tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post1660413795428133989..comments2024-01-29T06:21:11.353+00:00Comments on Sarah Duncan's Blog: Clearing Your ThroatSarah Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-28041239669685902172010-11-05T19:03:59.781+00:002010-11-05T19:03:59.781+00:00Thank you Anne, that's nice to hear.
When y...Thank you Anne, that's nice to hear. <br /><br />When you read them out loud it sounds real, because you're reading aloud and well, um and ah is how we speak. But when you see it written down it's another matter, it just makes the text look cluttered. <br /><br />It's something actors are also prone to do BTW, add in ums and ahs. You get ticked off for it because the play loses crispness and edge when there's all that umming going on.Sarah Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-40320316837295905942010-11-05T15:42:10.067+00:002010-11-05T15:42:10.067+00:00Ouch!
Lots of my dialogue starts with "Well,&...Ouch!<br />Lots of my dialogue starts with "Well," and "Oh," and "Ah!"<br />When I read out loud it sounds right, and when I take them out it sounds like writing, not dialogue.<br />Is there no hope for me?badas2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/07860051071493877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-16533227718837467532010-11-05T00:35:32.368+00:002010-11-05T00:35:32.368+00:00I love your writing, interesting relevant and succ...I love your writing, interesting relevant and succinct. Much of it more like “Thought for the day” with wider applications than creative writing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01917047346834402443noreply@blogger.com