tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30074355.post8936985905982183646..comments2023-03-22T01:58:45.911-07:00Comments on let's talk about writing: authoritySuzy Vitellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836144962952322322noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30074355.post-73452350576713609832013-10-14T08:43:52.016-07:002013-10-14T08:43:52.016-07:00It is why we write and why we read, right? And yep...It is why we write and why we read, right? And yep, that A, she knows how to keep the pages turning.Suzy Vitellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12836144962952322322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30074355.post-59773406972510219062013-10-14T08:42:40.672-07:002013-10-14T08:42:40.672-07:00Oh honey, you could write a book on authority. But...Oh honey, you could write a book on authority. But don't. Keep writing your badass erotic thrillers!Suzy Vitellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12836144962952322322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30074355.post-43460896617067913352013-10-14T08:04:31.601-07:002013-10-14T08:04:31.601-07:00I love, love, love the psychic cohesion that happe...I love, love, love the psychic cohesion that happens in writing for the writer. that's when it gets good, when your churning along and don't even realize what you just did with the coffee mug. it's the whole "all writing is metaphor" thing, yes? <br /><br />so, the last thing i read that made me sit back and think, "holy shit!" was in A's book...when the you realize the protagonist has even more authority than you realize...when the "line of flight" comes fully into focus.Joseyhttp://www.joseyfritz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30074355.post-76139073632189420402013-10-14T07:34:55.813-07:002013-10-14T07:34:55.813-07:00Man, I needed this today. Authority. It's the ...Man, I needed this today. Authority. It's the biggest, baddest, scariest thing to attempt in writing because it has to last through the whole damn book. Now I'm going back through my pages thinking about how far I've taken it and how far I still have to go...<br /><br />I just read (in one day) The Silent Wife. It didn't rip me open so much as surgically dissect me. Talk about authority on the page. <br /><br />- AverilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com