tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post8910977526007267085..comments2024-03-26T15:49:44.555+00:00Comments on How To Write Badly Well: Suddenly drop into reported dialogue for no apparent reasonJoel Stickleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14270604410152020281noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-90010721920006821092009-12-08T13:52:28.748+00:002009-12-08T13:52:28.748+00:00Not precisely the same, but related. There's a...Not precisely the same, but related. There's a bit towards the end of Smiley's People by John le Carré where the narrator suddenly says something along the lines of "Nobody knows how George Smiley managed to capture the secret agent", which is odd because up till then the narrator has known everything, even Smiley's dreams.<br />Enjoying all this very much from over at Inky Fool.M.H. Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-69221175919557951982009-12-08T12:30:56.417+00:002009-12-08T12:30:56.417+00:00Why yes, that explains everything! Monologuing is ...Why yes, that explains everything! Monologuing is bad enough (remember The Incredibles?) but this... this is just terrible. Wonderfully terrible.Mariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06556931818408237800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-72238241252699893262009-12-07T21:04:18.487+00:002009-12-07T21:04:18.487+00:00I just dig the shit out of your blog. I smile eve...I just dig the shit out of your blog. I smile every time I read it, and then, of course, end up thinking about certain things as I'm writing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388819164221290647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-35304421048075505582009-12-07T17:27:19.549+00:002009-12-07T17:27:19.549+00:00I think I'll choose random reported dialogue o...I think I'll choose random reported dialogue over pages and pages of explanation. Or on second thought, neither.<br /><br />Great post!Donna Gambalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317767593205769881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-59655549068671845482009-12-07T14:30:06.829+00:002009-12-07T14:30:06.829+00:00This reader then heaped erudite praise upon the bl...This reader then heaped erudite praise upon the blog post, giving examples of which parts he liked, and using a variety of adorable emoticons.Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699027727732148359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-19697336802332815702009-12-07T12:10:34.273+00:002009-12-07T12:10:34.273+00:00'Awesome,' smirked the reader. (ie me)'Awesome,' smirked the reader. (ie me)Tim Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840342654364877057noreply@blogger.com