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lookingland) wrote2008-06-09 06:49 am
lookingland) wrote2008-06-09 06:49 am
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napalm and comics and wee bit of poetry ~
i love the smell of update day in the morning!
today's "page" is maybe sorta goofy-looking. no, i didn't get lazy and skip drawing a whole bunch of the conversation. i'm trying to find a reasonable way to mix and match the narrative with the sequentials. it's not entirely working yet, but i'll figger it out. meanwhile, Collie sure can go on! i never realized how chatty this scene was. on the page it seems entirely reasonable for a conversation, but having to draw it feels interminable. definitely something to consider moving forward because i do love dialogue and my characters do seem to run off at the mouth a lot ~ to the detriment of forward action.
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in reading: i got ron hansen's new book (eagerly awaited), Exiles, through innerliberry loan and started reading it last night. it's about gerard manley hopkins (s.j.) and his writing of the "Wreck of the Deutschland". i'm only on chapter two, but i have to say, having absolutely adored hansen's Mariette in Ecstasy, i'm a little baffled and disappointed by this one so far. it feels so stiff and lumbering by comparison to his earlier work. like he's really laboring with the subject matter. some passages feel over-explained and others have no context whatsoever. and it's clear that he's pulled a lot of hopkins's dialogue from his writing (because no one actually talks this way).
i get the sense that hansen wasn't all that comfortable with the subject matter or felt he might do a disservice to hopkins (the book is framed with disclaimers, etc.). i'm hoping he eases up on the clutch as he gets more comfortable with the material. right now i'm mostly reading it because it's an interesting study of a 19th century seminary (which is no reason to read something!).
p.s. i really need new avatars. this having only 6 to choose from is for the tweets.
today's "page" is maybe sorta goofy-looking. no, i didn't get lazy and skip drawing a whole bunch of the conversation. i'm trying to find a reasonable way to mix and match the narrative with the sequentials. it's not entirely working yet, but i'll figger it out. meanwhile, Collie sure can go on! i never realized how chatty this scene was. on the page it seems entirely reasonable for a conversation, but having to draw it feels interminable. definitely something to consider moving forward because i do love dialogue and my characters do seem to run off at the mouth a lot ~ to the detriment of forward action.
: o p
in reading: i got ron hansen's new book (eagerly awaited), Exiles, through innerliberry loan and started reading it last night. it's about gerard manley hopkins (s.j.) and his writing of the "Wreck of the Deutschland". i'm only on chapter two, but i have to say, having absolutely adored hansen's Mariette in Ecstasy, i'm a little baffled and disappointed by this one so far. it feels so stiff and lumbering by comparison to his earlier work. like he's really laboring with the subject matter. some passages feel over-explained and others have no context whatsoever. and it's clear that he's pulled a lot of hopkins's dialogue from his writing (because no one actually talks this way).
i get the sense that hansen wasn't all that comfortable with the subject matter or felt he might do a disservice to hopkins (the book is framed with disclaimers, etc.). i'm hoping he eases up on the clutch as he gets more comfortable with the material. right now i'm mostly reading it because it's an interesting study of a 19th century seminary (which is no reason to read something!).
p.s. i really need new avatars. this having only 6 to choose from is for the tweets.
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I'm forever adding new ICON images...but now that I got a few I really like, I fear I may have to get a paid account to keep doing this...
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I love having folks review my writing and tell me where my problems are...I don't see them myself and I learn so much, from a good critique...