057687262015-08-24T18:04:36.160-07:002015-08-24T18:04:36.160-07:00Agreed. I sure hope all the people who voted for t...Agreed. I sure hope all the people who voted for the awards this year can sustain their commitment into next.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-12692421025890615772015-08-24T18:04:07.278-07:002015-08-24T18:04:07.278-07:00Thanks! I'll be curious to see what you are re...Thanks! I'll be curious to see what you are reading.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-85351036079645144482015-08-24T09:53:23.712-07:002015-08-24T09:53:23.712-07:00The best possible outcome from all that's happ...The best possible outcome from all that's happened would be more people reading, recommending, and nominating. I'm definitely doing a better job of keeping track of what I read so I can easily recall it during nomination time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485340147291562545noreply@blogger.com