tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post3941914375461585128..comments2023-12-10T19:04:26.773-08:00Comments on Author2Author: Talking to the Reader (yeah, you!)Emily Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-26552314459719751032008-07-09T11:48:00.000-07:002008-07-09T11:48:00.000-07:00Wasn't AUDREY, WAIT a great book?I think if it's d...Wasn't AUDREY, WAIT a great book?<BR/><BR/>I think if it's done well, I like it. But only then. :)Lisa Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10677227681455190084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-45066534769001238602008-07-09T04:59:00.000-07:002008-07-09T04:59:00.000-07:00Marion, I'm not sure. I guess you could talk to th...Marion, I'm not sure. I guess you could talk to the reader in a question form. I can't think of an example, though. <BR/><BR/>Generally I meant when they physically talk to the reader by using the word "you." Otherwise, I'd think most questions would be just internal dialogue. But I'm sure there's an example that shows it could be done.Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-88021025412667316352008-07-09T03:37:00.000-07:002008-07-09T03:37:00.000-07:00Would this also hold true when a character is ques...Would this also hold true when a character is questioning themselves in their POV? Not saying something outloud or in quotes, but still having something be questioned.amuse mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107288250737832143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-39782293228803370002008-07-08T21:22:00.000-07:002008-07-08T21:22:00.000-07:00So glad to hear people general don't mind being ta...So glad to hear people general don't mind being talked to as the reader :)!! As long as it fits the tone of the novel and is established within an appropriate amount of time. I agree with you all, if it matches that, then I usually don't even notice it once I get into the book.Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-20303783184137270482008-07-08T18:27:00.000-07:002008-07-08T18:27:00.000-07:00I like it if it's done consistently. I get thrown ...I like it if it's done consistently. I get thrown off and pulled out of the text if the first "you" shows up, like, in the middle of chapter 3. But the example you used, where it's established from the beginning, then it doesn't bother me because I'm primed to expect it. I love asides to the reader when they're done well. But I'll mark them on critiques if the novel isn't in the tone of "addressed to you the reader" and sporadically slips into it. I confuse easily and my point of view internal editor is a real nag!Kate Fallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856887940900664692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-7025213701946805722008-07-08T13:51:00.000-07:002008-07-08T13:51:00.000-07:00I can't wait to read AUDREY, WAIT. Everyone says ...I can't wait to read AUDREY, WAIT. Everyone says it's fab.<BR/><BR/>And I LOVED the lists, notes, and yous in your book (NON-ACTRESS, right?) I thought they were hysterical. So I think I'm a YOU fan. I've never put down a book bc of it.DeenaMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093257361683249174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-54961427133768980142008-07-08T13:38:00.000-07:002008-07-08T13:38:00.000-07:00I'm totally fine with it. I like that direct addre...I'm totally fine with it. I like that direct address and it seems to make a fast connection.Jessica Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/01392565903843981091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-45635400881247979402008-07-08T10:18:00.000-07:002008-07-08T10:18:00.000-07:00Great topic!! I totally love the you thing- no com...Great topic!! I totally love the you thing- no complaints from me. Although, I agree some don't like it. Like, the Ph.D. in Lit reader that was reading one of my books hated it. But she's not my true intended reader- we need to ask some teens what they think!Kristina Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171504801682649341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-15521259874703541802008-07-08T07:40:00.000-07:002008-07-08T07:40:00.000-07:00I don't mind it. I don't think I even really notic...I don't mind it. I don't think I even really notice it while I'm reading, as long as it's not overdone. Coincidentally, I've been thinking about this very topic lately. In the draft of the novel I'm working on right now, my MC says a few times to the reader, "There are three things you should know about..." which leads into a list form of why she doesn't like the person/place/thing she's referring to. I like it because it's fun and it's just the way my MC would naturally tell a story to someone else. But I did stop and wonder whether it would jar some readers out of the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com