tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post1942213490822650717..comments2024-01-12T05:04:17.663-06:00Comments on Laura's blog: What's Up WednesdayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-37113219365259959302015-02-13T19:37:59.306-06:002015-02-13T19:37:59.306-06:00People (including me) really ought to read work al...People (including me) really ought to read work aloud more often. It's easier for me to do because I'm a theatre person...it just takes soooo long...Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-53331398581257990252015-01-15T15:28:26.673-06:002015-01-15T15:28:26.673-06:00"I think that many writers of fiction and eve..."I think that many writers of fiction and even poetry lose sight -- or rather, lose hearing -- of the importance of sound. There's a lesson to be learned from playwriting."<br /><br />Agreed. Reminds me of what Harrison Ford is alleged to have told George Lucas when filming the first Star Wars, "You may be able to write that $%^# but you sure as hell can't say it."<br /><br />My playwriting experience is limited so far. A single one-act and one full length play I'll be editing for this year. But I always try to think of what a sentence sounds like, especially in regards to dialogue, whether it be in a play or novel. Musicality and such.Ty Unglebowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836504600859993438noreply@blogger.com