tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post735138937579512553..comments2023-10-31T08:08:46.587-06:00Comments on Apparently !: Switching GearsAprilynne Pikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17542901402256938872noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-24197286923716987352007-06-29T17:16:00.000-06:002007-06-29T17:16:00.000-06:00OK so I can't read...my bad.OK so I can't read...<BR/>my bad.ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-50842473699156581002007-06-25T10:37:00.000-06:002007-06-25T10:37:00.000-06:00*cough* well, the person who said all that about v...*cough* well, the person who said all that about voice... read the first line. It says "@RS" a reply to another comment, not maprilynne's post. (BTW, I didn't write the anonymous post. Just pointing that out.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-38486003626725890402007-06-24T23:19:00.000-06:002007-06-24T23:19:00.000-06:00Um...Maprilynne knows what voice is.I say post und...Um...Maprilynne knows what voice is.<BR/>I say post under your name and not as an anonymous entity -- then restate your premise coherently.ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-17841719587469292432007-06-23T20:09:00.000-06:002007-06-23T20:09:00.000-06:00@RS:Sounds like you don't know what "voice" means....@RS:<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you don't know what "voice" means. Voice is the heart and soul of the book. Books are edgy, or soothing, or tense, or other things, or a combination of things. If you wrote a high fantasy with the same voice as a cold-war spy thriller, you would only have one readable book--at best. A good author may only have one "voice," but then, that author will not write a wide variety of genres well.<BR/><BR/>I doubt anyone else will respond to you since you're obvious trolling, what with your thinly veiled (and baseless) insults and your condescending (but somehow completely senseless) advice. But I wanted to respond to ensure that no one reading your comment would accidentally take your words seriously, because it is clear that you don't even know what "voice" means in this context.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-58151936869628919402007-06-23T12:07:00.001-06:002007-06-23T12:07:00.001-06:00Thanks for sharing, everyone. It's always fun to l...Thanks for sharing, everyone. It's always fun to let you guys have control of the blog once in a while.<BR/><BR/>As for the baby [project, it's coming every slowly. :) I am due in 13 days and will put up pics as soon as the little guy is born. (Hehe,. I still go to the gym 5 days a week and I'm getting some really, really funny looks.:))Aprilynne Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542901402256938872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-31629538285338364382007-06-23T12:07:00.000-06:002007-06-23T12:07:00.000-06:00you don't have to switch gears, honey. just try t...you don't have to switch gears, honey. just try to be yourself, and if you're anybody who matters, you'll find your voice rather than pretending to invent one to suit your projects. do we want writers who have to be a different person to fit society's or an agent's mold? you should break free of their trap, and one day, if you believe in yourself, you'll find yourself, which so far seems to have eluded you. I'm just kidding, of course. I don't care if you use so many voices you sound like an out of tune choir singing bad hymns in the summer rain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-8349972682003125202007-06-23T03:22:00.000-06:002007-06-23T03:22:00.000-06:00I too am wondering how the "baby" project is doing...I too am wondering how the "baby" project is doing?<BR/>Much aloha to you!ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-86433060998043188372007-06-22T19:01:00.000-06:002007-06-22T19:01:00.000-06:00Oh, yes. I loved that one when I read it. Great ...Oh, yes. I loved that one when I read it. Great voice, great setup. I'll love to see where you're going with it.Twillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254392137759837985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-1896561760629035862007-06-21T21:53:00.000-06:002007-06-21T21:53:00.000-06:00Just wanted to say howdy and I hope al is going we...Just wanted to say howdy and I hope al is going well for you on BOTH projects - and you'll hear some good news soon! With summer coming up I expect the next weeks are going to be quiet but you never know.Sharon Maashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242218167706605535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-22180657469293314472007-06-20T10:23:00.000-06:002007-06-20T10:23:00.000-06:00It is refreshing to switch gears...but I don't wri...It is refreshing to switch gears...but I don't write. I do other things. Sometimes its hard, especially when one gear involves a HUGE test, but I have to really focus and concentrate. I have to put time aside for the gear to rest. :) My brain gets tires sometimes. Well, off to switch some gears! Keep up the good work. I'm looking forward to the results!<BR/><BR/>:) KCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-80762591394670709442007-06-20T09:43:00.000-06:002007-06-20T09:43:00.000-06:00I actually have to switch gears or my voices start...I actually have to switch gears or my voices start to blend. I wrote a YA chick lit and then started on another. Both were first person and I just felt like I wasn't developing the new character - she sounded too much like the one I'd just put away. So I started on a project that was much different - first person present and very literary. It really helped me jump into the new project.Carrie Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13751498516235657725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-39876779935278544432007-06-20T07:11:00.000-06:002007-06-20T07:11:00.000-06:00Aprilynne,Some people would say that I switch majo...Aprilynne,<BR/>Some people would say that I switch major gears. I already finished the first book in my urban fantasy series, and now I'm rewriting my action/drama screenplay. So, not only do I switch genres, I switch writing mediums as well---only because I like both. If I have a story to tell, it always comes out in whatever form it's supposed to---novels, short stories, poems, screenplays...Tyhitia Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070000168178880911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-32367808853273468172007-06-19T18:04:00.000-06:002007-06-19T18:04:00.000-06:00All of my books have a very distinct voice. I do w...All of my books have a very distinct voice. I do what you are doing now; re-read until I feel ready to jump back in. It IS refreshing and fun!<BR/><BR/>I also listen to musical scores while I write. I know some people can't listen to music when they write, and I couldn't listen to anything with words, but I can usually find one score that really "feels" like each book.<BR/><BR/>I listen to it almost every time I sit down to write which serves a dual purpose; it drowns out the inevitable loud music, laughing, and arguing of my household and also puts me instantly back in the mood for that story.<BR/><BR/>I can be away from my last book for months, but as soon as I put my headphones with "The Village" on, I'm back in that place. Ditto for my latest project and the score for "Batman Begins".Michelle Zinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08127978024081928639noreply@blogger.com