tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457480930454799813.post4718417567531341411..comments2023-10-31T05:32:39.354-07:00Comments on Browsing Through Books: The Words on the PageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457480930454799813.post-39795116800589413412011-06-21T15:47:26.988-07:002011-06-21T15:47:26.988-07:00Sarah - you got it exactly. An artist shouldn'...Sarah - you got it exactly. An artist shouldn't have to say "here's what it's really about." We *should* already know.<br /><br />I also agree with asking for specific critiquing - which is totally different.Juliann Wetznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457480930454799813.post-32156199030901142692011-06-20T17:45:25.187-07:002011-06-20T17:45:25.187-07:00Great discussion here, Juliann. I get impatient w...Great discussion here, Juliann. I get impatient with artists who try to explain what they meant...only if they don't listen when you tell them it should be apparent. I think it's useful in critique groups to say, "this is what I was trying to do...did I do it?" rather than, "here's what it's really about and aren't you glad I spent ten minutes explaining it to you?" going to read "Red Flag" now.Sarah Wedgbrowhttp://foldingfields.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457480930454799813.post-84489621059821669862011-06-18T18:48:35.428-07:002011-06-18T18:48:35.428-07:00Josie - you read it just like I wrote it.
Kristan...Josie - you read it just like I wrote it.<br /><br />Kristan - your pity for the boy and empathy for wondering *why* he was a delinquent is exactly what drew my husband to him as well. Which is wonderful, because he works with troubled teens and knows that there's much more to the story than what we see on the surface.Juliann Wetznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457480930454799813.post-16892513648267890952011-06-18T09:37:04.721-07:002011-06-18T09:37:04.721-07:00To me, the boy was totally unlikeable and was what...To me, the boy was totally unlikeable and was what's wrong with the world today.josienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457480930454799813.post-33768818846599885672011-06-18T05:42:51.890-07:002011-06-18T05:42:51.890-07:00"He often shared his take on a story and I..."He often shared his take on a story and I'd think, "How could anyone come up with that?""<br /><br />LOLOLOL.<br /><br />A) I completely agree with you and have the same reaction when writers leap to defend their work. I *try* not to do it myself, but I think sometimes we just get caught up.<br /><br />B) I see where your husband is coming from in feeling sorry for the boy in "Red Flag." Because I don't think that *most* "delinquents" are just born that way (although some are). I think many children get lost in this world, and too few people try to find them. But, to your point, that's definitely my life experience and my belief system coming into play there, not just your words.Kristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771013578685419826noreply@blogger.com