tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post2584984899780924452..comments2024-01-01T11:51:53.860-08:00Comments on Babbles from Scott Eagan: Do Professional Degrees Lead To Better Novels?Scott Eaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-80515755471815653172022-07-04T10:54:27.627-07:002022-07-04T10:54:27.627-07:00Love this! I remember reading a book 20 or so year...Love this! I remember reading a book 20 or so years ago that the dialogue was so rough due to a Cockney accent that I struggled to understand the dialogue and gave up. <br />I also remember reading a book alleged to have been set in Appalachia. I have lived here my who life, and never have I heard that type of words used anywhere in the region. There is always such a crazy balance between making the book read smoothly and still putting in the flavor for the region so the reader feels transported to a new place from where they live.<br />Great advice as usual. I believe the advice is spot on since many times what a writer thinks is their voice is really a reflection of their mile marker on their journey of learning the craft.<br />Over the years many of my rejections mentioned a strange order of words. And after reading the comments, I realized they were true. That is how they talked from my little home town, but the rest of the world was not as accepting of our speech.<br />Scott, you done good!Miss Needleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602600069702664315noreply@blogger.com