tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18554411.post4012605962284534090..comments2024-03-28T06:44:48.369+00:00Comments on Sue Hepworth: A Writer’s VoiceSue Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371516958537364663noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18554411.post-41198821856231405612010-11-11T07:38:45.578+00:002010-11-11T07:38:45.578+00:00The real problem for me is that when she has what ...The real problem for me is that when she has what I consider to be a clumsy sentence construction or an awkward report of dialogue, it interrupts the fictive dream i.e. it makes me stop and think - 'hang on' - and that takes me out if the world of the story.<br /><br />But she does write about real situations and people in an emotionally truthful and gripping way, and that is why I like to read her books when my life is so hectic that I need to relax when I am reading.Sue Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371516958537364663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18554411.post-68702642054117829392010-11-10T19:44:13.660+00:002010-11-10T19:44:13.660+00:00I've never read JT. However, from the excerpts...I've never read JT. However, from the excerpts you've placed here, I see what you mean. It seems as though she is using an almost conversational (or even provincial) voice. I much prefer your rewording of the first sentence. It felt more accessible. In other words, I got the meaning of the sentence rather than just the mental picture of the conversation.Jacob Naylornoreply@blogger.com