tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077210.post112830957639291476..comments2024-03-28T08:37:58.136+01:00Comments on Limited, Inc.: seeing what this looks likeRoger Gathmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257400843748041639noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077210.post-1128442479627419962005-10-04T18:14:00.000+02:002005-10-04T18:14:00.000+02:00'I'm not going to put up consecutive parts of this...'I'm not going to put up consecutive parts of this novel, but bits of it.' <BR/><BR/>Yeah, that's the better way to go, you don't want to give it all away. You don't want to end up with an e-book, because there's still a little time before that's all there'll be. Being stingy with the Internet is always a good policy, since it's so predatory. <BR/><BR/>So now that it includes more Texas than just Austin, you'll be able to play against some other kinds of locales like C. McCarthy's, that some of us imagine as having richer textures, and maybe even some McMurtry--I remember Wichita Falls on a 105 degree day, now that was romantic even in its discomfort. I can't imagine Austin as romantic, but maybe it can be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077210.post-1128432963588961532005-10-04T15:36:00.000+02:002005-10-04T15:36:00.000+02:00Patrick, thanks for the comments. I'm always inter...Patrick, thanks for the comments. I'm always interested in dialogue. I often eavesdrop on people speaking and try to write down what they say -- a sort of oral sketch -- to get down the rhythms of speech. On phones, I've noticed, when people sneeze or cough, they often supply "stage notes". <BR/><BR/>But perhaps I should cut out the here it comes as de trop.<BR/><BR/>Actually, the site of this novel moves around -- it is located generally in Texas, in Houston, Austin, San Antone, and a little made up place, Dutchover, south of Lubbock. <BR/><BR/>I actually learned something from seeing the text on my site. I changed some wording, straightened out the way I wanted to treat Foxton. I'm not going to put up consecutive parts of this novel, but bits of it. I think the next bit will be from the second chapter.Roger Gathmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257400843748041639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077210.post-1128400497175476272005-10-04T06:34:00.000+02:002005-10-04T06:34:00.000+02:00You've got some Austin details, but I wonder if it...You've got some Austin details, but I wonder if it's possible for you to get the place really specific, to own it more forcefully. Places generally are NOT in contemporary America anymore, at least Ann Beattie makes them seem that way. But I sometimes wonder if she isn't attracted to those very homogenized things even when they aren't the only ones; and maybe that she even adds homogenization when it wasn't there, secretly likes it. Anyway, you'd have a real opportunity if you can pull it off (and if it's there to pull off), because there may be some Austin literature, but not many people know about it. I don't have any sense of Austin except coarse descriptions from people, I haven't been there, but have been to Houston and Dallas/Ft. Worth, know what they feel like, don't feel like. Anyway, you may do more along these lines later, or may not care to.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure you need 'Here it comes!', but you'll know whether the mood needed it. Made me think of Elmore Leonard for some reason. There was a lot about tuna sandwiches in 'I Heart Huckabees,' although that doesn't mean anything probably.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com