Juri wrote:
>I've always thought that when a writer makes his/her
points clear only
>through dialogue, he/she is just not competent. This
is a rash
>exaggeration, but this is how I feel about these
matters. The points
>should be made through some other devices, plot,
atmosphere, the
>relations between characters, et cetera.
But in the hands of a good writer, dialogue can, and should,
deliver plot, atmosphere, the relations between characters,
et cetera.
Read the dialogue of someone like Elmore Leonard or George
Higgins
(or even Robert Parker) and you can see what dialogue can
do...
And maybe it's a cultural thing, but like Marianne, I think
the idea of a Rolls-Royce pick-up is a hoot.
>The first message I ever
>received from Rara-Avis was from someone (Kevin
Smith?) who said he
>preferred "Payback" over "Point Blank". The message
ended with words:
>"So shoot me." This stuck onto my mind.
Yeah, that was me. Guilty as charged. But all you guys with
guns under your pillows, you know I was kidding, right?
Kevin Burton Smith Stop the Saskatchewan Seal Hunt!
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