Comments on: The Lego Theory, Part 1 http://pcwrede.com/blog/the-lego-theory-part-1/ Patricia C. Wrede talks about writing Thu, 23 May 2013 05:55:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Alex Fayle http://pcwrede.com/blog/the-lego-theory-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3325 Alex Fayle Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:19:35 +0000 http://pcwrede.com/blog/?p=945#comment-3325 Joelle - there are two ways of doing it. 1. Pay a dollar and change to email it a Word file to your Kindle account and it gets transferred into Kindle format 2. Save your file as PDF then using the free software Calibre convert it to MOBI format and upload it using a USB cable. Joelle – there are two ways of doing it.

1. Pay a dollar and change to email it a Word file to your Kindle account and it gets transferred into Kindle format

2. Save your file as PDF then using the free software Calibre convert it to MOBI format and upload it using a USB cable.

]]> By: Joelle http://pcwrede.com/blog/the-lego-theory-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3318 Joelle Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:24:39 +0000 http://pcwrede.com/blog/?p=945#comment-3318 Alex - Did you have to hack your Kindle to upload your writing to it, or is there some relatively simple way to do it? Alex – Did you have to hack your Kindle to upload your writing to it, or is there some relatively simple way to do it?

]]> By: pcwrede http://pcwrede.com/blog/the-lego-theory-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3317 pcwrede Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:57:54 +0000 http://pcwrede.com/blog/?p=945#comment-3317 Joella - Oh, there's lots more coming... ;) And you're welcome. Kellie - Pretty much everything comes together in "style," which means that it can be easy for a writer to overlook one particular aspect, especially if it's not one they're sensitive to to begin with. OTOH, if one IS aware, one can manipulate different aspects to get different effects within a story, as well as overall. If that makes sense. Chicory - I think that Lego dinosaur was at the Lego store in the Mall of America, which is a few miles from where I live, and which I love. And yes, how invented names are pronounced can be really important, especially if the writer is doing things with rhythm as well as sound (I'll get to rhythm in a post or two). Getting the stresses wrong can really mess up the way a line scans. ;) Alex - That is brilliant. I'm going to have to check whether I have a text-to-voice feature on any of my devices, because that would be even better than reading it aloud myself (which can also be hard on the vocal chords). Joella – Oh, there’s lots more coming… ;) And you’re welcome.

Kellie – Pretty much everything comes together in “style,” which means that it can be easy for a writer to overlook one particular aspect, especially if it’s not one they’re sensitive to to begin with. OTOH, if one IS aware, one can manipulate different aspects to get different effects within a story, as well as overall. If that makes sense.

Chicory – I think that Lego dinosaur was at the Lego store in the Mall of America, which is a few miles from where I live, and which I love. And yes, how invented names are pronounced can be really important, especially if the writer is doing things with rhythm as well as sound (I’ll get to rhythm in a post or two). Getting the stresses wrong can really mess up the way a line scans. ;)

Alex – That is brilliant. I’m going to have to check whether I have a text-to-voice feature on any of my devices, because that would be even better than reading it aloud myself (which can also be hard on the vocal chords).

]]> By: Alex Fayle http://pcwrede.com/blog/the-lego-theory-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3316 Alex Fayle Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:00:29 +0000 http://pcwrede.com/blog/?p=945#comment-3316 I'm enjoying the text-to-voice feature on my Kindle. I upload my writing to it and the device reads it to me. It's horribly computerized but that only helps to make the awkward stuff stand out even more. I’m enjoying the text-to-voice feature on my Kindle. I upload my writing to it and the device reads it to me. It’s horribly computerized but that only helps to make the awkward stuff stand out even more.

]]> By: Chicory http://pcwrede.com/blog/the-lego-theory-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3315 Chicory Mon, 10 Jan 2011 01:41:38 +0000 http://pcwrede.com/blog/?p=945#comment-3315 I love the Lego dinosaur. :) I really enjoyed this post. I've heard people who spent hours trying to figure out how an invented name was pronounced. That always seemed a little strange to me. I guess I'm not one of those people who is extremely sensitive to sound. That means I'll have to become aware of sentence flow -at least in the editing stage. I love the Lego dinosaur. :) I really enjoyed this post. I’ve heard people who spent hours trying to figure out how an invented name was pronounced. That always seemed a little strange to me. I guess I’m not one of those people who is extremely sensitive to sound. That means I’ll have to become aware of sentence flow -at least in the editing stage.

]]> By: Kellie http://pcwrede.com/blog/the-lego-theory-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3313 Kellie Sun, 09 Jan 2011 23:37:56 +0000 http://pcwrede.com/blog/?p=945#comment-3313 I love the way you commented on how the different sounds that words make are important in the whole swing of things. I am what you called a "sensitive to sound" reader. When reading, whether in my head or not, if the words don't sound correct together I pick up on it immediatly. Often times, if the words do not belong together it bothers me and I need to read the phrase three to four times in order to comprehend. I have begun to realize that some of my favorite books are the ones in which the words come together well, flowing and smooth in the writing. I realize every book calls for a different writing style in terms of gutteral sounding word mix-ups or smooth and flowing, but I myself have always preferred the latter. Basically what I have been trying to get to is that I enjoyed that section of your post immensely. Thank you! I love the way you commented on how the different sounds that words make are important in the whole swing of things. I am what you called a “sensitive to sound” reader. When reading, whether in my head or not, if the words don’t sound correct together I pick up on it immediatly. Often times, if the words do not belong together it bothers me and I need to read the phrase three to four times in order to comprehend. I have begun to realize that some of my favorite books are the ones in which the words come together well, flowing and smooth in the writing. I realize every book calls for a different writing style in terms of gutteral sounding word mix-ups or smooth and flowing, but I myself have always preferred the latter.
Basically what I have been trying to get to is that I enjoyed that section of your post immensely. Thank you!

]]> By: Joelle http://pcwrede.com/blog/the-lego-theory-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3312 Joelle Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:22:36 +0000 http://pcwrede.com/blog/?p=945#comment-3312 I love immediate gratification. I ask for more posts on writing, and right away, I receive another writing-focused post. All that was by way of saying thank you. I love immediate gratification. I ask for more posts on writing, and right away, I receive another writing-focused post.

All that was by way of saying thank you.

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