Writers are always getting better, so I wouldn't disagree with that assessment. I don't know that this chapter was particularly better or worse than the others. I just meant that I really enjoyed the balance of language and action. You know, it's easy to be language forward in non-action sequences. But there was a lot going on here and you still managed to capture little details. Like, consider the first chapter -- although things are happening, it's mostly Veronica thinking, and those are the kinds of scenes where language always tends to flourish. But when it's all "wam bam car chase!!!" language doesn't always come first...but I appreciated that you still put lots of work into the prose and setting the scene.
I didn't catch any word-o thingies while reading, but I'm pretty bad at that. I never catch yours until the second read, at least.
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Date: 2011-05-18 06:26 pm (UTC)Writers are always getting better, so I wouldn't disagree with that assessment. I don't know that this chapter was particularly better or worse than the others. I just meant that I really enjoyed the balance of language and action. You know, it's easy to be language forward in non-action sequences. But there was a lot going on here and you still managed to capture little details. Like, consider the first chapter -- although things are happening, it's mostly Veronica thinking, and those are the kinds of scenes where language always tends to flourish. But when it's all "wam bam car chase!!!" language doesn't always come first...but I appreciated that you still put lots of work into the prose and setting the scene.
I didn't catch any word-o thingies while reading, but I'm pretty bad at that. I never catch yours until the second read, at least.