tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post3029484065177043252..comments2024-03-01T00:32:17.498-05:00Comments on Read Write Believe: Context and RandomnessSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-81023045269967163752008-06-10T22:12:00.000-04:002008-06-10T22:12:00.000-04:00I love ZITS and this idea of taking a single page....I love ZITS and this idea of taking a single page... wow.<BR/><BR/>Less is more, and now I must try this...although if I *can't* get anything out of page 93, I shall be very disappointed...tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-43797436265411752812008-06-10T18:28:00.001-04:002008-06-10T18:28:00.001-04:00Oh, and thanks, Liz. Right back at ya.Oh, and thanks, Liz. Right back at ya.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-17091001020918554022008-06-10T18:28:00.000-04:002008-06-10T18:28:00.000-04:00Good point, Heidi. Sparsity should never cause the...Good point, Heidi. Sparsity should never cause the reader to go: HUH?Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-78650488483960554522008-06-10T16:42:00.000-04:002008-06-10T16:42:00.000-04:00what do I think?I think you're brilliant and funny...what do I think?<BR/>I think you're brilliant and funny and quick...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-66596072028953104062008-06-10T16:20:00.000-04:002008-06-10T16:20:00.000-04:00Since I've been reading an oldie, The Woman in Whi...Since I've been reading an oldie, The Woman in White for the past month, I have to say I've grown to appreciate sparsity. That book isn't only thick, it's THICK! <BR/>But true, sparsity is hard to come by, it takes real talent to avoid some of it's pitfalls, like losing what you're really meaning. That is, some books aren't quite thick enough.TheHQforHQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058415527838303367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-36347999840190456082008-06-10T15:29:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:29:00.000-04:00Oh, great link, Tricia. I'm an admirer of LeGuin.Oh, great link, Tricia. I'm an admirer of LeGuin.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-2050165070760717832008-06-10T08:17:00.000-04:002008-06-10T08:17:00.000-04:00P.S. - Here's a link in case you want to hear her ...P.S. - Here's a link in case you want to hear her essay.<BR/><A HREF="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91205874" REL="nofollow">http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91205874</A>Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-12372746893440873002008-06-10T08:15:00.000-04:002008-06-10T08:15:00.000-04:00This is exactly one of the ideas express by Ursula...This is exactly one of the ideas express by Ursula LeGuin in the series You Must Read This. She discussed Dr. Zhivago and said this about writing:<BR/><I>Only now do I realize how much I learned about writing a novel from Pasternak — the way a writer can leap across miles and years, so long as you land in the right place; the way accuracy of detail embodies emotion; the way that leaving more out allows you to get more in.</I><BR/><BR/>I LOVE the whole notion of less is more. I had a dissertation advisor who always talked about getting rid of "window dressing," and stripping the ideas down to the bare essentials.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.com