Comments on: Do you compare?

By: Shelli

Shelli — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:37:45 +0000

I think someone else would have to tell me what author I most resemble. There are so many good authors I haven’t read! How would I know? I would hate for someone to ask me this question because how can I compare myself (a wannabe) to a published author? I could, however, tell them about some of the authors I love to read. I’m sure I’m influenced by them without even realizing it.

By: DarcsFalcon

DarcsFalcon — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:42:24 +0000

Well, Darc told me that my blog is lifeless, so if I *had* a writing style, I guess I’d be Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas. (Don’t ask me how many times I’ve seen that in the last month!) One line he sings, “And because I am dead, I can take off my head, to recite Shakespearean quotations!”

Pretty much me in a nutshell! lol

By: mapelba

mapelba — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:27:16 +0000

I’m not in a place, writing-skill-wise, to know if I sound like or am modeling myself on anyone. I think about it, but once I get into my story, I don’t know how to compare my work to anyone. I don’t know that I can recognize my voice–this is a problem.

By: Brit' Gal Sarah

Brit' Gal Sarah — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:28:59 +0000

Full Circle that’s it and now it’s downstairs, huge and has a fab cafe with wireless access :-)

We always escape the madness of Penn Sq for lunch in there, a ‘quiet’ lunch

By: Tommie

Tommie — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:25:16 +0000

Well I guess it helps to talk about our shortcomings, or at least what we perceive to be shortcomings . I am an avid reader but I do not believe i could write. So I guess i will sit on the sidelines and cheer you guys on.

By: Sherri Cornelius

Sherri Cornelius — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:54:55 +0000

As I said, I picked up my first Hamilton, but I haven’t started it yet. Thanks for the recommendations, and thanks for stopping by, nymeria.

By: nymeria87

nymeria87 — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:21:11 +0000

I guess that every writer will find him or herself in another writer's style. I can personally identify my writing a lot with Scott Lynch's books, but then again it's different again too, because everyone has their own ideas, concepts and ways to bring them unto paper (or should I say into the laptop?) Anyway, on books: Steven Erikson's "Gardens of the Moon" is still sitting on my bookshelf and I'm planning on reading it sometime soon. I just finished Laurell K. Hamilton's Cerulean Sins and can only say: yes they do get worse. I personally like a lot of her ideas, but after book 10 the smut-factor is just a little too overwhelming and getting outright ridiculous. Right now I picked up Kim Harrison and Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, the latter ones are definitely recommended :)

By: Sherri

Sherri — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:42:11 +0000

Sarah, when I was in college the bookstore in 50 Penn was the Full Circle. But it was upstairs back then.

Ian, the lack of a voice could be considered a voice.

By: Ian Thomas Healy

Ian Thomas Healy — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:09:29 +0000

I haven’t found a voice like mine; but then I haven’t really looked either. For that matter, I’m not even sure what my voice really is. I just write what sounds right.

I’ve even been told (by someone who probably hated me and was too kind to say so) that I had NO voice.

Ian

By: Brit' Gal Sarah

Brit' Gal Sarah — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:45:27 +0000

There is the most wonderful bookstore in 50 Penn Place (opp. Penn Sq) just as you enter and it has a great organic cafe too. The name escapes me now, but it is all wood and ladders, sofa’s and even a fireplace.