tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post2471459879672965295..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Clarity, All Is Clarity, by Ali BaconKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-89313903193630124992014-12-22T19:12:10.086+00:002014-12-22T19:12:10.086+00:00Didn't watch the Missing and couldn't fini...Didn't watch the Missing and couldn't finish the Time Traveller's Wife - just didn't like it at all. Not even sure why. Don't think it confused me - it just bored me. But I definitely agree with you about the need for clarity. Some US crime dramas seem to do it very well - dates and places that seem to be snappy and informative rather than intrusive - but perhaps we are simply used to that way of doing it!Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-81958933168151649512014-12-22T14:28:56.606+00:002014-12-22T14:28:56.606+00:00This post is a powerful, clarion call for one of t...This post is a powerful, clarion call for one of the values that I prize the most. (The others are emotional content and speed.) As you say, it's good to know we're not alone. I spent months fine-tuning Red Champagne to ensure that no one got lost in a tricky, time-jumping story. Enough said. No tears. Clarity takes much hard work--but it's worth every bead of sweat. glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-9054046252656202882014-12-22T13:49:09.000+00:002014-12-22T13:49:09.000+00:00The Missing confused me - especially when I realis...The Missing confused me - especially when I realised there were more than two timelines to follow! And it was way too long with a very weak ending, I thought. 4 episodes would have been enough.Debbie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761474820689143835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-25160622893640358772014-12-22T10:53:47.697+00:002014-12-22T10:53:47.697+00:00Thanks Dennis,good to know I am not alone. In fact...Thanks Dennis,good to know I am not alone. In fact I ignored the time tags in TTTW because I didn't really need them. I'm also very lazy when it comes to taking in 'information' e.g. I refuse ever to look up a glossary, map or family tree while I'm reading a novel. Either the story works or it doesn't for me.<br /><br />P.S. In case you were wondering, I am not a robot :)AliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611113709872287863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-58053343658707938742014-12-22T10:12:23.039+00:002014-12-22T10:12:23.039+00:00I absolutely agree, Ali. I often write in differen...I absolutely agree, Ali. I often write in different time scales and you HAVE to take your reader with you. However sophisticated concepts of time have become, our minds are set to a linear mode whether we like it or not. Our duty is to our readers - or viewers - and they need to know where they are. I think Audrey Ziffenegger does it brilliantly in TTTW. It's complex but clear and when we know where and when we are we can enjoy that part of the complexity which is worth enjoying. I really feel that those who regard clarity as a sort of dumbing down have more than a hint of the charlatan about them. Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781139870037634374noreply@blogger.com