tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post280907418860924277..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Voice in the novel - how far can you go? - Alice JollyKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-69634639209535404592016-03-05T11:54:54.720+00:002016-03-05T11:54:54.720+00:00Interesting post, Alice. I think Voice is the mos...Interesting post, Alice. I think Voice is the most important element in a novel - if you don't like the tone of the narrator you're not going to listen to that voice for a few hundred pages more. <br />The historical voice is tricky - I've been working and re-working a novel in 3 voices (originally 4 but our former agent didn't like it!) - one 17th C, one 19th C and one contemporary. Getting them to 'sound' right is like being some kind of contortionist with words! I have to read some literature from the right period before I start to write, just 'to get my ear in'. <br />Looking forward to your new novel! what happened to the one I read and loved? Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-71721996400634962902016-03-04T19:37:14.903+00:002016-03-04T19:37:14.903+00:00*captivating
!!*captivating<br />!!Nick Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08191176209084540085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-61239155223645195502016-03-04T19:36:42.673+00:002016-03-04T19:36:42.673+00:00Ulverton pushed this up to 11, 12, 13, and was sti...Ulverton pushed this up to 11, 12, 13, and was still caprivating. I don't think there's a limit, but it does require more skill to pull off. The ploughman chapter in Ulverton is possible the most impressive thing I've ever read.Nick Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08191176209084540085noreply@blogger.com