Comments on: Episode 65 – The More You Know http://deadrobotssociety.com/2009/01/03/episode-65-the-more-you-know/ Writers on Writing Fri, 18 May 2012 19:11:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: JustinMacumber http://deadrobotssociety.com/2009/01/03/episode-65-the-more-you-know/comment-page-1/#comment-975 JustinMacumber Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:49:26 +0000 http://deadrobotssociety.com/?p=600#comment-975 I'll use "replied" on occasion, but that's it. No more words for "said" but "said". I’ll use “replied” on occasion, but that’s it. No more words for “said” but “said”.

]]> By: Alison http://deadrobotssociety.com/2009/01/03/episode-65-the-more-you-know/comment-page-1/#comment-972 Alison Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:32:45 +0000 http://deadrobotssociety.com/?p=600#comment-972 As a short comment to the "said" issue, I am a huge fan of the works of Robert B. Parker, esp. the Spencer novels. Parker only uses "said". That's it. It was pointed out to me at one point and I have to confess that I had never noticed until that time. What I feel this does for Parker's novels is make it flow like you're watching a movie or a television show. You can hear the dialog and you understand the voices without Parker having to direct you- he does that with the language of the piece, through the dialog and the prose but doesn't need to add "spat" or "hissed" or "growled" to get his point across. I'm not sure this method works for everyone but in the Spencer novels, it really is effective. Anyone here fans of Parker's work? Agree or disagree? Another great show, guys. (Still getting cuaght up...) As a short comment to the “said” issue, I am a huge fan of the works of Robert B. Parker, esp. the Spencer novels. Parker only uses “said”. That’s it. It was pointed out to me at one point and I have to confess that I had never noticed until that time.

What I feel this does for Parker’s novels is make it flow like you’re watching a movie or a television show. You can hear the dialog and you understand the voices without Parker having to direct you- he does that with the language of the piece, through the dialog and the prose but doesn’t need to add “spat” or “hissed” or “growled” to get his point across.

I’m not sure this method works for everyone but in the Spencer novels, it really is effective.

Anyone here fans of Parker’s work? Agree or disagree?

Another great show, guys. (Still getting cuaght up…)

]]> By: BrainWyrms » Blog Archive » Podcasts: Thursday and Friday January 9-10, 2009 http://deadrobotssociety.com/2009/01/03/episode-65-the-more-you-know/comment-page-1/#comment-847 BrainWyrms » Blog Archive » Podcasts: Thursday and Friday January 9-10, 2009 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:41:51 +0000 http://deadrobotssociety.com/?p=600#comment-847 [...] The Dead Robots Society Episode 65 - The More You Know - Covering the TurkeyCity Lexicon. I found the the TurkeyCity Lexicon to be very informative when I read it last year. But… I’m a newb. [...] [...] The Dead Robots Society Episode 65 – The More You Know – Covering the TurkeyCity Lexicon. I found the the TurkeyCity Lexicon to be very informative when I read it last year. But… I’m a newb. [...]

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