tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903473.post114678124567791258..comments2023-11-03T06:19:13.404-07:00Comments on Kelley's Realm of Writing: Writing and stylistic preferencesKelley Heckarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05673342477988998070noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903473.post-1147038302176486052006-05-07T14:45:00.000-07:002006-05-07T14:45:00.000-07:00Tell me about it. That's the primary reason I set...Tell me about it. That's the primary reason I set out to write history a bit differently.Charli Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17879459824332833394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903473.post-1146930996035801272006-05-06T08:56:00.000-07:002006-05-06T08:56:00.000-07:00Thanks Cali! I agree with what you said about read...Thanks Cali! I agree with what you said about reader's not having the patience for historical jargon. I am included in that group. There is nothing more frustrating than having to re-read a sentence more than once because you can't understand what they mean. Grrr!Kelley Heckarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673342477988998070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903473.post-1146898969577280322006-05-06T00:02:00.000-07:002006-05-06T00:02:00.000-07:00I believe the way you're doing it is great.I write...I believe the way you're doing it is great.<BR/><BR/>I write historical fiction as well...if you're only counting the setting.<BR/><BR/>Everything else is quite modernized.<BR/><BR/>I mean...I make certain to use words that were in existence and steer clear from modern slang...but you won't find too much of that historical jargon within my writing.<BR/><BR/>Why?<BR/><BR/>Contemporary readers don't have the patience for it anymore.<BR/><BR/>It was probably all fine and dandy when there wasn't a such thing as television or whatever.<BR/><BR/>But now...you have to play by the readers' rules.<BR/><BR/>And the number one thing I try to make sure of...is that they don't get bored.<BR/><BR/>Writing in the traditional fashion will almost guarantee that.<BR/><BR/>But doing it the way you're doing it...it'll soar.<BR/><BR/>Just my two cents.Charli Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17879459824332833394noreply@blogger.com