tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post3562241335461878668..comments2024-03-17T11:17:53.826+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: NEWSPAPERS AND PUBLIC READINGS by John A. A. LoganKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-22212425237669968622012-10-12T01:06:41.686+01:002012-10-12T01:06:41.686+01:00Best Blog yet, Mr. Logan. Hmmm... channelling both...Best Blog yet, Mr. Logan. Hmmm... channelling both Jimmy and Robert in the same evening with a mention of The Master and Margarita? Was the floor starting to move a bit? Could Woland and the cat have been far away? Sounds like a seriously literary evening, but the telling of it was almost as good!Ainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-32050885797753039232012-10-11T23:07:16.687+01:002012-10-11T23:07:16.687+01:00Nice post. I must admit I love doing readings. But...Nice post. I must admit I love doing readings. But I began my writing life as a poet/playwright and did poetry readings while I was still young enough not to be shy! Also, I think most playwrights have to 'read in' some parts during auditions / rehearsals and watching actors at work helps to get you used to the idea of reading in public, what works and what doesn't. I still find myself reading vast tracts of whatever I'm working on aloud. I've read my own stories on radio, too - huge fun, once you get used to the idea that scripts rustle! It also makes you aware of what you're asking actors to do. I still remember quoting a Robert Burns letter - 'The whipt syllabub of epistolatory compliment' in a play, without realising just what a tongue twister it would be. 'No' said the actor. 'Don't change it. I can do it.' And he did! Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-26813853109159977052012-10-11T21:14:35.234+01:002012-10-11T21:14:35.234+01:00Ha, ha! Wow! A typical writer -- far more at home ...Ha, ha! Wow! A typical writer -- far more at home in front of a lonely keyboard then engaging in "performance art" in public, even if it is the fine and deep tradition of reading one's work to a live audience. Charles Dickens practically lived to read his works in public ... oh well ... also, your extreme caution with your Kindle is well understood -- I just sent my FOURTH UNIT TO THE GRAVE! NOT KIDDING! (dropped, sat on, etc.) -- Amazon has graciously replaced 3 of the 4 for FREE! Anyway -- amazing pic. Can't wait to read your new short story collection on my fifth, shiny new Kindle ... cheers, all ...Ken Korczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718139260976334840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-52779194403899975552012-10-11T19:34:21.160+01:002012-10-11T19:34:21.160+01:00John - your blog reads like an accomplished short ...John - your blog reads like an accomplished short story in itself.<br />I've enjoyed doing public readings, often in schools. Although it's scary, when I begin, I find myself taking on another persona, but then, as a mainly children's author, I do read aloud a lot when I'm working.Enid Richemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218197995089241666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-88834366442147658952012-10-11T16:01:42.064+01:002012-10-11T16:01:42.064+01:00I always take my book covers to talks. What I do i...I always take my book covers to talks. What I do is to print out the cover image that I had for uploading to Kindle and print it out on photograph paper, A4 size. I use an inkjet colour printer for that instead of my usual laser printer. Inkjet printers are quite cheap, it's the ink that's the expense. Good luck with the next talk, although it doesn't really get easier.Chris Longmuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488093821886798927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-17444107356482418252012-10-11T14:56:46.175+01:002012-10-11T14:56:46.175+01:00Reading in public - sounds terrifying - congratula...Reading in public - sounds terrifying - congratulations!<br />And as a slight diversion - I was happy to see that The Master and Margarita has just been republished and was taking pride of place on one of the Waterstones stands when I was in there earlier! madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-9645656112653609112012-10-11T11:59:45.933+01:002012-10-11T11:59:45.933+01:00Congratulations! - sounds like a hugely successful...Congratulations! - sounds like a hugely successful night. The dry throat, footsteps leaving, brought back the collywobble memories for me too.Stephanie Ziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574005537624406743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-55260152262390493652012-10-11T09:33:56.387+01:002012-10-11T09:33:56.387+01:00Lovely 'day in the life' piece, John. Fant...Lovely 'day in the life' piece, John. Fantastic photo, which really suits the image of Thos Ford. Kudos to you for getting such press interest that they spent money on a photographer!<br />Your description of reading from 'Thomas' reminds me of my own collywobbles when I had to choose a passage to read. If I'd ever thought I'd have to declaim some scenes out loud, I couldn't have written them. There's something very peeled about the way we write when we're only aware of the page. Blurting it all out in public seems too much. Roz Morris aka @Roz_Morris . Blog: Nail Your Novelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088813423467048081noreply@blogger.com