tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260340660172798138.post4892744957205930375..comments2023-12-06T23:12:56.819-09:30Comments on FROM THRILLER AUTHOR ANNE FRASIER: FILE UNDER NONFICTIONAnne Frasierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11101098702957959372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260340660172798138.post-36142628882076180592011-04-08T04:22:01.636-09:302011-04-08T04:22:01.636-09:30jason, good point. another thing that's missin...jason, good point. another thing that's missing is deep internalization. a lot of personal humor comes from that.downward spiralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708789706838237189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260340660172798138.post-80882791349769735502011-04-08T02:32:02.087-09:302011-04-08T02:32:02.087-09:30Sometimes it's hard to get the subtle cues and...Sometimes it's hard to get the subtle cues and timing of humor with only dialog. I would love to "see" some of the physical reactions to the a few of the demands. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260340660172798138.post-32278947390255094002011-04-07T04:41:28.807-09:302011-04-07T04:41:28.807-09:30hi emeraldcite!
well, maybe open-toe heels. :D
...hi emeraldcite!<br /><br />well, maybe open-toe heels. :D<br /><br />this kind of illustrates the problem with nonfiction. it's something i ran into when writing the memoir. People do things we don't want them to do,and they do them for no strong reason. we don't want mark to wear the boots. we don't understand why he did it. when my agent of 20 yrs turned down my memoir, he said it was mainly because my marrying the guy i married made no sense and he couldn't get past that.downward spiralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708789706838237189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260340660172798138.post-85969586000038786882011-04-07T01:31:29.388-09:302011-04-07T01:31:29.388-09:30The moral of the story: high heels.The moral of the story: high heels.emeraldcitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260340660172798138.post-86886476372337440592011-04-06T09:00:39.194-09:302011-04-06T09:00:39.194-09:30It's also really hard to tell someone else'...It's also really hard to tell someone else's story, no matter how funny.downward spiralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708789706838237189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260340660172798138.post-990426483052450982011-04-06T08:54:44.392-09:302011-04-06T08:54:44.392-09:30paula, good points! and it is abusive behavior whe...paula, good points! and it is abusive behavior when you boil it down! i think the humor of the story has a lot to do with the teller's incredulous tone. And I was actually thinking of Sedaris as I wrote this. You are so right about how he is funnier live.downward spiralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708789706838237189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260340660172798138.post-62619090567235935772011-04-06T07:43:37.764-09:302011-04-06T07:43:37.764-09:30When we use humor in email, we often add a :-) to ...When we use humor in email, we often add a :-) to make sure the reader knows we're [j/k]. <br /><br />I think that the dark edge a lot of good humor has doesn't translate easily to the page because the reader isn't sure how to take it. Is the above story funny, or is it about spousal abuse? A lot of David Sedaris's work is funnier when I hear him reading it aloud than when I read it on the page, for instance. Would Fawlty Towers be as funny in short story form?Paula F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10916903766734860671noreply@blogger.com