tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673579400115514211.post7269068768896567031..comments2023-08-09T08:03:06.533-05:00Comments on The Sound and the Fury: Sagacity Redux #1Brian Lageosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340054761529754036noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673579400115514211.post-49933679124081264302011-07-21T15:50:57.672-05:002011-07-21T15:50:57.672-05:00You make me proud every time you put thought to pa...You make me proud every time you put thought to page. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673579400115514211.post-68035534544913674572011-07-21T14:38:40.228-05:002011-07-21T14:38:40.228-05:00I liked this. I certainly grasp your point, and wh...I liked this. I certainly grasp your point, and while I have read your stories, and enjoyed most of them, this...I liked this. I liked where your mind went. Thank you, Brian.Rebecca Swartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09431977548403306422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673579400115514211.post-76773234985028466952011-07-21T12:32:51.975-05:002011-07-21T12:32:51.975-05:00I'm somewhat of a fan of the Seinfeld-esque bl...I'm somewhat of a fan of the Seinfeld-esque blog, that blog that seems like it's just a bunch of random thoughts, but if you wait for it, at the end makes a significant comment about life and the characters in it. And you have top ten lists. Who could want more?julie feddersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621537183935460781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673579400115514211.post-53568988936314349662011-07-20T23:51:20.045-05:002011-07-20T23:51:20.045-05:00I think that most people just want one of four thi...I think that most people just want one of four things when they read: <br /><br />1) to laugh. They don't want character development. They don't want understanding. They just want something quick and funny. If you can make it funny AND lewd, then you're really on to something.<br /><br />2) to have someone to cry with. We all feel sadness, regret, upset, and anger from time to time. We often want to know that someone feels just like we do. So we can relate. So we can feel not so alone.<br /><br />3) to smile. They want to feel good. About themselves. About the world around them. About mankind. About everything. <br /><br />4) information. If what you're writing doesn't fit into one of those three categories, then it's purely informational. <br /><br />As information, people just want it. They don't want background or follow up. They just want the answer. Don't give me the history of the Computer Virus, just tell me how to get this thing off my computer. <br /><br />For the other three types they are usually willing to invest some time. But, like me, they have a television induced attention span. We need a strong one liner or a good hook in the intro to get us started. Depending on how deeply you get us, we're good for 300 words. If you can get us again in those 300, we'll stick around for 600 more. With each longer piece, as long as it keeps getting better, we'll keep investing time.<br /><br />When I write like this, and it's been a long, long time, I find the best thing to do is, once I'm finished, break it into bites sized pieces (with bigger bites each time) and make sure that a good one liner summary or a strong hook is set out before the words get rolling.<br /><br />Television was the start of information overload. Now, looking at the Internet, there are so many words to read. So many of them are crap. One human being couldn't possibly read them all. We need a little push from the writer to convince us that the words are worth reading. <br /><br />I'm not saying you don't already do this. But I know that before I realized how important it was, I didn't do it consistently.<br /><br />And thank you, for sharing. I love reading words that mean something to me. And I'm always willing to put in extra time getting to the meat when they are written by people I care about.Daniel Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529750758538149548noreply@blogger.com