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Right, but we've already established you don't really care about writing. Nate Send a noteboard - 27/05/2014 04:05:03 PM

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I actually had to read it 3 times to even get your point. The "he said" or "she mentioned" portion of dialogue normally doesn't even register with me. I am too focused on the conversation itself to care much (that is what is critical to the story, not the dialogue "format".


If you don't notice basic writing style mistakes, then obviously you don't care that much about the writing. And that's fine, you're undoubtedly in the majority when it comes to society at large. But since the fix is so easy, and since you don't notice either way, why not do it to make fans like me a little happier?

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Friendly challenge to Larry and other literary "snobs" on the board..... - 25/05/2014 06:44:34 PM 1215 Views
As it happens, I wrote an example last year. - 25/05/2014 07:13:41 PM 1196 Views
Nice *NM* - 27/05/2014 02:43:53 AM 519 Views
I have no problem with BS' dialogue in your example. - 27/05/2014 03:52:27 AM 1013 Views
Right, but we've already established you don't really care about writing. - 27/05/2014 04:05:03 PM 1058 Views
Honestly, what % of readers do you think would notice this "problem"? - 27/05/2014 04:28:25 PM 1186 Views
Fair enough, but do you mind me waiting just a little bit? - 26/05/2014 04:57:18 AM 1191 Views
Re: Fair enough, but do you mind me waiting just a little bit? - 26/05/2014 09:10:31 PM 1129 Views
I really should read Irving, I see - 27/05/2014 06:10:50 AM 1046 Views
Re: I really should read Irving, I see - 28/05/2014 03:01:24 AM 1047 Views
Promising opening paragraph, yes, but... - 26/05/2014 10:55:16 PM 952 Views
I think those shifts are part of the character, not something unintentional - 27/05/2014 06:08:44 AM 964 Views
So bad prose is okay if it is intentional? *NM* - 27/05/2014 03:54:34 PM 469 Views
Okay, I do of course miss the perspective of what comes after. - 27/05/2014 06:29:33 PM 864 Views
I proudly claim the title of literary snob, and will provide you with a quick, unscientific example. - 26/05/2014 08:15:04 PM 1063 Views
LOL! - 26/05/2014 10:03:50 PM 1186 Views
Huh. Lana Del Rey quotes Nabokov... I had not made that connection. - 26/05/2014 11:17:47 PM 1174 Views
That quote from Lolita sounds like it is from a romance novel with Fabio on the cover. - 27/05/2014 03:40:37 AM 972 Views
Bah! - 27/05/2014 07:50:15 PM 1020 Views
Alloy of Law was great *NM* - 28/05/2014 08:16:26 PM 490 Views
Hell Yeah! *NM* - 28/05/2014 08:36:40 PM 470 Views
The audiobook was pretty great, as well. *NM* - 29/05/2014 09:19:07 PM 510 Views

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