Literature is the question minus the answer (Ronald Barthes)

[barush]

Okay, so seeing as my net just won't behave, I have no other option but to write. Which is not that bad actually, as the deadline for the LP fic exchange is getting closer and I have virtually nothing. Well, almost.

The next part of the fic I wanna write requires dialogue, which I really suck at. I'll have to do it somehow though. But why I'm saying that, I've been going through my book of quotes (The Wit & Wisdom of Great Writers) and found this awesome one:

'I'm not too keen on characters taking over, they do as they are damn well told.'  Ian Banks

Well, I'd need an attitude like that right now=)

And this one really amused me:

'I am a drinker with a writing problem.' Brendan Behan

There are exactly 1359 qutes in that book so I might post some more in the future=)

Comments

[cookie-wolf.livejournal.com]

The first quote reminds me of LKH who goes on and on about what her characters WANT TO DO and how she can't CONTROL THEM.

THEY ARE YOUR CHARACTERS WOMAN. THEY ARE NOT YOU.

If you need help with dialogue, I'll help. Just contact me somehow.

[barush.livejournal.com]

Lmao I guess I understand her to some extent. Then again, I think good writers should be able to control their characters, hm.

[cookie-wolf.livejournal.com]

Yeah...not to mention she's got a horrible grasp on the English language. Jesus she puts in ten commas a sentence for no reason.

[barush.livejournal.com]

I have no clue who are you talking about but I guess I don't even wanna know=) In Czech commas are a really big issue so I'm glad I can mostly get rid of them in English lol

[cookie-wolf.livejournal.com]

You prob don't.

She wanted to bury her old iPod that died. WTF WHY WOUld YOU DO THAT.

[demetrelli.livejournal.com]

Lmao that second quote describes me perfectly. And me wants more quotes!

[barush.livejournal.com]

You're a drinker? Since when? lmao And yeah, I might post more, some of them are pretty witty=))

[demetrelli.livejournal.com]

Since always? Lol and a fanatic one.